The Potman Spoke Sooth
- One Act, Comedy, Mystery
- 6M, 2F, 1M or F
- ISBN: P41
Agatha Christie is spoofed hilariously as a respectable murder mystery turns into a farcical game of illusion and reality.
Description
- One Act
- Comedy, Mystery
- 40 minutes
- Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, High School/Secondary
Colonel Winthrop Wiggins and his wife Beatrice live in their typically English country home. During a blizzard which cuts them off, they receive a visit from Detective Sergeant Gallagher. He informs them that a notorious "Peanut Murderer" is on the loose.
Laughs abound as Gallagher, the Wigginses and the butler Miles engage in a zany intrigue of murders, accusations and arrests. Finally the ending string of twists and reversals becomes too much for the actors to bear and they take a Pirandello step out of the play to straighten things out.
Characters
- Casting: 6M, 2F, 1M or F
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Agatha Christie is spoofed hilariously as a respectable murder mystery turns into a farcical game of illusion and reality. Colonel Winthrop Wiggins and his wife Beatrice live in their typically English country home. During a blizzard which cuts them off, they receive a visit from Detective Sergeant Gallagher. He informs them that a notorious Peanut Murderer is on the loose. Laughs abound as Gallagher, the Wigginses and the butler Miles engage in a zany intrigue of murders, accusations and arrests. Finally the ending string of twists and reversals becomes too much for the actors to bear and they take a Pirandello step out of the play to straighten things out. One int. set. |
$19.95 |
