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The Westing Game

"More than a dozen people -- who are heirs to the Westing estate, but don't know why -- split off into teams of two and try to win the game by solving the mystery...It's a combination of a mystery novel, a jigsaw puzzle and a game of 'Clue'."

Wayne Brinda, Prime Stage Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pa.

  • Full Length Play
  • Mystery
  • 120 minutes

  • Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, High School/Secondary
The unsuspecting residents of Sunset Towers are summoned to the reading of a mysterious will, only to find themselves locked in a thrilling game, as they must discover who is responsible for killing an eccentric millionaire.

Through blizzards, bombings and unlikely alliances, the game is on, and the only people who hold all the clues are one Westing heir and you. 

REVIEWS:

"More than a dozen people -- who are heirs to the Westing estate, but don't know why -- split off into teams of two and try to win the game by solving the mystery... It's a combination of a mystery novel, a jigsaw puzzle and a game of 'Clue'."

 Wayne Brinda, Prime Stage Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pa

Premiere Production: Commissioned by Prime Stage Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Casting: 8M, 7F

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The unsuspecting residents of Sunset Towers are summoned to the reading of a mysterious will, only to find themselves locked in a thrilling game, as they must discover who is responsible for killing an eccentric millionaire. Through blizzards, bombings and unlikely alliances, the game is on, and the only people who hold all the clues are one Westing heir and you. Unit set. Approximate running time: two hours.

$19.95