Whodunit
Anne Coulter Martens
How to Get Away with a Murder Mystery
by Don Zolidis
Highlights
Synopsis
Five mysterious color-coded guests.
A mansion.
A murder.
Can the killer get away with it?
And how will the sleuths bring them to justice?
A handy guide to escaping the law when one happens to be a prime suspect in a mysterious murder.
Told through vignettes in a style similar to 10 Ways To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse , this show hilariously skewers the tropes of the murder mystery: an airtight alibi, a long-winded monologue by a detective with an accent and even an impossibly complicated Rube Goldberg murder device.
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| NARRATOR 1 |
| NARRATOR 2 |
| LADY INDIGO A mysterious lady in blue |
| MR. BURGUNDY A not-so mysterious gentleman with a fantastic mustache |
| AGENT ORANGE A nerdy professor-type (later Senator Orange) |
| OFF-WHITE A very proper person |
| SOYLENT GREEN A teenager who is over this (later Sara Green or Scott Green) |
| AN ELDERLY WOMAN Experienced and observant |
| A BRITISH DETECTIVE Heck, let’s just call him Sherlock; he’s in the public domain after all |
| A SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN Very odd accent, but fabulously dressed |
| A FRAZZLED LADY A human lie detector who sleeps in her car |
| A BUTLER A very energetic and spry person |
| VICK TIM A victim |
Publication
How to Get Away with a Murder Mystery is a comedy play written by Don Zolidis and published by Playscripts .
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