Manuscript
by Paul Grellong

Name: Manuscript
Brand: Paul Grellong
SKU: 9780822221050
Rating: 2.82 (12 reviews)

Manuscript Book Cover — Manuscript Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

90 minsInterior SetMystery Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers find Manuscript to be a fun and engaging script with strong potential. They appreciate the likable characters and believe the play could be captivating with the right direction. However, attention to pacing and twists is noted as important for maintaining suspense.

Fun and engaging scriptLikable charactersHigh potential for directionPacing needs careful handling

Synopsis

THE STORY: In the bedroom of a Brooklyn Heights brownstone, three ambitious college freshmen confront the discovery of an unpublished manuscript that can guarantee success.

It's winter break; the parents are out of town; and David is the host of th

ThemesAmbition--Drama Ambition Interpersonal relations Interpersonal relations--Drama Manuscripts Manuscripts--Drama PS3607.R4983 M36 2006

Press Reviews

"A twisty dark comedy about ambition and ruthlessness, with a fancifully elaborate Hitch-cockian revenge plot up its sleeve.” —Variety. “Schemes, double crosses, literary ambitions and cool, calculating manipulation: MANUSCRIPT is like Deathtrap for the prep school set…enough plot twists to keep the audience guessing and engrossed.” —Newsday (NY). “A wonderfully entertaining comedy filled with crisp, witty dialogue…never misses a beat…the characters exchange one zinger after another while plotting their deception.” —Associated Press. “Hip, witty and wholly unpredictable.” —Time Out New York. “About fairness, truth, and the evils of plagiarism…has much to say about the absurd things people will do to make it in the cutthroat world of publishing…delivers true, Hitchcock–style, edge-of-your-seat suspense…a theme-park thrill ride that goes through a maze of twists and bracing turns…many will exit the theater feeling exhilarated."
— Villager