Moose Murders
by Arthur Bicknell

Name: Moose Murders
Brand: Arthur Bicknell
SKU: 9780573619380
Rating: 2.35 (31 reviews)

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

90 mins Present Day Features Children Unit Set/Multiple Settings American Comedy

Synopsis

Mystery/Farce / 4m 5f / Unit setThe wealthy heirs of a wealthy but ailing old man named Sidney Holloway have purchased the Wild Moose Lodge in the Adirondacks as a place for daddy to live out his last days.

During an innocuous game of "murder" suggested by one of the clan mousey young Lorraine Holloway is murdered for real.

Who done it?

Could it have been the legendary "Butcher Moose" which haunts the mountains?

Or is it a member (or members) of the eccentric Holloway family itself?

Before

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Howie Keene 40-45, Snooks’ husband, sings ok, blind, warm, gentle, good comic timing.	male	40-45	40-45, Snooks’ husband, sings ok, blind, warm, gentle, good comic timing.
Joe Buffalo Dance 50s, a mock American Indian.	—	50s	50s, a mock American Indian.
Nurse Dagmar 30 and over, big, powerful, beautiful, gorgeous body, exotic.	—	—	30 and over, big, powerful, beautiful, gorgeous body, exotic.
Hedda Holloway Lead, 50-55, impressive WASP matriarch, the “eye of the storm,” always in control, disarmingly eccentric.	—	50-55	Lead, 50-55, impressive WASP matriarch, the “eye of the storm,” always in control, disarmingly eccentric.
Nelson Fay Lead, 30s handsome, ingratiating, manipulative yet appears trustworthy.	—	30s	Lead, 30s handsome, ingratiating, manipulative yet appears trustworthy.
Stinky Holloway 18-20, Hedda’s son, quite a bit grotesque, “in lust” with his mother, should be physically striking; chubby or very skinny.	female	18-20	18-20, Hedda’s son, quite a bit grotesque, “in lust” with his mother, should be physically striking; chubby or very skinny.
Lauraine Holloway Fay 30s, Nelson’s wife, plain and not very bright, deadpan.	female	30s	30s, Nelson’s wife, plain and not very bright, deadpan.
Gay Holloway 12, Hedda’s youngest child, precocious tap dancer; a Shirly Temple clone.	—	—	12, Hedda’s youngest child, precocious tap dancer; a Shirly Temple clone.
Snooks Keene Lead, 40-45, half of “The Singing Keenes,” off-key and overly enthusiastic, tough, funny.	—	40-45	Lead, 40-45, half of “The Singing Keenes,” off-key and overly enthusiastic, tough, funny.