Synopsis
Murder at Minsing Manor: A Nancy Boys Mysteryby Michael Simon and Richard SimonFull-length play, Comedy/Mystery/Thriller8 males, 2 femalesThe only play by outside playwrights ever to beproduced by the legendary Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Murder at Minsing Manor brims with irreverent wit.
TV horror-show host Marius Minsing is killed on the air, much to the dismay of would-be detectives Buddy and Bob (adolescent boys played by women) who are his biggest fans.
Minsing's cross dressing lover, finds herself the head of Minsing Manor, a Gothic mansion in postwar suburbia.
While the murderer stalks, she struggles to support the household without implicating herself, to protect Minsing's live-in protégé (a half man/half woman sideshow veteran) and to keep at bay the forces of authority: church, state, and the mob.
Bob and Buddy's sleuthing unintentionally brings this mystery to its shattering conclusion
REVIEWS"Happy, dizzy and very pleasurable."
- N.Y.
Times"[An] antic romp."
- New Yorker"High flying hilarity."
- Manhattan Mirror"Outrageously funny."
- Greenwich Village Press
Performance
Cast
A medium cast size of 10 total roles, 2 female and 8 male roles.
