Synopsis
Thriller Characters: 4 male, 4 female Interior Set Actor manager and playwright William Gillette, best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in his hugely successful adaptation of Conan Doyle a popular play available from Samuel French, has invited his sister and the cast of his latest revival of the play for a weekend at his magnificent pseudo medieval castle on a bluff overlooking the Connecticut River.
For entertainment Gillette has arranged a seance.
Now the scene is set for his greatest role.
Someone is trying to murder William Gillette and he suspects it is one of his guests.
Intrepid, eccentric Gillette plans to solve the case himself a la Sherlock Holmes.
"Zestfully trots out all the classic murder mystery devices: shots in the dark and darkly held secrets, deathbed letters, guns and knives and bottles bashed over the head, ghosts and hiders behind curtains and misbegotten suspicions.
There are moments when you'll jump.
Guaranteed."- The Telegraph "A Sherlock Holmes whodunnit kind of mystery packed with suspects and tinged with suspense and laughter."-London Times
Performance
Cast
A medium cast size of 8 total roles, 4 female and 4 male roles.
