The Mystery of the Missing Letter
by Don Zolidis

The Mystery of the Missing Letter Book Cover — The Mystery of the Missing Letter Cover

Highlights

One Act 40 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Flexible Cast Size Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

The letter Z has gone missing and the cast of the adorable Fluppet show, Meemoo’s Universe, are all suspects.

Can hard-boiled detective Jack McCracken determine if it was Reginald the Grump, Zuzu the Little Witch or even the sugar-addicted Sweets Beast who’s responsible?

From acclaimed playwright Don Zolidis comes a hilarious one-act murder mystery parody that takes us to one of most terrifying and suspense-filled places on Earth: backstage at a children‘s television show.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Boone His assistant detective.	male	—	His assistant detective.
Goons	—	—	—
Meemoo A furry little monster, talks about themselves in the third person.	—	—	A furry little monster, talks about themselves in the third person.
Reginald The Grump A grumpy monster. Reginald has stared into the abyss. The abyss has stared back into Reginald.	—	—	A grumpy monster. Reginald has stared into the abyss. The abyss has stared back into Reginald.
Very Large Chicken A very large chicken.	—	—	A very large chicken.
Zuzu The Little Witch A witch who can’t yet control her magic spells.	female	—	A witch who can’t yet control her magic spells.
Sweets Beast A monster obsessed with sweets.	—	—	A monster obsessed with sweets.
The Funganumgus An imaginary giant furry elephant only visible to the Very Large Chicken.	—	—	An imaginary giant furry elephant only visible to the Very Large Chicken.
The Hammer A personal injury attorney who might also be a very large hammer.	—	—	A personal injury attorney who might also be a very large hammer.
Hammer’S Assistants Assistants to the Hammer.	—	—	Assistants to the Hammer.
Wicked Witch Zuzu’s mommy.	—	—	Zuzu’s mommy.
Chairy An animated chair.	—	—	An animated chair.
The Sun The literal sun.	—	—	The literal sun.
The Letter Y The 25th letter of the alphabet.	—	—	The 25th letter of the alphabet.
The Letter U A vowel. Every character can be played by a person of any gender. Please adjust pronouns accordingly. The author chose pronouns for each of the characters for simplicity’s sake, but they can all be changed.	—	—	A vowel. Every character can be played by a person of any gender. Please adjust pronouns accordingly. The author chose pronouns for each of the characters for simplicity’s sake, but they can all be changed.
Detective Jack/Jacqueline Mccracken	—	—	—