Halloween Screams
by L Don Swartz

Name: Halloween Screams
Brand: L Don Swartz
SKU: 9780573695124
Rating: 2 (1 reviews)

Halloween Screams Book Cover — Halloween Screams Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

Present Day Flexible Cast Size Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American Mystery Comedy

Synopsis

Here is all the fun of a haunted house on Halloween night with tricks, treats and surprises enough to keep the audience guessing to the very end.

When a theatre group in Chestnut Hollow agrees to transform the community center's basement into a Halloween spook house, little do they know that the basement is already haunted!

Phantom laughter, flying skulls, ghostly photographs and other worldly voices are just some of the clues that help the troupers unearth the grisly secret that has been buried in the basement for over 200 years.

Press Reviews

"Very witty...[with] well written characters...[and] snappy dialogue...A chiller!"
— The Niagara Gazette

"Great fun! Don't miss this show! A wonderfully charming production! All the elements...make for a scary Halloween."
— Tonawanda News

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Brian 20 something, the group's comic character actor, loves to agitate others when he's not thinking about sex	—	—	20 something, the group's comic character actor, loves to agitate others when he's not thinking about sex
Justine 20 something, the group's melo-dramatic character actress, a bit high-strung, theatrical in all she does	female	—	20 something, the group's melo-dramatic character actress, a bit high-strung, theatrical in all she does
Chris 20 something, the group's leader, born to play Shakespeare, intense, sometimes humorless, ideal straight man	—	—	20 something, the group's leader, born to play Shakespeare, intense, sometimes humorless, ideal straight man
Wendell 20 something, theatre techie and all that implies, serious, skeptical, totally unaware that he often appears comical to others	male	—	20 something, theatre techie and all that implies, serious, skeptical, totally unaware that he often appears comical to others
Sam adult, a him or a her, the director of the Chestnut Hollow Youth Center, the voice of the Community Center	—	—	adult, a him or a her, the director of the Chestnut Hollow Youth Center, the voice of the Community Center
Reuben Jones 30-40ish, a janitor with an attitude	—	30-40	30-40ish, a janitor with an attitude
Mrs. Grobowski 40-60ish, town busybody, she has dedicated herself to ridding Chestnut Hollow of Halloween and all smutty-minded Thespians	female	40-60	40-60ish, town busybody, she has dedicated herself to ridding Chestnut Hollow of Halloween and all smutty-minded Thespians
Cassie Jones pre-teen, a sweet little girl with a dark secret	—	—	pre-teen, a sweet little girl with a dark secret
Extras pre-teens and teens to set up and run the Haunted House. Pluse extras of all-ages to portray patrons of the Haunted House.	—	—	pre-teens and teens to set up and run the Haunted House. Pluse extras of all-ages to portray patrons of the Haunted House.
Meg 20 something, the group's lead actress, gentle, smart, and energetic	female	—	20 something, the group's lead actress, gentle, smart, and energetic