Red Herring
by Michael Hollinger

Name: Red Herring
Brand: Michael Hollinger
SKU: 9780822217886
Rating: 3.98 (54 reviews)

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Highlights

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Male

1950s Ensemble Cast Unit Set/Multiple Settings Comedy

Synopsis

Three love stories, a murder mystery, and a nuclear espionage plot converge in this noir comedy about marriage and other explosive devices.

It’s 1952: America is on the verge of testing the H-bomb, Dwight Eisenhower’s on the campaign trail, and I Love Lucy is on television on Monday nights.

Meanwhile, Senator Joe McCarthy’s daughter just got engaged to a Soviet spy, and Boston detective Maggie Pelletier has to find out who dumped the dead guy in the harbor – or else lose out on a honeymoon in Havana.

A blunt-nosed, sharp-eyed look at love and tying (and untying, and retying) the knot.

Press Reviews

"Exceedingly funny. A genuinely human comedy about six people in search of love in a mixed-up world. A thoroughly engaging piece of theatre."
— Philadelphia Inquirer

"Hilarious. A valentine celebrating love and marriage. A fun, engaging, farcical romp with a cleverly complex plot and a loving heart."
— Main Line Times

"Red Herring is enjoyably silly, and Hollinger’s short scenes, crisp dialogue and sharp wisecracks keep things interesting."
— DC Theater Arts

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
MAGGIE PELLETIER Mid-30s.	—	30s	Mid-30s.
FRANK KELLER Mid-30s. This actor also plays:	male	30s	Mid-30s. This actor also plays:
PRIEST ,	—	—	,
MAJOR HARTWELL and recorded voices as necessary.	—	—	and recorded voices as necessary.
LYNN McCARTHY Early 20s. This actor also plays:	male	20s	Early 20s. This actor also plays:
CLERK and recorded voices as necessary.	—	—	and recorded voices as necessary.
JAMES APPEL Early 20s. This actor also plays:	male	20s	Early 20s. This actor also plays:
WOODY ,	—	—	,
HARRY ,	—	—	,
BARTENDER and recorded voices as necessary.	—	—	and recorded voices as necessary.
MRS. KRAVITZ Late 40s, early 50s. This actor also plays:	female	40s	Late 40s, early 50s. This actor also plays:
MRS. McCARTHY ,	female	—	,
MRS. VAN NOSTRAND and recorded voices as necessary.	female	—	and recorded voices as necessary.
ANDREI BORCHEVSKY Late 40s, early 50s. This actor also plays:	male	40s	Late 40s, early 50s. This actor also plays:
PETEY ,	—	—	,
DR. KASDEN ,	male	—	,
HERBERT and	—	—	and
CORPSE as well as any recorded voices as necessary.	—	—	as well as any recorded voices as necessary.