Name: A NOT so dark and Stormy Night - A (We know WhoDunit) Melodrama Script
SKU: 19814
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A NOT SO DARK AND STORMY NIGHT – A (WE KNOW WHODUNIT) MELODRAMA SCRIPT (Digital Script)

A resort cabin by a lake in the middle of nowhere. Two murder mystery writers, Agatha Grimes and Martha Christie are both working on the final stages of their chilling novels. They are all alone in the woods… Or are they? Well, today – apparently not. For a series of mysterious travellers will visit them, perhaps with suspicious and deadly intentions. There’s the (he looks very) nefarious John Moriarty, whose car has apparently ‘broken down.’ Closely followed by his ‘friend,’ come to look for him. Such a pity he’s already dead. And stashed in the pantry by the two old ducks. But these two travellers are not the only ones to visit Agatha and Martha on this not so dark and stormy night in this melodrama script….

PRODUCTION HISTORY

Olin College of Engineering, MA, USA – 2020
Lansing High School, KS, USA – 2021
Hills Adventist College, NSW, Australia – 2021
Suffern High School, NY, USA – 2021
Squid Inc Theatre, Tasmania, Australia – 2022
Allan Composite School, Saskatchewan, Canada – 2022
Holy Rosary Convent, Edenvale, South Africa – 2022
Hiawatha High School, KS, USA – 2022
Minneola Charter School, FL, USA – 2022
Theatre Arts, Curtin University, WA, Australia – 2022
Westwood Middle School, ON, Canada – 2022
Pretoria Boys High, Pretoria, South Africa – 2022
Notre Dame Preparatory High School, AZ, USA – 2022
Lyons Township High School, IL, USA – 2022

Author: EJ McFall

Type: One act play

Genre: Melodrama script, comedy, crime, thriller

Cast: 2F, 3M, 2N

Ages of the actors: Two middle aged to older ladies and the rest are adult

Suitable for: Teens up to perform and all ages to watch

Length: Thirty minutes

Set: A resort cabin by a lake, on a bright and sunny day. A rustic interior: living room and kitchen, with an outside door and stairs leading to second floor. There is a pantry door in the kitchen, a linen closet in the hallway and the door to a secret passageway in the living room.

Level of difficulty: 7/10 – Melodrama is hysterical when done well. It has to be just over the top enough that it is funny, but not too much. Lots of sound effects and dramatic music can add to the asmosphere.