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Murder Takes the Veil

By Margaret Ann Hubbard. Selected by the Catholic Literary Guild.

Product Code: M40000

Full-length Play

Drama

Cast size: 8m., 15w.

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Synopsis

The scene is a convent school. Trillium, a young student, recognizes an article that once belonged to her murdered father. Trillium is in danger—and then a friend is found dead! The nuns believe it was an accident, but Trillium realizes that she and the girl were wearing identical costumes for the school play. Did the killer merely choose the wrong victim? An exciting mystery in an unexpected setting.

Details

Status In stock
Type of Show Full-length Play
Product Code M40000
Minimum Cast Size 23
Pages of Dialogue 98
Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
Approx. Run Time 125 min
Staging One int. set.

Customer Reviews

This was the most well-received play I've done. A well written script that is perfect for high school students. Easy to stage with a full set or pieces. We enjoyed creating an elaborate set. The murder scene was fun to stage. I didn't give my students the end of the play until the week of the show. They didn't know who the killer was. This helped them play it as though each of the three people could be the killers.

Trisha Lalumondier, Beach High School, Hendersonville, Tenn.

The show's characters are interesting, and were fun for the kids to explore. Members of the audience were uncertain who the murderer was up until he was unmasked. Some even believed one of the actual nuns was the culprit. The resultant gasp from them when the murderer's identity was revealed was a great pay-off!

Keith Shaffer, North Caroline High School, Ridgely, Md.

Great, well written show. Well received by the audience. This is the second time I've done this show. It was even better the second time around.

Trisha Lalumondier, Beech High School, Hendersonville, Tenn.

Hints, Tips, and Tricks

We found it helpful to try and make all the male characters wear similar shoes, and we found it necessary to put gloves on the murderer to help hide his identity.

Keith Shaffer, North Caroline High School, Ridgely, Md.

I didn't tell my cast who the killer was. (I pulled out the last pages). It made the rehearsals more funÑwondering who was the killer. (Everyone was at some point :) ).