A night of celebration ends. Host Henry Jones raises one last glass to toast Monica, his bride-to-be, takes a long satisfying quaff, then suddenly lurches forward. With a strangled cry, he croaks out the words, ‘Monica! I’ve been….I’ve been….” And falls at the feet of his horrified fiancée. Enter super-sleuth Marcus Peabody, and rest assured, justice will be served.
Performed as a staged reading, May 6, 2023 as part of the Alumnae Theatre's Big Ideas Festival of New Plays.
Keywords: Fast-paced mystery, whodunnit, comedy
Genre: Comedy/Mystery
Run time: 90 minutes
Acts: 1
Run time: 90 minutes
Acts: 1
Suitable for students 16+
Cast size: 5 actors
Male roles: 2
Female roles: 3
Double roles: 1 (male role)
Cover art by Matthea Libman
Staged Reading Audience comments:
"It was such an entertaining play. You have a gift for finding stories that engage me."
- Kristine Greenaway, playwright.
- Kristine Greenaway, playwright.
"I loved your play. So many twists and turns……very Agatha Christie."
- Louise Nicoll, actor
- Louise Nicoll, actor
"Most Intriguing. My very favourite of all your plays."
- Anne Tait, playwright, film producer
- Anne Tait, playwright, film producer
"I thought it was terrific and an innovative mystery."
Roberta Taman, audience member
Roberta Taman, audience member
"We loved your use of murder mystery twists and turns to tell a more important underlying story."
- Juliet Daunt, actor, educator
- Juliet Daunt, actor, educator