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Production Script by ED DIXON Based on The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart PRODUCTION SCRIPT www.stagerights.com WHODUNIT… THE MUSICAL Copyright © 2008 by Ed Dixon All Rights Reserved All performances and public readings of WHODUNIT… THE MUSICAL are subject to royalties. It is fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America, of all countries covered by the International Copyright Union, of all countries covered by the Pan-American Copyright Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention, and all countries with which the United States has reciprocal copyright relations. All rights are strictly reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, by any means, including mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author. Publication of this play does not necessarily imply that it is available for performance by amateurs or professionals. It is strongly recommended all interested parties apply to Steele Spring Stage Rights for performance rights before starting rehearsals or advertising. No changes shall be made in the play for the purpose of your production without prior written consent. All billing stipulations in your license agreement must be strictly adhered to. No person, firm or entity may receive credit larger or more prominent than that accorded the Author. For all stage performance inquiries, please contact: Steele Spring Stage Rights 3845 Cazador Street Los Angeles, CA 90065 (323) 739-0413 www.stagerights.com Cover Design: Billy Mitchell/bybilly.com Past Productions PRODUCTION HISTORY Premiered at Circa 21 Theater, directed by Dennis Hitchcock. Huntsville Community Chorus Assoc. Huntsville, Alabama June 2016 Broadway Rose Theatre Company Tigard, Oregon Cider Mill Playhouse Endicott, New York Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse Rock Island, Illinois Theatre Arlington Arlington, Texas The Whole Backstage Boaz, Alabama Barton College Theatre Wilson, North Carolina Clague Playhouse Westlake, Ohio Oregon Cabaret Theatre Ashland, Oregon Beloit Civic Theatre Beloit, Wisconsin Clarke Area Arts Council Osceola, Iowa CAST OF CHARACTERS Cast Total: 6 – 3F, 3M, with doubling THOMAS JOHNSON: A very English butler with glasses, a mustache, and an impressive pompadour. CARRIE INNES: A wealthy, stylish American woman of a certain age on holiday. LIDDY ALLEN: Her difficult Cockney maid (not the least bit stylish) of about the same age. SALLY INNES: Carrie’s pretty niece in her 20s. (Doubles as servant in opening scene.) JACK BAILEY: Sally’s handsome, young friend from school. (Doubles as servant in opening scene.) REGGIE ARMSTRONG: A dead body. (Doubled or a mannequin.) MISTER JARVIS: The austere local detective, perhaps with a pencil mustache. (Doubles as servant in opening scene.) ZARA: A fortune-telling Romani woman in full regalia who is also the groundskeeper. (This character is actually played by another character in disguise. A false name should be used in the program to cover this trick.) A MYSTERIOUS STRANGER: A formidable, bald man of 60. (This part is doubled by Thomas, the butler. A false name should be supplied in the program for this part, as well.) SETTING Sunnyside Cottage, a large and slightly spooky country home. Brookdale, Connecticut 1931 RUN TIME 90 Minutes AUTHOR’S NOTE When I was first asked to write a small whodunit musical, I immediately thought of The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart. I had seen it as a kid at my local high school since The Bat was standard fare for schools and community theaters back in the day. It was based on Ms. Rinehart’s novella The Circular Staircase and, as The Bat, was a big hit on Broadway, was made into two Hollywood films, and made Mary Roberts Rinehart a very wealthy woman. The novella, which is in the public domain, has about a hundred characters and at least a dozen subplots, so it was great fun cutting it down to six characters in the drawing room of a spooky manor. I hope you all have as much fun doing Whodunit… The Musical as I had adapting it. MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I 1. Sunnyside .................................................................................... The Servants 2. If Only ....................................................................................................... Carrie 3. Strange Things Going On .................................................................... Thomas 4. Incidental Music – Liddy’s Scream .................................................................. 5. The Toast ....................................................................................................... All 6. Unwitting Trio ..................................................................... Carrie, Jack & Sally 7. Just Think About Me ..................................................................... Sally & Jack 8. Incidental Music – Struggle in the Dark .......................................................... 9. Strange Things Going On (Reprise) .............................................................. All 10. Incidental Music – The First Body .................................................................... 11. A Ladies Maid ........................................................................................... Liddy 12. It’s Harder to Move a Body ........................................................................... All ACT II 13. A Sleepless Night ............................................................ Carrie, Sally & Liddy 14. Incidental Music – Thomas’ Body .................................................................... 15. The Card Reading ...................................................................................... Zara 16. The Atlantic Trust ............................................................ Jarvis, Carrie & Sally 17. Moving a Body (Reprise) ............................................................................... All 18. Whodunit .................................................................................. Carrie & Jarvis 19. A Dark and Stormy Night .......................................................... Carrie & Liddy 20. The Money Song .............................................................. Mysterious Stranger 21. Finale (Sunnyside) ........................................................................................ All 22. Bows .............................................................................................................. All WHODUNIT… THE MUSICAL –PRODUCTION SCRIPT 1 ACT I SUNNYSIDE COTTAGE, A LARGE AND SLIGHTLY SPOOKY COUNTRY HOME. BROOKDALE, CONNECTICUT 1931. The entire action takes place in the living room of an elegant “but slightly spooky” country estate. The “spookiness” does not detract from the fact that it is an opulent dwelling. On stage left is the main entrance. There is a large and imposing curved staircase in the center of the back wall, which leads to an upstairs landing with at least three bedroom doors. A large painting of Jared Armstrong (bald and rather unappealing), the owner and builder of the house, hangs above the staircase. The area below the staircase needs enough wall space to accommodate a sliding panel to a secret room. On stage right is a large open hallway leading off to the East Wing where there is a kitchen and many more bedrooms. The furnishings must include a large sofa stage left and overstuffed reading chair with ottoman stage right. At center there should also be a small table with chairs where tea might be served. At the opening, there are sheets over all the furniture, which the “SERVANTS” will remove as they open the drapes and prepare the house for guests. SONG #1: SUNNYSIDE THOMAS (to the audience): Welcome to Sunnyside Cottage… SERVANTS (actually Sally, Jack, and Jarvis playing the servants): SUNNYSIDE AT THE END OF A LOVELY RIDE THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE YOU’LL DISCOVER IT HERE. (YOU’LL DISCOVER, DISCOVER IT HERE.) They begin removing the drapes from the furniture and dusting. IT’S A WONDERFUL HIDEAWAY WHERE THERE’S NOTHING TO DO BUT PLAY AND WHO CARES WHAT THE NEIGHBORS SAY, THOUGH THEY SAY IT WITH FEAR? (HOW THEY SAY IT. THEY SAY IT WITH FEAR.) THOMAS: I thought we agreed we weren’t going to talk about that. SERVANT (SALLY): Sorry. THOMAS (to audience): Excuse us. WHODUNIT… THE MUSICAL –PRODUCTION SCRIPT 2 SERVANTS: THERE’S A RUMOR THAT SOMEONE’S THERE HIDING SECRETLY ON THE STAIR. AND THE RUMORS ARE EVERYWHERE, WHICH COULD MAKE YOU FEEL QUEER! (THEY COULD MAKE YOU FEEL TERRIBLY QUEER.) THOMAS: You really must stop going on about it. SERVANTS: WHAT WE’RE SAYING IS, LIVING HERE THOMAS: Shh! SERVANTS: THERE’S A TERRIBLE ATMOSPHERE THOMAS: Stop! SERVANTS: AND WE’RE LONGING TO DISAPPEAR. They change their activities to collecting their own luggage. START THE CAR, WE’LL BE JOURNEYING VERY FAR. DOESN’T MATTER HOW FAR WE ARE LONG AS WE ARE NOT HERE. (WE’LL BE HAPPY WHEN WE ARE NOT HERE.) They put on their hats and coats. WE’VE HAD ALL THAT WE CARE TO BEAR OF THIS FETID AND STAGNANT AIR SO WE’RE PACKING OUR UNDERWEAR AS WE’RE QUAKING WITH FEAR. (WE ARE QUAKING. WE’RE QUAKING WITH FEAR.) Suddenly, spooky music begins to play, the lights flash off and on, the curtains blow and the pictures on the wall move around. THOMAS: Well, I suppose it is a BIT scary. SERVANTS: NONETHELESS WE ARE HAPPY TO MAKE A COURTEOUS BOW TO YOU AS WE BID YOU A FOND ADIEU. LEAVING THIS LEGENDARY, DWELLING, SO DARK AND SCARY, SUNNYSIDE, SUNNYSIDE, SUNNYSIDE, SUNNYSIDE COTTAGE WHODUNIT… THE MUSICAL –PRODUCTION
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