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Pick Your Poison

Written By: Laura Barbieri
Length: 100-120 minutes
Cast Size: 9 actors (suggested casting 3F, 5M, 1 any)
Genre: Comedy
Sub-Genre: Mystery, Farce
Synopsis:
Pick Your Poison is a murder mystery farce in the style of the “country house murder.” Sir Nicholas Blackburn invites his old friends, acquaintances, and one stranger to visit him at his country estate, but some of them may not live through the weekend. In this audience-interactive play, the audience votes at intermission on which of the eight main characters is the murder, and the wi...Read More

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Product specification details
Genre Comedy
Sub-genre Mystery, Farce
Length Type Full-Length
Theme Absurd
Cast Size 9 actors (suggested casting 3F, 5M, 1 any)
Approx. Running Time 100-120 minutes
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* Minimum Royalty: $85.00 / performance

Script PDF: $11.00

Acting Edition Book: $11.99

Stage Manager Edition: $24.99

* Listed royalties are minimum rates for non-professional and school productions. Actual rates will be calculated during checkout. Professional rates are determined after an application is submitted.

Pick Your Poison is a murder mystery farce in the style of the “country house murder.” Sir Nicholas Blackburn invites his old friends, acquaintances, and one stranger to visit him at his country estate, but some of them may not live through the weekend. In this audience-interactive play, the audience votes at intermission on which of the eight main characters is the murder, and the winning vote determines which one of eight alternative endings are played at that performance.

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  • Adam B. - Teacher & Director

    Money-Making Success

    The play was a huge success at my school. We made money on the production instead of just recouping our costs!

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