The One-Line: A group of strangers is offered a wealthy inheritance if they can stay the night in a haunted mansion but they all get the same idea: To dress up as ghosts to scare the others away.
Genre: Comedy/Adventure/Audience Participation Cast: 4 Male 6 Female 2 Either 8 – 20 Clue Characters (Male or Female) Set: Very Simple – an empty stage with five points of entrance. This can simply be done with curtains. 10 chairs and 1 single bed. Running Time: 90 Minutes Publisher: Heuer Publishing To Order THE WILL Click Here |
Synopsis: A group of strangers are summoned to the mansion of Colonel Jock Muckhousen for the reading of his will. After introductions, Mr. Muckhousen's lawyer tells the group that they have to spend the night in the haunted mansion to "win" the
treasured inheritance. But each of them devise the same plan to rid the mansion of the other guests and become the last man standing by dressing up as ghosts to scare the others away. When this doesn't work, they enlist the help of the audience members to help them find a hidden key to the treasure. The audience follows the characters out into the school to solve the "Clue Quest" riddles to find the key. Of course, the "Clue Quest" is optional; the play could be performed as a one-hour play.
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treasured inheritance. But each of them devise the same plan to rid the mansion of the other guests and become the last man standing by dressing up as ghosts to scare the others away. When this doesn't work, they enlist the help of the audience members to help them find a hidden key to the treasure. The audience follows the characters out into the school to solve the "Clue Quest" riddles to find the key. Of course, the "Clue Quest" is optional; the play could be performed as a one-hour play.
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