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  • 1.  Fun and interesting Murder Mystery Comedies

    Posted 05-20-2025 13:18
    Hello-

    Looking for some ideas for female heavy murder mystery comedies.  I have a strong group of females that work well together comedically and I would like to stretch and support them.  Please throw me some suggestions.

    Jennifer L Gysbers
           Ms. G 
    Theatre & Video Production Educator



  • 2.  RE: Fun and interesting Murder Mystery Comedies

    Posted 05-21-2025 10:52

    We have a fun, quirky adaptation of Sherlock Holmes by Kate Hamill, called MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - APT. 2B.   It's got a cast of 3 women and one man.  One of the women and the man, play multiple parts.  Here's the synopsis:

    An irreverent, darkly comic, modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous sleuth and sidekick. This fast-paced romp re-examines the world's most famous detective story with a bold new feminist lens. In this highly theatrical, small-cast escapade, oddball female roommates Sherlock (yes, it's also a girl's name-wait, is it a girl's name? Is it even a name?) Holmes & Joan Watson join forces to emerge from pandemic fog as a deeply codependent, quasi-dysfunctional Odd Couple adventure duo-solving mysteries and kicking butts, until they come face to face with a villain who seems to have all of the answers.

    https://www.theatricalrights.com/show/ms-holmes-ms-watson-apt-2b/



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    Craig Pospisil
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    TRW - Theatrical Rights Worldwide
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  • 3.  RE: Fun and interesting Murder Mystery Comedies

    Posted 05-22-2025 11:11

    The Alibis from Playscripts (several authors) is a fun choice. I wouldn't say it's female heavy, but most of the roles are not gender-specific, so it can accommodate a female heavy cast. The script is really flexible too. We're having a fun time with it.



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    Christopher Hamilton
    Drama Teacher
    WA
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  • 4.  RE: Fun and interesting Murder Mystery Comedies

    Posted 05-22-2025 17:41

    In class we did some scene work from Too Many Detectives at the Murder Mansion by Ian McWethy and I thought it was a strong script all around with some nice female or non-binary casting options just to mention...



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    Colleen Mylott
    Secondary Theatre Teacher
    Peak to Peak Charter School
    Lafayette, CO
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  • 5.  RE: Fun and interesting Murder Mystery Comedies

    Posted 06-03-2025 15:09

    There are some great options here, many of which you can read for free: https://school-theatre.com/f/great-murder-mystery-plays-for-schools



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    Brendan Conheady
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