Book 35: Murder Most Fouled-Up
Book 35: Murder Most Fouled-Up
Author: Nikki Harmon
Genre: Comedy/Stage Play
Number of pages: 71
Pages Read This Year: 10605
My rating of the book, F- [worst] to A [best]: B
Short description/summary of the book: from DramaticPublishing.com
As lawyer Seymour Mead finishes reading Ridgely Randolph's will to the assemblage of greedy relatives and servants, the treasure hunt begins! You see, several generations of Randolphs have hidden millions of dollars within the house, and the family has been murdering each other over it ever since. Now diabolical Uncle Ridgely has hidden $20 million and the land grant to his estate, and the terms of his will give the family only 24 hours to find the money and the grant or go penniless. The ghosts of the murdered relatives are doomed to wander through the passageways behind the paneling forever unless the mystery is solved and their spirits are released. Three of the ghosts pitch in to help the undeserving living as they tear the place apart in this fast, funny and fresh comedy. The humor ranges from witty drawing-room dialogue to all-out slapstick in this hearty madcap romp. Do they find the land grant in time? Who ends up with the money? And does everyone live -- and die -- happily ever after? The results will surprise you!
My Thoughts: Another script that got a read from me because of my playhouse ties -- I'm going to be producing this play in a few months at the Thibodaux Playouse. Nikki Harmon's Murder Most Fouled Up is a nice murder/comedy about the death of a wealthy eccentric, which sends his relatives on a bloodthirsty search throughout his house to find the deed and claim his fortune. The fortune isn't just his, though -- the house is filled with the ghosts of his ancestors, trapped in the house until the fortune is found and scared that, again, their still-living family members will kill each other before they can get the job done.
Although the ending lacks a little punch as written (a good director will make it work) this is a funny, goofy script in the vein of stuff like Clue -- full of greedy people trying to one-up each other and desperate ghosts trying to stop them. Having the "invisible" ghosts interact with the living will be a particular challenge for a cast, and offers a lot of comedic potential. This is going to be a fun show.
In the Queue: Magic Street by Orson Scott Card, The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov, Many Waters by Madeliene L'Engle
Author: Nikki Harmon
Genre: Comedy/Stage Play
Number of pages: 71
Pages Read This Year: 10605
My rating of the book, F- [worst] to A [best]: B
Short description/summary of the book: from DramaticPublishing.com
As lawyer Seymour Mead finishes reading Ridgely Randolph's will to the assemblage of greedy relatives and servants, the treasure hunt begins! You see, several generations of Randolphs have hidden millions of dollars within the house, and the family has been murdering each other over it ever since. Now diabolical Uncle Ridgely has hidden $20 million and the land grant to his estate, and the terms of his will give the family only 24 hours to find the money and the grant or go penniless. The ghosts of the murdered relatives are doomed to wander through the passageways behind the paneling forever unless the mystery is solved and their spirits are released. Three of the ghosts pitch in to help the undeserving living as they tear the place apart in this fast, funny and fresh comedy. The humor ranges from witty drawing-room dialogue to all-out slapstick in this hearty madcap romp. Do they find the land grant in time? Who ends up with the money? And does everyone live -- and die -- happily ever after? The results will surprise you!
My Thoughts: Another script that got a read from me because of my playhouse ties -- I'm going to be producing this play in a few months at the Thibodaux Playouse. Nikki Harmon's Murder Most Fouled Up is a nice murder/comedy about the death of a wealthy eccentric, which sends his relatives on a bloodthirsty search throughout his house to find the deed and claim his fortune. The fortune isn't just his, though -- the house is filled with the ghosts of his ancestors, trapped in the house until the fortune is found and scared that, again, their still-living family members will kill each other before they can get the job done.
Although the ending lacks a little punch as written (a good director will make it work) this is a funny, goofy script in the vein of stuff like Clue -- full of greedy people trying to one-up each other and desperate ghosts trying to stop them. Having the "invisible" ghosts interact with the living will be a particular challenge for a cast, and offers a lot of comedic potential. This is going to be a fun show.
In the Queue: Magic Street by Orson Scott Card, The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov, Many Waters by Madeliene L'Engle