Detective. The body. I tripped over it. I think I got blood on my new sneakers.
(The audience votes on who they think the killer is. Let's assume the killer is revealed to be PETE.) shear madness play script upd
If you’ve searched for the phrase , you are likely not just a casual browser. You are probably a director, a drama club moderator, or a theatre tech who has just been handed the daunting task of staging one of the most unique phenomena in theatrical history— Shear Madness . Detective
The landlady, Isabel Czerny, is murdered off-stage. Two undercover police officers then reveal themselves and "stop" the play. Audience Interrogation: The house lights go up, and the audience is invited to question the four suspects. Actors must improvise responses I think I got blood on my new sneakers
(Everyone stares at Flo.)
All performance rights are handled through Samuel French (Concord Theatricals) .
If I have any criticisms, it's that some of the pacing issues from the original script still linger. A few scenes feel a tad slow, and some of the jokes rely on dated references. However, these are minor quibbles in an otherwise fantastic update.