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If Sherlock Holmes Were a Woman
If Sherlock Holmes Were a Woman
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Author: Tim Kelly Publisher: Samuel French (cover may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 31 Pub. Date: 1969 Edition: Acting ISBN-10: 0874408385 ISBN-13: 9780874408386 Cast Size: 7 female
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About
the Play:
If Sherlock Holmes Were a Woman is a full-length comedy by
Tim Kelly. Shirley Holmes, a college student with a
vivid imagination, lives her life in imitation of the master
detective. When the housemother in her dorm is found dead under odd
circumstances, Shirley promptly locks all the suspects in a study and attempts to solve the "murder" as Holmes might
have done. Shirley's sleuthing is hilarious and causes something of a
scandal as she unravels the laugh-provoking "heinous crime."
If Sherlock Holmes Were a Woman features a heroine who is
named after the famous sleuth of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle fame. This
might be enough for any girl to bear, but in Shirley Holmes's case
the name is ideal. She's a fanatic on the subject of mystery and
crime. Her big chance comes when the threatening housemother in her
dorm is found dead under peculiar circumstances. Was the victim's tea
brewed with cyanide? Was the sweetener tinged with arsenic? Or was
the instrument of death a poisonous blow dart? The correct procedure
would be to call the police, but Shirley is determined to solve the
crime herself and promptly locks all the girls in the communal study.
The "suspects" include Melanie, the professional "Southern
belle"; Sniffles, the hypocondriac; Theda, the world's "greatest
undiscovered talent"; and Fifi, an exchange student whose
biggest battle is understanding the English language. And, of course,
Shirley has a noble assistant in "Dotty" Watson who is
delighted to write everything down in her "memoirs." A
peculiar twist solves the crime in spite of Shirley's deduction, but
her faith in Holmes remains unshaken.
If Sherlock Holmes Were a Woman is a popular
choice for
school and community theatre productions. The acting roles give
excellent opportunity for characterization.
Cast: 7 female
About the Playwright:
Tim Kelly (1931-1998) is often regarded as the
most-published playwright in America, with over 300 titles to his
credit under both his real name and at least four pseudonyms (Vera
Morris, J. Moriarty, Robert Swift, Keith Jackson). Many of his plays,
like Les Miserables, M*A*S*H and The Uninvited,
are adaptations of novels, films. or television series, although he
also wrote a host of parodies a well as original scripts and musical
libretti. While his plays have been performed off-Broadway and by
such companies as the Royal Court Rep, the Manhattan Theatre Club
(MTC) and Seattle Rep, he is best known for writing for university,
community and school theatre.
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