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Did You Hear About the Neighbor?

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Ro and Ilene snoop on Ilene’s new neighbor, Max, thinking that he works for the CIA, has murdered his wife, and has buried her in his backyard!

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Cynthia MacGregor
30 minute comedy
2 men, 2 women

About the play:

Ilene and Ro become fixated on learning more about Max, the quiet man who just moved in next door. Their imaginations run wild as they speculate that he might be a spy, a Mafia hitman, or even a murderer after overhearing vague comments and observing his secretive habits. Determined to uncover the truth, they engage in humorous sleuthing and misinterpret innocent clues, convinced they are on the trail of something sinister. The tension builds until they confront Max and his friend Pete, only to discover that the reality is far more ordinary than their dramatic theories. Filled with witty dialogue and comic misunderstandings, the play offers a lighthearted look at gossip, curiosity, and the trouble caused by jumping to conclusions.
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Dive into a whirlwind of rumors! Create a full production with a series of short plays where gossip sparks awkward, funny, and dramatic twists that keep audiences laughing and guessing.

About the playwright: Cynthia MacGregor, prolific author of over 100 books and around a dozen plays, has had all but one of her plays produced by the Palm Springs Players, a community theatre group in Palm Springs, Florida. Her play for young audiences, King Theo, was mounted off-off-Broadway in New York a couple of decades ago.

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playwright

Cynthia MacGregor

genre

Comedy

run time

30-39 Minutes

men

2

women

2

royalty

$35 per performance

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cast-size

4

theme

Food, Gossip, Murder

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