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Aunt Gertie’s Ghostly Gamble

$5.00 – $65.00Price range: $5.00 through $65.00

A madcap comedy about a struggling hotel that fakes hauntings—until real ghosts, a missing guest, and Elvis himself turn the scheme into a whirlwind of chaos and laughter.
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Heather Rapin and Betty Annand
5 men, 9 women, 6 either
75 minute comedy

About the play: This is a  jam-packed with zany characters and mysteries to solve. The play takes place in a haunted hotel with characters such as Crystal Ball, a clairvoyant, and Bertha Jones, a little old lady from Pasadena who is running away from being put in a home. Elvis Presley IS in the building and sings to his long lost love while the guests are embroiled in the crazy goings-on in the hotel. The fun and laughter can be enjoyed at any time of year.

The playwrights encourage directors to adapt the play for their own needs; no need to ask for permission.

About the playwrights: Heather Rapin has enjoyed creative writing and shared that love with her students for many years when she wrote plays for children and appeared in numerous plays. In addition to performing on stage, Heather loves to work as an assistant stage manager. She is delighted to share her first Senior Theatre script, assisted by accomplished author, Betty Annand.

Betty Annand enjoys doing volunteer work at her church, the local hospital, and at a local theatre where she writes and directs plays for the Senior Theatre company. She is the author of three non-fiction books, Growing up in the White House, Voices from Bevan, and Voices from Courtney Past, and a novel, The Girl from Old Nichol.

 

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playwright

Heather Rapin and Betty Annand

genre

Comedy, Holiday & Christmas

run time

60 Minutes to Full-Length Plays, 70-79 Minutes

men

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

women

9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

royalty

$75 per performance of the Series

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cast-size

20

theme

At the Hotel, Christmas, Private Eyes and Detectives, The Supernatural

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