New Release
This Murder Was Staged One-Act Version
You demanded it, so we've created a new one-act version of our popular full-length play! The intrepid detective will still try to find the killer of the play’s director, just...quicker. This new adaptation is perfect for schools looking for engaging plays for their student.
This Murder Was Staged (one-act version) is now available to read and license here.
A Murder Mystery Comedy With Over 350 Productions in 2 years
this murder was staged
It's opening night of a brand-new mystery play, but just as the killer is about to be revealed, the body of the play's director falls onstage instead. In that moment, the theater becomes an active crime scene, and everyone from cast to crew to even the audience becomes a suspect. But how is the intrepid detective supposed to find the killer when everyone and their mother (literally) has a motive to want the demanding director gone? This Murder Was Staged is a fast-paced, backstabbing, backstage comedy from two of the writers of The Alibis and Rogues' Gallery.
About Jason Pizzarello
Jason Pizzarello is a playwright and Co-founder of Stage Partners with director/writer Morgan Gould. His full-length plays and one-act plays have been produced and developed by Veterans Repertory Theater, Everyday Inferno Theatre Company, Blue Rider/Classic Stage Company, 3-Legged Dog, Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, Irondale Ensemble, HERE Arts Center, Clubbed Thumb, and Source Festival (DC), among many others. Over forty of his plays for schools and young actors are published and have been produced in all 50 states and over 20 countries. When he’s not writing, he proudly serves as a logistics officer with the New York Army National Guard but reports directly to his two young daughters in Connecticut. For more info visit www.jasonpizzarello.com.