Valentine's Day Murder Mystery Party:
Love Writes a Deadly Verse

HOME AND LARGE-GROUP VERSIONS AVAILABLE. It's the Valentine's Day meeting of The Poets Turntable and the members are sharing their new love verses. Yet, not everyone has amorous feelings. One of the poets is murdered right in the middle of the gathering.

10 Role Players: 5 women, 5 men
EXTRA Minor Roles Available
                                                      MANY MORE can investigate the case
 

Love is in the air at the Valentine's Day meeting of The Poets Turntable as this group of amateur and professional writers focuses on amore, liebe - yes, LOVE. Romance abounds when each member rises, in turn, to thrill the audience with similes, metaphors and word pictures that make even the coldest hearts beat faster.

But, in the middle of this memorable assemblage, one of the poets staggers to the stage, and, after uttering a few cryptic words, is overtaken by death. Someone has done in a fellow Turntable member in the midst of one of the year's most sentimental events.

But, it's time for poetic justice as everyone gathers to investigate the death and to find the culprit who turned Valentine's Day into a bad rhyme.

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One of these poets dies and one of them is a murderer ...

Harriet Heartly
President of The Poets Turntable. She feels that some of the members aren't serious enough about their craft. 

Perry Sharpe
The president of Sharpe Letter Openers. He's thinking of selling the family business to seek his fame as a full-time poet. 

Wilma Woolly
Knitter and clothes designer. Her elaborate sweaters are sold to tourists for top dollar. She includes a personalized poem in every sale.

Seymour Lee
The owner of Won Tun Tree's, the most popular Cantonese restaurant in the city. He's been known to recite his poetry to customers between courses.

Rose Prettel
Florist and flower expert. Her verse has a certain air about it. Some people would call it an odor.

Ben Tameter
The poet laureate of the state. He was appointed by the governor to write verse and rhymes for official events.

Charity Homes
Acclaimed poetess. Her works have been published in seven foreign countries. She's achieved more fame overseas than she has in her own backyard. 

Jonah Sweeps
The custodian at City Hall. He has access to all sorts of official records when no one else is around. They are the inspiration for much of his poetry.

Sue P. Cooper
The head baker at The Arrow Bakery. She has all of the ingredients to become a noteworthy poet.

Sherry Yujest
A budding comedienne. Her works take a humorous look at life and love among the people she knows.  

Arpy Emms
Mechanic and part-time chauffeur. He's been driving people crazy with his unusual rhymes.