Last Call At Chez Mort: Play Dead Murder Mystery Plays

By Lee Mueller

Comedy Murder mystery play. Return to the Golden age of the 1940s and the famous night club Chez Mort which was the scene of an unusual crime. As newspapers of the day reported: "Ingenue 'Sweet Sue' Blutowsky was mysteriously and fatally cut short during her debut singing performance. Inspector Constantine was quick on the scene to investigate the strange circumstances surrounding the shocking events. In attendance that night was the infamous hoodlum Big Suit Stu and his foreign henchman. Was he the culprit? Or the ditzy French Emcee Jean Paul Truffaut? Journey back in time and join the good inspector on that fateful evening and find out for yourself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lee Mueller
• Release date: Mar 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201696849

Lee Mueller

Lee Mueller was born in St. Louis, Missouri. For over thirty years he has been involved in the performing arts, from acting, directing, improv/sketch comedy, and most notably as a playwright. His first one-act play, "In Between Days" was produced during a national writers conference. His second one-act, "The Favor" was a finalist in a short play competition in St. Louis. He has specialized in comedy murder mystery plays that have been produced all over the world. His play "Death Of A Doornail" won "Best Original Comedy" at the 27th Annual "Arty Awards" in Fairfield California. "Murder Me Always" ran for a month at the Laugh Factory in New York. Lee also hosts a Podcast on creativity called "And So The Mind Reels" and has published a collection of short stories called "Idle Essence: Tales Of Marvin".

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Last Call At Chez Mort

LAST CALL AT CHEZ MORT

A MURDER MYSTERY COMEDY PLAY

LEE MUELLER

Playedwell Publishing

Copyright © 2010 by Lee Mueller

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Characters

Act 1

Act II

About the Author

Also by Lee Mueller

INTRODUCTION

Last Call At Chez Mort by Lee Mueller, directed by Lee Mueller, was presented by Judy Rethwisch and Affton CenterStage at the Crestwood Art Space February 17th - 25th of 2012 with the following cast:

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Rick Favaloro - Jean-Paul Truffaut

Kelly Carberry - Mack

Bre-Rachelle Taylor - Lady LeLue

Blake Brust - Big Suit Stu

Andy Ruzicka - Bodyguard

Jeanne Remelius - Sweet Sue

Lee Mueller - Inspector Constantine

Alan Wirsig - Smitty

CHARACTERS

JEAN-PAUL TRUFFAUT- (Juhn Paul True-foe) Host and Nightclub manager. A Frenchman with a thick accent. Is sometimes slow to understand what is happening around him. (can be played by female)

MACK - Streetwise Stage Manager. Typical 1940's hard boiled no nonsense guy.

LADY LELU- (lay-lou) Glamorous Night club singer. Has a bit of a hard shell under her beauty.

BIG SUIT STU - Sharped Dressed Gangster. Bark much worse than bite.

BODYGUARD- Stu's bodyguard. Speaks with Russian / German Accent. Not necessarily menacing in stature. A man (or woman) of few words and some of them English.

SWEET SUE- Ditsy Girlfriend of Big Suit Stu. Dreams of being as glamorous and popular as Lady LeLu. Unfortunately has no talent.

CHIEF INSPECTOR CONSTANTINE - Police inspector who has been around the block a few times. Slightly un-kept and shabby. Sometimes has an issue keeping his facts and names straight. He has worked so many cases they all are starting to run together.  

SMITTY: News reporter.  

ACT 1

Setting is a night club . Original production set contained a small platform to serve as the bandstand (upstage) with an old fashion microphone. Stage left of the bandstand was a piano. Stage right of bandstand is a small table with a water pitcher and glasses. Downstage, are two cafe-style tables with chairs. On the walls behind the bandstand were old 1930’s & 40’s Jazz posters and various European club posters e.g. Folies Begere and La Chat Noir.

Time is the 40’s. Pre-show Music should reflect this with Jazz of the era and Big band.

As the Play starts CONSTANTINE in a wrinkled overcoat enters