The Shaggy Dog Murder Trial
By Joanna H
The Shaggy Dog Murder Trial is a one-act play that needs 6 or more performers (3 women, 2 men, 1 any gender). Licensed by Dramatic Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 6 or more performers
- Roles
- 3 women, 2 men, 1 any gender
- Cast notes
- 2 to 4m., 3 to 5w., 1 either gender.
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- thriller
- Licensor
- Dramatic Publishing
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Synopsis
This one-act, participatory play is designed for a student audience of 4th through 7th graders. The script may also be used as a theatre-in-education vehicle. The dramatization is based on one of America's most unusual court cases, in which a mongrel dog is accused when a boy drowns. It results in a trial that receives nationwide coverage, splitting the town in half. The testimony of the witnesses is contradictory. It is up to the audience to vote whether the shaggy dog should live or die. A stu
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