Friends Of Collings-knight House A New Jersey Non-profit Corporation

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Friends Of Collings-knight House A New Jersey Non-profit Corporation

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Murder Mystery Gala

500 Collings Ave

Collingswood, NJ 08107, USA


Major Roles
$20

Choose from the following characters:

  • Virginia Lawless (F) - Aunt of the victim; free women with no concerns in the world (except other people - certified hater). She loves single, independent life. Right?
  • Murdoch Cargill (M) - The perfect scholar. He is full of wisdom and lives a successful life as a reputable doctor. Doc is the cousin of the victim.
  • Chauncey Haverbrook (M) - Rich young man already making a living out in the real world with the elites. Chauncey is best friends with the victim.
  • Delphine Divine (F) - Consider Delphine your femme fatale. She is a regular girl in the neighbourhood invited to the party, but not for long. She has networking to do.
  • Lilibet Livingstone (F) - Libby is the younger cousin of the victim and Doc. She is curious and sensitive. She always searches for answers, but cannot handle the truth.
  • Marceline Fairchild (F) - Marceline was forced to attend this party by her parents. She would much rather spend her time reading or people watching. She enjoys the little things in life and only knows the victim in passing.
  • Walton Goodfellow (M) - Walton tends to keep to himself and has no trouble speaking his mind when he feels like speaking. He is the type to keep a secret simply because he does not care.
  • Leonardo Devereaux (M) - Another best friend of the victim. Leo has not quite found his footing in the world yet but he makes up for it in personality. He is sociable and outgoing and can light up any room.
Medium Roles
$15

Choose from the following characters:

  • Florence Newhouse (F) - Family friend and dynamic duo with Virginia. Florence brings the drama and is always up for a good time.
  • Henry Beaumont (M) - Friend of the victim's father. Henry is a phony. He presents himself as a scholar and deep thinker, but in reality he is a shallow man.
  • Douglas Bloomberg (M) - The local jewelry store owner. Douglas comes from a humble background but he is authentic and people admire his work-ethic and kind heart.
  • Jean Pemberton (M) - Old childhood friend of the victim's father. Jean is sharp in mind and style. He has had many experiences and stories to tell and plans to have a few more.
  • Dorothy Hawthorne (F) - Grandmother of the victim and everyone else too basically. Dorothy is the shoulder to cry on and the ear that listens. She has heard the worst but sees the best in everyone.
  • Marybeth Wentworth (F) - Marybeth should be played by a younger guest. She is the wild child of ten siblings who is always getting herself into some type of trouble.
  • Mabel Bobellon (F) - Mabel is a childhood friend of the victim, Leo, and Chauncy. She is clumsy and awkward and always seems to say the wrong thing at the wrong time, but she has good intentions.
  • Ruth Fitzwilliam (F) - Friend of the mother of the victim. Ruth is elegant and classy. She keeps her opinions to herself and never speaks ill of others.
Minor Roles
$10

Choose from the following characters:

  • Pearl Laframboise - Pearl is an older women and very observant and not a gossip at all. Pearl has some valuable information about the guests here, but she will not spill.
  • Charles Hargrove - Repairmen raised working for the family. He took over his father's position and you hear a lot living in the house full time...maybe too much.
  • Heath Goldsworthy - Former classmate of the victim who dropped out to focus on his inventions. He never found much success and now he is poor and struggling. He is here for some networking.
  • Quincy Forbes - Son of a wealthy family who typically keeps to himself. People view this as him presenting himself as better than them, when in reality he just wants quiet and peace to live a life as a writer.
  • Eleanora Darling - Stepdaughter of a family friend of a victim. Eleanora flew in from France to reconnect with the family and house she practically once lived in.
  • Buddy Montague - Buddy is a younger boy with a very curious nature. He often puts his nose where it does not belong and that can get someone in some serious trouble.
  • Katherine Delevingne - A local girl from a wealthy family who enjoys social outings. Katherine (Kat) knows how to circle a room and when talking to someone is already analyzing room for the next.
  • Lionel Perkins - A bit of the nerdy type, Lionel has fun (but useless) facts for days that he will tell anyone listening. However, they are not always useless.
  • Regina Windsor - Regina is catty and judgemental and has been putting on an act as a friend of Ruth and Nora (victim's mother), however she lets remarks slide here and there.
Regular Attendees
$5

Choose your own name to introduce yourself. You will not have built-in plot points, but can have fun making your character relevant and choosing their actions. You can help gather clues and piece together the mystery.

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