Night's Suite
An evening of one-acts about ghosts, consisting of:
- Coincidence
- Pale Shadows
- Whitechapel
- The Body
The Body
A grieving pathologist must
examine a corpse that looks unnervingly like his deceased wife. Short one-act
drama. Two women, one man. Performance: September 2000, Pavement Productions,
- Sample
- For aspiring pathologists out there, here's one of the Web's most unique, educational, and unappetizing sites: The Visible Human Project
Coincidence
On the eve of his former lover's death, a man haunted by his past experiences the unexplainable. Written with O'Henry in mind. It came out more like Saki. Typical. Short one-act drama. One woman, two men.
- You can find the play in its entirety here. A first for SPLATworks.
- So I'm obsessed with ghosts. And dead people. And dead people who are ghosts. Apparently, so are others. Check out ASPR. These folks are serious as well as obsessed.
Pale Shadows
A nurse on duty in an Irish hospital encounters a terrifying figure from Irish folklore. Short one-act drama. Four women, two men.
Whitechapel
An American expatriate in
- Sample
- Mr. Ripper, granddaddy of serial killers. His crimes have long been outdone in number and savagery. Yet, despite a hundred year passage, this case continues to fascinate. Is it because he was never caught and his identity can't be conclusively confirmed? Or is that Victorian fog? Note: this site is not for the squeamish.
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