Comedy.  About 50 minutes.  Flexible ensemble of 9-30 actors.  Suitable for middle school and up. 

Murder (Comedy) in Space! was developed under its original title of 2071 (A Moral Mystery) as part of a residency at Lower Merion Middle School.  Students suggested the theme and plot settings (a moon of Saturn, the surface of Mars), and author Ed Shockley created a unique play utilizing these conditions.

Printed Script:  $6.50.  Digital Perusal Script: $6.00.   Performance Royalties: $35.00/performance.  Photocopy License: $25.00 (may only be ordered in conjunction with Performance Royalties).  The Photocopy License includes permission to make copies of the script as necessary for your production.  Professional rights should be negotiated directly with YouthPLAYS at info@youthplays.com.

In a zany homage to Inspector Clouseau, with a plot created by middle school students, a bumbling detective and his laser happy cohorts teleport across the galaxy to investigate the death of a futuristic champion of non-violence.  The trail leads to the badlands of Mars, where the characters—and the audience—must decide if they will reveal the truth and destroy a fragile intergalactic peace or collaborate in a well-intentioned deception…