Drop Dead Disco
Our disco murder mystery script, Drop Dead Disco, is a funkadelic event with an OCD owner, a paranoid dancing queen and a blind disc jockey all hustling under the disco ball. Requires 3 male and 3 female professional improv actors or eager amateurs, some props and minimal rehearsal time. Director notes tell you how to pull it all together. They are best performed as an improv script, with the dialogue being as a springboard into improvisation, but can also be used as a traditional scripts by memorizing the simple lines. Email us for a sample package.
Drop Dead Disco
Get ready to boogie at the hottest spot this side of the ’70s — The Drop Dead Disco!
Siblings Paulie, Esther & Cotton Blend have inherited a discotheque, and despite their differences, they’ve turned it into a money-making machine. Tonight, they’re hosting a grand Disco Dance Contest, but beneath the glitter, trouble’s brewing.
Meet the colorful cast:
- Paulie Blend: Neat freak extraordinaire with a life spiraling out of control
- Esther Blend: Harboring secrets and wishing her brothers would vanish
- Cotton Blend: Ex-con with a penchant for gambling and shady hiring practices
- Donna O’Shea: Paulie’s ex and determined dance queen with a volatile temper
- Johnny Fever: Elvis-loving mobster with a secret auction obsession
- Stevie Awesome: Blind DJ fiercely protective of her turntables
- Hugo Grommet: Doorman with suspicious intentions and wandering eyes
As the disco ball spins, uncover a web of secrets, solve a mystery, and dance the night away!
This all-inclusive package provides everything needed for a thrilling murder mystery event:
- Detailed scenario and scene directions
- Suggested dialogue for seamless improvisation
- Insider tips from 35+ years of professional experience
Perfect for theater troupes, resorts, or restaurants looking to spice up their entertainment. All you need is a savvy director, six enthusiastic actors, and a few simple props to transport your guests to a sizzling ’70s whodunit!
Do a little dance, crack the case, get down tonight, get down tonight!
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Could I please get a sample script, thank you.
On its way!
Hi there.
Is it possible to see a sample.of drop dead disco please?. I’d like to see if it would work for an event I’m planning without buying it and realising it’s not suitable. Thanks
Very smart. Let me know if you have any questions. Script is on its way.
Hi
We’re looking for a murder mystery for our annual Party at the Playhouse. We usually do a regular show, but the calendar isn’t friendly to staging a full-length show, so we’re looking at doing something different. We’ll have about 80 people, some of whom will want to be involved and some who won’t. Would either Death by Chocolate or Drop Dead Disco set up the audience engagement we’re looking for?
Alice Carlson
Managing Director
Dolphin Playhouse
Hi Alice – Yes, interactive, improv scripts are different from full-length stage shows. The format I created for murder mystery performances are very flexible. They take way less time to produce, less props required, etc etc. Either Drop Dead Disco or Dying for Chocolate would work well for your group. I also have a Speakeasy script that isn’t on the website yet but ready to go. The scripts need 6 actors in the cast and then they can interact with the audience as they – and your audience -wish.
Dinner is often part of the event but it doesn’t have to be. There should be a mingling or casual period at the beginning of the event and some kind of snacks and drinks available for people during the break between scenes. Check out the script sample and let me know if you have any questions. We can email or I can give you a call. Will get some script samples right out to you.
We had a great time performing this for a local fundraiser. We paired it with a 70’s theme light supper and had plenty of music playing in between scenes. Can highly recommend this script and will be looking for more in the future.
Thank you so much for letting me know Jane! I really appreciate hearing that my scripts are enjoyed.
We are holding a 3-4 course dinner theater fundraiser. Wondering if I could get a sample for drop dead disco and any others that are popular. Thanks.
Hi Rob! Perfect. All of our scripts are written with a 3 – 4 course dinner in mind. Although mystery entertainment is very flexible so they can also easily be done with a carrot sticks and charcuterie snack table. I’m sending you samples of Drop Dead Disco, Easy Money (written specifically as a fundraiser) and Speakeasy (which isn’t on the website yet but available for sale. Let me know what you think and if you have further questions. Thanks!
Could you send me a sample of Drop Dead Disco? Does it require music? Any other scripts with more than 6 characters?
Hi Elaine, Yes, I’ll get a sample right out to you. Drop Dead Disco, Dying for Chocolate & Gin Joint (as well as Speakeasy which hasn’t been posted yet but is the same mystery as Gin Joint but a different setting) all have 6 actors.
That’s the max for my scripts but it’s easy to add characters to them by partnering them with an existing character. These are unscripted parts though.
Could you please resend the sample to elainessimpson@hotmail.com
I didn’t receive the email from you.
My group is interested in purchasing Drop Dead Disco. Thank you!
Elaine Simpson
Did you get my email from a couple of hours ago?
No, very strange. My email is elainessimpson@hotmail.com
That’s weird because I emailed you, without the sample to see if it would go through. Do you have any kind of filters on your email program?
Can you email me directly (jrv@mysteryfactory.com). Maybe if I reply to an email you send me, it will get to you.
Drop Dead Disco looks intriguing for our young adults theater to do. I just need to be sure it’s age appropriate and would like more information and perhaps a sample of the script before ordering. Thank you in advance for your help.
Several young adult groups have performed Drop Dead Disco. This is one of the excellent features of it being an improv script. It tells the actors what information to reveal, as gives a couple of line as an example or a springboard to dialogue from, and the words they choose to use to reveal the information is entirely up to them and the director, etc. I’ll send a sample right out to you.
Could this be used an a one act script for competition? Could you send me a sample?
Thank you!
Well … maybe … it’s written as three acts because it usually is paired with a dinner. If you run the scenes back to back it might be 45 minutes. And it is an improve script, so although there are some lines of dialogue, they are meant to be a springboard into the actors interacting with each other and the audience. I’ll send you a sample and you’ll see what I mean.
Could you send me a sample of the Disco script? We are looking at a fundraising event for about 300 people. Would this work? Does it tell us how to time the meal and the script?
Yes for sure, I will get that right out to you. A rule I gave myself when producing interactive theatre is a ratio of one actor for every 30 people. It works well and everyone who wants to feel included can feel included. Everyone will feel part of the action. The script SAMPLE doesn’t tell you the timing of the meals and whatnot, but the script does. I would be happy to have a phone conversation and go over it with you. Plus if you have any other considerations I can help you sort that out too.
Hello is it possible to get a sample script of drop dead disco? Also, is it able to be performed without extensive improv?
Yes, it can be performed without a lot of improv. Every scene states it purpose and gives sample lines of suggested dialogue. The actors can absolutely use those line and it’s good to extend the dialogue for another couple of lines each, and involve the audience if desired. It’s more just continuing the conversation or argument than making up something from nothing much. This is what rehearsals are for; just talking through the scenes and making them more ‘over the top’ in outrageous melodrama than monotone speaking.
The main benefit is that there isn’t any really anything that has to be memorized, which is a huge time saver. Actors can have little cheats sheets in their pockets that they can read just before their scene, so it’s like; ok now I have to go argue with the cat burglar that she’s not stealing enough jewelry and she needs to up her game … or else. And like that. Please let me know if you have any questions after you have had a chance to look over the scripts.
It was a huge hit! Everyone loved it!
Thanks for the feedback!
Hello I wanted to know if I can get a sample of the drop dead disco script.
For sure.
Hi, I am looking for a funny script for a themed dinner fundraiser.
Minimal set requirements and we are willing to learn lines if necessary.
This looks fun, however I am open to suggestions. Could I have a look at a sample script please?
Thank you for your interest in my scripts! I have sent you samples of two scripts: The Shootout Saloon and Drop Dead Disco.
They are improv scripts so there is some suggested dialogue and humour and it also leaves room for the actors to put in as much funny stuff, and the right kind of funny stuff, for each individual audience. There is a wide range of things people find funny, or not. Please let me know if you have any questions after you have looked them over.
I’m a member of an amateur theatre group that regularly holds murder mystery dinners – can I get a sample of the script as we’re looking for something new and exciting to perform.
Thank you
You got it. Let me know if you have questions.
Can we get a sample of Drop Dead Disco?
Yes, absolutely.
Hi,
We are a nonprofit community theater looking for a murder mystery audience participation to be played during a three-course dinner and period entertainment between the courses or before.
The audience should be around 65. A small cast with not very much dialogue to learn.
Handouts for the audience and where the audience can interrogate the suspects.
It is being performed in a small church dinning hall.
Hello Tawsha – Thanks for getting in touch with me. I think any of our scripts would work for you.
The scripts are designed:
• To be performed during the 30 minutes before meal service or buffet begins with nothing happening while people get their food and a chance to eat.
• In a three act format which can be run consecutively or with a space between each act
• As an interactive improv script there aren’t really any lines that need to be memorized but actors have to understand what information needs to be given out in each scene. They can have a cheat sheet of info in their pocket to check before their scene begins. Sample dialogue is included, and can be memorized if people want to, but it is not necessary.
• Be performed for between 35 and 200 people
I’m sending you samples of Dying for Chocolate and Easy Money. Easy Money has less actors and is designed as a fundraiser. I’m not sure if you are looking for that element or not.
Please let me know if you have questions.
Hello JRV, this script sounds like a lot of fun. Please send me a sample! Thanks!
On its way!
Could I get a sample of the Disco script?
Yes! Check your inbox.
We are looking to do another Murder Mystery. We have done about 10 in the past, but stopped for Covid. Our last source has run out of scripts. I think Drop Dead Disco looks fun. Can I get a sample please?
Thanks for your interest in my scripts! Let me know if you have any questions after you’ve checked it out. I hope that you find my scripts as entertaining and easy to use as your last provider’s scripts obviously were.
At Your Service, Juanita
I’d like a sample of the Disco script please. Have a theater troupe this might be perfect for! Thank you.
Hey Kathy – thanks for your email. Script samples are headed your way.
Is the mystery in this script to solve a murder or some other scenario?
All of the scripts are murder mysteries. That said, mysteries don’t have to be murder or even crime; a mystery is just something that is unknown. You could also have a mystery based on a gift that you don’t know who it’s from and like that.
Perfect, may I have the sample of this one. I have a committee meeting on Tuesday and we would like to do this as a fundraiser.
Headed your way!
I would like to get a sample copy, we are looking for a themed interactive dinner show to do for a charity education benefit dinner. thanks
On its way!
Yes, Please may I have a sample script? It sounds like a really fun show!
Hi Barbara! It is a fun show! The sample should be in your inbox now. Let me know if you have any questions.
Would it be possible to get a sample script of Drop Dead Disco?
Coming right up!
Can I get some samples please for teenagers. I am hoping to film it.
Hi Sarah – my scripts are actually for live interactive entertainment, rather than film.
Will you please email me samples of dying for chocolate and gin joint? I would like the residents at a local retirement community to play the parts and want to make sure it’s suitable before purchasing.
Thanks for asking for the script samples. These are improv scripts so there is some dialogue included to get the ball rolling and then the actors, whether amateur or professional, just continue the conversation. There isn’t a lot of memorizing to do and the characters can carry ‘cheat sheets’ in their pockets to remind themselves what information needs to be revealed. This makes it for a more stress free experience that scripts that require exacting dialogue. I will send them right out to you.
Hi! Could I get a sample of this one please? Thank you!
You got it!
From: Theatre7
We have purchased rights for two nights for Drop Dead Disco. For promoting purposes are we granted rights to use the graphics from the cover page of script or is it under a different copied right?
You can use it : )
I would like a small sample of Drop Dead Disco.
On it’s way!
This is Cynthia from Theatre 7, Decatur, IL. We would like to do your Disco By Death in August this year. How much are the scripts each and rights for two performances of 100 attending. We are a not for profit Community Theatre. Thanks!
Hey Cynthia. The script is $65 and you just purchase it from the ‘Buy Now’ button on the website. Each purchase includes the royalties for one performance so if you go with a second night simply repurchase the script. Thank you for your interest! I am available as online support for any questions you have about the script and logistics. : )
Could we please email me a sample script. I am vice president of Theatre7 in Decatur, IL. We will be celebrating our 60th year of Community Theatre and would like to possibly include “Drop Dead Disco” as one of our fundraiser dinner theatre events.
If you could email it to me as soon as possible, I would really appreciate it
Thand you!
Should be in your inbox now!
Hello, We are hosting a murder mystery for our church’s youth group spring formal in May. The theme is 70’s Disco. We have never done this before and have many people to coordinate with, so seeing a sample of the “Drop Dead Disco” script prior to purchasing would be very helpful.
Thank you
Just sent out the sample you requested. Please let me know if you have any questions about the script or logistics after you have a chance to check it over. Thanks for your inquiry.
Would love to see a sample of what the script looks like. Also, approximately how long does the play run?
I’ll get that right out to you Lisa. If you run all the scenes one right after the other, it’s about 45 minutes. After Act 1, there is usually a 20 minute break when food is served or made available because people are only interested in eating. Then another 10 minutes or so between Acts 2 and 3. Another 10 minutes after the Solution Sheets are in while organizers read over the answers and pick winners for whatever you decide to give prizes for: most accurate with clues, funniest, most outrageous, etc.
It also takes longer if the actors interact with the audience a lot and some audience members decide to play along. Lots of variables. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have further questions : )
Please send me a sample of Drop Dead Disco. I am wanting to put on a Murder Mystery for our community. My daughter is in the high school theater. We are excited to see what this script has to offer.
On it’s way. Let me know if you have questions.
This sounds amazing! Can I get a sample script please?
Coming at you! Check you inbox.
Hi! Can I get a perusal/sample of this script emailed to me?
Thank you!
On its way!
Do you Think I could get a sample script? It would be greatly appreciated.
Yes! Just sent it to you.
I would like to request a perusal if the Disco script. Is that possible?
Looking to do a show in November.
On its way to your inbox now!
I would like a perusal of Disco and Chocolate. My community theatre wants to do a murder mystery dinner theatre at a local restaurant.
Geralyn P.
Thibodaux Playhouse
Reading committee chairperson
Hi Gera
Thanks for contacting me about my scripts! Here is the first same. The other will come in a separate email.
Please let me know if you have any questions. I am happy to give you a call and answer any questions if you prefer that to email.
In particular, please let me know what it is that decides for you if you want to purchase a script or how it doesn’t seem quite like what you are looking for.
At Your Service,
Juanita
I would like to request perusals for Drop Dead disco, Dying for Chocolate and Easy Money, please.
Thank you
You bet. They will each come in a separate email so expect three.
May I also have a sample script?
Yes indeed!
I would love a sample script of both Drop Dead Disco and Gin Joint to peruse for our 2022-2023 season.
My theatre group is The Stage Company of Poplar Bluff.
That’s fabulous! Script samples are headed your way. Please let me know if you have any questions.
I’d like to request a sample script please
On it’s way to your inbox : )
Hi I’d love a sample of the disco script please
Coming right up.
Hi. I would like to get a sample of the script, for our youth group Dinner Theater fundraiser.
Thank you.
On its way : ) Please let me know if you have any questions.
Can I please get a sample of the Disco Script for my High School Improv group?
Thank you so much
On it’s way Carrie! Please let me know if you have any questions.
Can I get a sample script please?
Did you receive the sample Tiffany?
Can I get a sample script and more information on how this game would work as the host for 10 people playing (and 2 people working as hosts/extras?)
Thanks!
Hi Jenna
Thanks for your enquiry! The scripts are designed for groups of 20 to 200 people and require 4 to 6 actors. Although it has been done as a house party for groups of 15 -20, it is tricky to maintain the mystery thread … if that’s important to you. I send you a sample of both Drop Dead Disco and The Butler Did It, which is more designed for smaller groups. Although there is nothing to solve it’s a super fun event.
Would you be able to email me a sample script? Would this script work for a party of 80 people? Is it clean?
Hi Yasmin – It would work great with 80 people. All of our scripts are improv scripts which means they can be as clean or risque as you want them to be.
The script is divided into scenes and each scene details the information that needs to be given out (Hugo comments on Joe getting out of jail early – did he make a deal with the cops?) and some sample dialogue to get things started. After that it’s up to the director and actor how much audience participation they want to include and what words they use to get the info out. Please let me know if you have any further questions!
Would it be possibly to get a sample of the script?
Thank you for your interest in our scripts! I am sending a sample of Drop Dead Disco. Please let me know if you have any questions!
Is there a way to see a preview of this script?
Yes there is! I’ll send you out a preview right away : )
I would like to see abit more and gain more info for my dinner theatre bussiness
I’ve sent you a sample. Please let me know if you have any questions : )
Can I please get a sample of the script for disco? we have used a different format, but they don’t have the theme I want and I need to make sure it will accommodate us! we do them with an entire restaurant where one person at each table is a character so I want to see that this will work
Hi Marcy
The script sample should be in your inbox as I type. It is for six actors. It is easy to add more secondary parts if you have more than six tables. If this script is of interest to you, let’s chat and I can tell you how to do that.
Hi there, could I get a preview of Drop Dead Disco please?
Yup. On its way. Let me know if you have questions : )
Thanks! Approximately how long does the play run? I understand there could be a range due to audience participation, but what is the approx. run time?
If the script ran as a straight performance and you included songs and solution sheets, then it would probably be just over an hour. If you add in 30 minutes for cocktails at the beginning when the cast is mingling, plus a meal, either buffet or plated or some version of food, then between 2 and 2 &1/2 hours.
Hi! Could I get a sample of the Drop Dead Disco script?
We love your scripts at Echo Bluff State Park here in Missouri! We had a great turn out back in February with the Dying for Chocolate Script! We are ready to try it again! I would like to get the sample script for Drop Dead Disco please! We can’t wait to read it!
That is so great to hear Megan THANK YOU! My hugest apologies for taking so long to get the DISCO sample out to you and thanks for following up.
Hi. Please send me a sample script of Drop Dead Disco.
Yes, right away. Sorry for the delay, missed this comment on the 27th. Please let me know if you have any questions after you’ve looked over the sample.
Hi! Can I get a sample of Drop Dead Disco please?
Sample please! Our auditorium is under construction so we are looking for a fun dinner/murder mystery script we could perform in the cafeteria! Is this appropriate for high schoolers to perform? Thank you!
That sounds interesting. Hope you have a private space nearby for the ‘green room’ aka ‘place to hide the evidence and props’ for the bang-up ending!
Intrested in receiving a sample if possible. And wondering if there are any expansion packs on this one?
I’ve sent out your sample script. If by expansion packs you mean more parts for more actors, there isn’t anything written in but it’s easy to give each character a supporting character and they basically reiterate the same information. One of the characters just got out of prison so other people could ad lib as his ‘cell mates’ and like that. If you are interested in this we could talk and I will explain further.
Thanks for you interest in our scripts!
Hola
i would like to get a sample of this MM script.
before i got Dying for Chocolate,
which was a success….!!
Hello I would like to see the sample for the Disco script for a fundraising dinner for our community theatre group.
Hi I’d like to request a sample package of the Drop Dead Disco murder mystery. This is my first time participating in a murder mystery and this one seems to fit the theme for my party. I’ve never attended a murder mystery so I’m throwing my own and was told it’s best to purchase one.
Excellent choice! I will get that right out to you. Be sure and contact me if you have any questions once you’ve had a chance to look it over. Keep you eyes open for shag wigs and platform shoes : )
I would like to see a sample of Drop Dead Disco. It’s our annual murder mystery dinner for womens college lacrosse. 140 guest in attendance.
Thanks
Tamara
I have already requested Death by Chocolate! I would really like to peruse both Disco and Chocolate, as I am looking for something for a small group that is 40 minutes or less. Thanks
Would like a sample of the script. Plan on hosting it with a dinner for our club; approx 60 people. We are definitely amateurs. Thanks!
I would like a sample a sample of the Disco Script please. Jessica
Would like to get a sample of this script please. We are looking do to a fundraiser with a dinner theater.
Is the sample of drop dead disco a download. I would like to read the script I don’t mind paying for script but I have no direct plan to perform it at this time. We are looking for our next season for February of 2017.
I’ll email you out a script sample as a pdf. It will give you a good overview of the plot, characters, props required, etc. Let me know if you have any questions!
Would appreciate samples of Drop Dead Disco and Dying for Chocolate.
You got it! Let me know if you have any questions.
Please could you send me a sample
You got it! Thanks for your inquiry.
Could I get a sample of this one?
It’s on its way. Please let me know if you have any questions.
We are thinking about a 70’s themed murder mystery dinner as a fundraiser for our hospital gala. We would like to have it be a three act (Salad,soup,appetizer/ Entree/ Dessert) is this possible with Drop Dead Disco script? Also, could you send me a sample script?
Drop Dead Disco is, in fact, a three act script! It would be my pleasure to send you out a sample. Please let me know if you have any further questions or would like to discuss anything on the phone.
Would you kindly forward a sample of this script for consideration to the email address below.
Thank you
HOLA FROM PANAMA/Central America…..
AFTER DOING “DYING FOR CHOCOLATE’, WHICH WAS A SUCCESS…..I WONDER IF WE COULD HAVE , A SAMPLE PACKAGE OF “DROP DEAD DISCO”
SALUDOS,
LOURDES
On it’s way. So nice to hear from you again!
Hi! I would love to read sample copies of Drop dead Disco and Dying for Chocolate. I am an elementary theatre teacher and am looking to do a rather “friendly” murder mystery with my drama club. Do you feel your shows would suffice?
Thanks,
JJ
Hi JJ – hmmmm. I guess it depends on the age of your thespians. I’ll send you the samples. I could also coach you on how to write on yourself and then you and the class would have to come up with the dialogue but the format and clues would all be in place. Send me you number if you want to talk.
Would you please send sample scripts for Drop Dead Disco and Dying for Chocolate? We are looking for a new source of Murder Mysteries for our Theater.
Thanks,
Tina
Sure thing!
Will you please send me a sample of this one and Dying for Chocolate.
Thanks,
Tina
Can you please send me a sample?
You bet! It’s on the way to your in-box now.
Hi! Could you email me a sample copy of both Drop Dead Disco and Gin Joint to me? We are looking to do a murder mystery dinner theater for our local amateur theater group. Thank you!
You bet. They’ll arrive as two separate emails. Be sure to contact me if you have any further questions. Thanks!
Hi,
I am turning 40 and want to a host a 70s theme disco murder mystery and dance party. I think this may be perfect. Can you please email me your sample download so I can learn more about how your games work and what is included. Thanks
I trust you received the sample. Let me know if you have any further questions.
Hi!
I’m searching for a script for our 2014-2015 Murder Mystery Dinner Theater performance (High School Drama Club). If possible, could you send me a sample of the Drop Dead Disco script?
Thank you!
Terry Craven
You bet! The drama club could have a lot of fun with this. After you check out the script was can talk and I’ll answer any questions you have.
Hi, wondering if you could send me a sample of “Drop Dead Disco”……as noted on your website. Also, can you tell me aprox. how long the show runs?
Thanks very much.
Pam Broiles
garnet.rose7@hotmail.com
THE REVIVAL HALL
The script sample should be in your email box now.
Running time is approximately an hour and it is usually performed over two hours as interactive theatre. This means there are breaks of 10-15 minutes between the scenes where the ‘actors’ mingle with the group. Food is often involved. Anything from a four course sit down dinner to appy’s set out on tables throughout the venue. With the smaller food service the mystery could be completed in an hour and a half.
The script is an ‘improv’ script which means some dialogue is included but mystery entertainment works best if it is performed as if it is actually happening. So the actors can memorize lines but it’s quicker and more fun if they just know what information needs to be gotton out and ‘talk’ (with great exaggeration and melodrama) to each other. This can affect the length of time it takes to complete the mystery as well.
Yes indeed! ‘Drop Dead Disco’ is ready to go as are ‘Dying For Chocolate’ and ‘Gin Joint!
Are you still selling these murder mystery scripts?
I would like to host a murder mystery dinner. A dinner and a show atmosphere,
where the actors perform the play during the course of a 4 course meal. Would your plays suit this scenario?
Please contact me and let me know.
601-715-6593