Oh, plans
Posted by Elizabeth on 02-24-2010 at 8:01 am
My birthday was last week. Because of some circumstances out of my control, I put of the party until this weekend.
Ordinarily, I don't do birthday parties, and anyone who mentions my birthday at one of those restaurants where they make you were a silly hat and stand around singing is in danger of being stabbed in the parking lot. However, last month I went to a Harry Potter themed party (yes, for an adult. I'm pretty sure I don't know any children), and it was a lot of fun. I was inspired to have my own structured party, so I will be hosting a murder-mystery dinner.
The packet itself came from Red Herring Games. It is the "Murder on the Disorientated Express", one of their free modules. Every single name in the game is a pun, which suits the group that will be playing just fine. Anyone who is interested but does not want to write one themselves should go check it out!
That last bit is what brings me to the main reason for this post. After I see how the party goes, I think I will write one of my own. Script Frenzy is coming up, and the writers I have been hanging around with all want to participate. I realize that this isn't a proper script, but bits of it are scripted and this is the closest thing to a play that I actually want to write.
The cast will, I think, be coming from the Commedia dell'arte (Wikipedia link). The actors in a troupe will be the suspects/players, not the play characters themselves. I just need to come up with the rest of the plot now. Who gets killed off? What are the interpersonal relationships between the actors? Do they mirror the character's roles, or turn them on their heads? Where is the troupe when the murder occurs?
I think I need to work out setting, death, and personal relationships first, in that order. Everyone needs at least one motive and at least one alibi (one of which will be false). Then I have to figure out how to dribble the information out along the rounds. The round info and the script is what will be written during April, I think. The rest of it I need to work out beforehand. This is going to be fun!
Also, NaNo2010 preview: Were-Vampire-Cats, the MCs from Supernatural, and a shopping mall.
Ordinarily, I don't do birthday parties, and anyone who mentions my birthday at one of those restaurants where they make you were a silly hat and stand around singing is in danger of being stabbed in the parking lot. However, last month I went to a Harry Potter themed party (yes, for an adult. I'm pretty sure I don't know any children), and it was a lot of fun. I was inspired to have my own structured party, so I will be hosting a murder-mystery dinner.
The packet itself came from Red Herring Games. It is the "Murder on the Disorientated Express", one of their free modules. Every single name in the game is a pun, which suits the group that will be playing just fine. Anyone who is interested but does not want to write one themselves should go check it out!
That last bit is what brings me to the main reason for this post. After I see how the party goes, I think I will write one of my own. Script Frenzy is coming up, and the writers I have been hanging around with all want to participate. I realize that this isn't a proper script, but bits of it are scripted and this is the closest thing to a play that I actually want to write.
The cast will, I think, be coming from the Commedia dell'arte (Wikipedia link). The actors in a troupe will be the suspects/players, not the play characters themselves. I just need to come up with the rest of the plot now. Who gets killed off? What are the interpersonal relationships between the actors? Do they mirror the character's roles, or turn them on their heads? Where is the troupe when the murder occurs?
I think I need to work out setting, death, and personal relationships first, in that order. Everyone needs at least one motive and at least one alibi (one of which will be false). Then I have to figure out how to dribble the information out along the rounds. The round info and the script is what will be written during April, I think. The rest of it I need to work out beforehand. This is going to be fun!
Also, NaNo2010 preview: Were-Vampire-Cats, the MCs from Supernatural, and a shopping mall.
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