“The Brothers Plank” by Mike Eserkaln
CAST NEEDS:
There can be some double casting if cast supply is small, or go the full blown cast if you’ve got a lot of people.
4 – 5 Men 2 – 4 Women
DURATION:
90 minutes
SYNOPSIS:
Reginald “Plank” Plank, and Thelonius “Tipsy” Plank are the adopted adult children of Lady Aberline Plank, an eccentric millionaire. She has raised them to solve mysteries, by pitting them against each other in “friendly” competition. When Lady Aberline is poisoned herself, the brothers must work together to solve the crime. Together with their suicidal chauffeur Snyvling, the brothers find themselves on a trans-Atlantic ship and solve numerous crimes along the way. Full of numerous physical comedy bits, verbal banter. An all ages show, great for High School Theatre programs, colleges, and community theatres.
Download the PDF here: The Brothers Plank-PDF
PRODUCTIONS:
Venture Theatre De Pere, WI – 2006
Rhinelander High School, Rhinelander, WI – 2007
*All of my works are free to read, perform, produce and/or adapt anyway you like. All I ask is that you contact me and let me know how things went. Credit me as writer and include my web-site (Mike Eserkaln www.eserkaln.com ) Photos and reviews of productions would be great too. Also, donations are always appreciated. Thanks.