Flexible cast size with doubling but it's best to keep it around half men and half women. Actors can be any race.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

(5-16 total. As few as 3F 2M with doubling or as many as 8F 6M 2 any gender without doubling)

THE PHOTOGRAPHER, Suzanne, female, mid thirties to mid forties.
THE GRAVEDIGGER, Earl, male, mid thirties to mid forties.
THE HARDWARE STORE OWNER, Charlie, male, mid thirties to mid forties.
THE HISTORY PROFESSOR, Harold, male, early sixties.
THE MYSTERY NOVELIST, Georgette, female, early sixties.
MARJORIE, female, mid twenties.
THE YOUNG MAN, Robert, male, early twenties.
THE YOUNG WOMAN, Florence, female, early twenties.
FRIEND, female, early twenties.
EMT 1
EMT 2
THE LIBRARIAN, Renee, female, mid thirties to mid forties.
THE WAITRESS, Jen, female, early thirties to mid forties.
THE PERFUME MAKER, Martin, male, early thirties to mid forties.
THE POLICEMAN, Pete, male, early thirties to mid forties.
THE FLORIST, Heather, female.


Doubling for 5:

Actor who plays Gravedigger can also play YOUNG MAN, POLICEMAN
Actor who plays Hardware Store Owner can also play PERFUME MAKER, HISTORY PROFESSOR, EMT 1
Actress who plays Mystery Novelist can also play THE LIBRARIAN, THE FLORIST, FRIEND, EMT 2
Actress who plays Young Woman can also play WAITRESS, MARJORIE

Doubling for 7:

Actor who plays Gravedigger can also play YOUNG MAN
Actor who plays Hardware Store Owner can also play THE POLICEMAN.
Actress who plays THE LIBRARIAN, can also play THE WAITRESS and FRIEND.
Actor who plays THE HISTORY PROFESSOR also plays THE PERFUME MAKER and EMT 1
Actress who plays Mystery Novelist can also play THE FLORIST and EMT 2
Actress who plays MARJORIE also plays THE YOUNG WOMAN.


SETTING

A small rural New England town called Colchester

TIME

The Present or Recent Past