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A Clue in the Library by Steven Hayet

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  • Paul Donnelly:
    17 Sep. 2022
    “ A truly hilarious spoof of a popular board game, of detective fiction, and of academic pretention. Not to mention the frustration of dealing with an automated phone system. This play is always firing on all cylinders so the laughs come fast and furious. Such a delight! ”
  • Lee R. Lawing:
    16 Sep. 2022
    “ Not just funny, but laugh-out-loud funny. Hayet's parody will delight everyone.
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  • Rob Weidman:
    16 Sep. 2022
    “ This short play cleverly spoofs a familiar board game, while concurrently critiquing academia and riffing on the Library of Congress Classification system! ”
  • Emily McClain:
    31 Jan. 2021
    “ Hayet once again does a masterful job of creating a brilliant and surreal parody, completely immersing you within the world and the specific characters, and subverting that world with a wonderful twist at the end. A Clue In The Library also takes a swing at academic, ivory-tower pomposity- and you know we love to see that! Thank you for a thoroughly entertaining short play! ”
  • Jack Levine:
    31 Jan. 2021
    “ STEVEN HAYET uses the the board game’Clue’ and its characters to tell a murder-mystery, which is truly a delight to read. “A Clue in the Library” will have you guessing, laughing, and delighted you read this charming short play. The twists and ending are fantastic! ”
  • Steven G. Martin:
    31 Jan. 2021
    “ A delightful skewering of pop culture, namely the board game "Clue."

    But give Steven Hayet more credit than just writing a funny parody. As with "Everlasting Chocolate Therapy," Hayet adds interesting layers to themes and stories. "A Clue in the Library" takes on men who patronize women just because it's easier that way and how information can be stored, deduced, and shared in the most ridiculous of ways.

    "A Clue in the Library" is also fun, and actors willing to go over the top in characterization will thrive. ”
  • Philip Middleton Williams:
    30 Jan. 2021
    “ You do not have to be a fan of the board game Clue to enjoy this little moment of hilarity. Steven Hayet brings his wit and drollery to full tilt and it will give the actors all the scenery-chewing moments that the game needs and the audience will enjoy. ”
  • Elisabeth Giffin Speckman:
    30 Jan. 2021
    “ So much fun! We need scripts like these now more than ever to remind us as actors and audience members alike how much we can injuect PLAY into our PLAYS, our theatre, and in our lives, even if we've "grown-up." A hilarious script. Well done! ”
  • Emma Goldman-Sherman:
    7 Dec. 2020
    “ Such a fun theatrical piece! I am a huge Clue fan, so I got every reference! Hayet has a blast solving this murder, but no one I fear can solve the mysteries and crimes of the power structure that created adjunct professor-ing. I look forward to reading more of his work! ”
  • Claudia Haas:
    17 Jan. 2020
    “ Much ado about a murder and it’s all great fun. How many plays can combine snipes at The Library of Congress, adjunct professors, and Boxcar Children? Hayet has devised a clever little Clue-filled romp with three (dare I say it?) Plum roles for the picking. ”

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