SLIPPERY AS SIN

Recommended by

Kate Brennan:

21 Nov. 2022

“ I cannot believe how topical this political murder mystery is even though it was written a decade ago! It's gruesome, smart and I laughed out loud on several occasions. Why isn't this show being done everywhere? What a brilliant commentary on the dangers of the truth not being true. Read it! ”
Cheryl Bear:

11 Apr. 2021

“ A hilarious and utterly enjoyable thriller as Dorrington must show that Diabolicus is to blame! Well done! ”
June Ballinger:

11 Aug. 2015

“ A political allegory that is hilarious! One step in realism and the other is a slightly fantastical world.
lends itself well to cross racial casting. ”

Genre:

comedy, dark comedy, farce, horror, melodrama, mystery/thriller, parody/spoof, period, political, satire

Subject Matter Keywords:

thriller, murder, Farce, Donald Trump

Length:

90 minutes to two hours

Cast Size:

Age Appropriateness:

ages 18 and up

Published Script

New Jersey Star-Ledger

“
White has accomplished the extraordinary: He has written a mystery play unlike any other.
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U.S. 1

“
White’s affection for the farce and his flair for writing them was first apparent to me in his “Blood,” produced in 2009 . That he injects his own commendably progressive philosophical, political, and social views into the plot without being preachy is a trick that he uses with great ingenuity.
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Stage Magazine

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A new comic thriller by David Lee White (the author of BLOOD: A COMEDY, which debuted at Passage in 2009,) SLIPPERY AS SIN is a loving homage to the film noir of the 30’s and 40’s as well as a tip of the hat to the famous detective genre.
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Talkin' Broadway

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However, as difficult as it is to prognosticate a new play’s future projectory, I would not be surprised if Slippery as Sin goes on to become a popular, widely produced staple of the American stage. It is certainly worthy.
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