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The Final Toast

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 6m, 1boy(s)

Stuart Kaminsky

The Edgar Prize-winning author Kaminsky tells the tale of one of literature's most famous detectives: Sherlock Holmes. In a witty, imaginative story filled with twists and unexpected surprises, Detective Holmes unravels a murder only to find himself the unwilling target of the killer-at-large.

The Final Toast

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 6m, 1boy(s)
  • Duration
    Duration
    75 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary

The Edgar Prize-winning author Kaminsky tells the tale of one of literature's most famous detectives: Sherlock Holmes. In a witty, imaginative story filled with twists and unexpected surprises, Detective Holmes unravels a murder only to find himself the unwilling target of the killer-at-large. Along with the aid of his loyal and inquisitive companion, Dr. Watson, Sherlock Holmes uses his masterful power of deduction to make a nebulous situation seem "simply elementary." The Final Toast is an exciting new take on the classic characters of fiction we know and love, and its ending will please even the most savvy mystery connoisseurs. 

History
The Final Toast had its world premier at the 2008 International Mystery Writer's Festival.
SHERLOCK HOLMES - the great detective.
JOHN WATSON, M.D. - shares rooms with Holmes, chronicles his cases.
MYCROFT HOLMES - older brother of Sherlock, spends most of his time at the exclusive Diagones Club.
MALCOM MARCH - a young man determined to get the best of Holmes and then to kill him.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN - street-wise, somewhere between 11 and 14. He is a Baker Street Irregular and a favorite of Sherlock Holmes.
JONAH THRACE - wealthy man who lives in fear that someone is trying to kill him.
BROKEN NOSE TOOLE - murderous thug employed by Malcom March.
REGINA - Jonah Thrace's housekeeper.
TIMOTHY ELLY - exiled from Germany, he works for Jonah Thrace.
ROSE - Malcom March's sister who is determined to help her brother kill Sherlock Holmes.
NICHOLAS - husband of Rose.
JACK DAWES - unfortunate employee of Jonah Thrace.
FIRST ACTOR - his one-line performance doesn't fit.
POLICEMAN - has nothing to say.

The same actor can play THRACE and NICHOLAS. The same actor can play
REGINA and ROSE. The same actor can play FIRST ACTOR, JACK DAWES, and
POLICEMAN.

  • Time Period 17th Century
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 75 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Gun Shots

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Stuart Kaminsky

Stuart Kaminsky

Stuart Kaminsky is author of 50 published novels, 5 biographies, 4 textbooks and 35 short stories and two plays that are published by Samuel French, The Final Toast and Books. He also has screenwriting credits on four produced films including Once Upon a Time in America, ...

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