Murder for Two is performed by two piano-playing actors.
One actor portrays:Marcus—
MARCUS MOSCOWICZ: An ambitious young officer
(He also provides voices for two characters in flashback.)
THE CHIEF: Marcus’s grizzled boss
VANESSA: Marcus’s former partner
The other actor portrays:
The Suspects—
DAHLIA WHITNEY: The victim’s loopy widow
MURRAY AND BARB FLANDON: The Whitney’s bickering neighbors
STEPH WHITNEY: An overeager grad student
BARRETTE LEWIS: A self-incriminating ballerina
DR. GRIFF: A friendly local psychiatrist
TIMMY, YONKERS, AND SKID: Members of an antiquated boys’ choir
HENRY VIVALDI: A late arrival
The final character is Officer Lou, who isn’t played by an actor. Marcus and the suspects address him as needed. (From Kinosian and Blair. Murder for Two. 2014)
