Hapless Haunting of Helen Hinklemire, The

One-Acts 45

By: Eddie McPherson
Cast: 6 M, 9 F, 13 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 5 M, 9 F, 6 flexible)
Performance Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 59 pgs

FARCE. In this boo-tifully funny play, Mike buys a house haunted by a beautiful ghost, which makes his fiancée, Sally, instantly jealous. Determined to rid the house of its gorgeous ghost, Sally and her friend, Jane, arrange for a paranormal investigator to hold a séance. At the séance, several ghosts appear including a pirate, a coalminer, the Ghost of Christmas Past, and a dyslexic ghost who yells “Oob!” instead of “Boo!” Then when Sally stands up in the middle of the séance and tells the ghost off, things go downhill fast. There are kooky characters, madcap misunderstandings, and sight gags galore in this frighteningly funny play!

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Playwright Eddie McPherson loves everything theatre. He has published more than 70 plays in the educational, community theatre, and Christian markets. He enjoys hiking in the mountains and spending time with his dad in the house he grew up in.