Donovan Gordan, who loves the stage, has always dreamed of stardom, but the only role he ever seems to land is that of the lowly understudy. He decides the only way he might receive the lead role in an upcoming community theatre production is to murder the lead actor, Giovanni Black. And that is exactly what he does. To make the murder more fun, Donovan hides Giovanni's body in a large wooden trunk that is used as the centerpiece of the production’s murder mystery set.

But Donovan's thrills soon turn to chills when he begins to observe strange things going on among the production's suspicious and dysfunctional cast members. They seem to know something he doesn't. Out of mere nervousness, Donovan decides to open the chest in an effort to make certain his victim hasn't disappeared. That's when his worst nightmare is realized: Giovanni's body is indeed gone. But who took it? Which cast member is on to his horrific crime? And is that Giovanni himself peering through the French doors of the set when no one but Donovan is looking? Find out the answer when you see this murder mystery that spoofs both Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock in one keep-you-guessing backstage comedy.

Written by Alexander Smith & Houston Starrett

Directed by Alexander Smith