A comedy thriller

By Marcia Kash and Douglas E. Hughes

6 actors- 3 m/3f

When a famous playwright dies unexpectedly, leaving behind his highly-anticipated but unfinished play, writers Don and Mara are hired to complete it in time for an imminent Broadway opening. With the clock ticking, they attempt to get into his mind but instead find themselves trapped in the world he has created. When people start turning up dead , the writers realize that solving this whodunnit has literally become a matter of life and death.

Deadline recently premiered at The Human Race Theatre Company in the U.S. to great critical and box office success. Its’s been likened to Clue, Knives Out and Agatha Christie, but Deadline also works on a meta level. It’s an homage to the writing process itself.

“Human Race’s ‘DEADLINE’ a Masterful New Mystery” (and) “Deadline offers a new twist on a very old (and treasured) idea (Cincinnati League of Theatres)