Cast

• SAMMY MAESTRO—17, delinquent high school student
• JIMMY UNCOLUKAS—16, typical high school student, a follower. looks up to Sammy
• LIAM CHEWT—late 30s, preppie teacher
• MRS. DELILAH FRANBERRY—50s, angel dressed as a hippie
• GINNY CHEWT—40ish, Liam’s wife
• ELAYNE CHEWT—17, Liam’s daughter
• PRIEST—50ish, any gender
• DIANE—female friend of the Chewt family (must double as Mrs. Franberry)
• NUTS—”Hells Angels,” and not the motorcycle group
• BOLTS—”Hells Angels,” and not the motorcycle group
• MECHANIC—25-35, any gender (could double as the priest)

A light-hearted mystery, this new play from Steven Bergman can be performed as either a long one-act, or two shorter acts. Liam Chewt is a teacher who finds himself recently deceased. The first person he encounters at “the wait station” is his (also deceased) 4th grade teacher, Delilah Franberry. Mrs. Franberry tells Liam that, in order to get into heaven, he has 24 hours to solve his own murder. So Liam, with the help to two “Hell’s Angels,” Nuts and Bolts, becomes a sleuth as he tries to uncover his own murderer. The suspect list includes everyone from Sammy Maestro and Jimmy Uncolukas, the school thugs, to Liam’s own daughter, Elayne, to even Mrs. Franberry herself! A fun, yet poignant work that is perfect for teenage performers and Little Theaters, this play examines topics such as family relationships, finding the right friends, and treasuring life while we’re living it.

The Place
Anytown, middle America.

The Time
Springtime in a present or future year.

Author Biography
Plays published by JAC Publishing and Promotions include Cutting the Leash, The Guy Chair and Grieving Process. Published plays: “History” (Brooklyn Publishers; Winner in the 15-Minute category of the Sonoma County (CA) Rep’s New Drama Works Scripts Competition (2003)), “Rosie the Teddy Bear,” (Brooklyn Publishers; premiered at the 2004 ACME New Works Festival) and “Critic’s Carnival” (Brooklyn Publishers). Composer: “The Curse of the Bambino” (Lyric Stage Company of Boston, CD available at www.bambinomusical.com), “Jack The Ripper: The Whitechapel Musical" (Boston Center of the Arts), “Four Kisses”, and original scores for Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors,” and Wilson’s “Book of Days.”. His oratorio, a celebration of the holiday Tu B'Shvat entitled "Time Of the Trees", is available on ZCRecords. For young audiences: Adaptations of "Tom and Huck", “Tatterhood,” (a Swedish folktale),“King Midas and his Friends,” (co-written Peggy Traktman), "The Pied Piper" (co-written with Christopher DiGrazia and Earl Maulding), and "Rumplestiltskin". Musical Director: “Das Barbec¸” (New Repertory Theatre), “…Forum” (American Stage Festival), the New England premieres of “The Gig” and "When Pigs Fly" (Lyric Stage Company), “Personals,” “Tomfoolery” (Actors Playhouse), "Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill", "The Fantasticks", "Pump Boys and Dinettes", "Something's Afoot", "Pirates of Penzance", and "Smoke On The Mountain" (Worcester Foothills Theatre), and the world premiere of "The Orphan Queen" (Jewish Theatre of New England). Keyboardist: "Nunsense Jamboree" (national tour with Georgia Engel, CD/DVD with Vicki Lawrence), as well as national tours of "Sunday in the Park with George", "Dreamgirls", "Guys and Dolls", and "Les Miserables." Mr. Bergman is a member of Theatre Communications Group and The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc., and teaches Drama and Music in the Littleton Schools in Littleton, MA. Visit his website, www.everydayaholiday.net for more information.

In the News
2/7/12 - Playwrights Steven Bergman and David Kruh have new published stories in the anthology, "Final Fenway Fiction: More Short Stories from Red Sox Nation." Check them out at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

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