WRITING
PLAYS
THE DINGDONG: Or, HOW THE FRENCH KISS
from Le Dindon, by Georges Feydeau
For a cast of Five Actors.
"Mark Shanahan’s delightful update of this nineteenth-century classic takes its spirited door-slamming to a series of vaguely nineteen-thirties, vaguely Parisian hotel rooms... You won’t regret your evening in the Hotel Ultimus—but keep an eye on your spouse, and your hat."
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS CAROL
Adapted by Mark Shanahan from the novella by Charles Dickens
For a Cast of Five (or more!) Actors

A holiday treat with a brand-new and thrilling adaptation of the beloved Christmas classic! a Dickens of a tale, told many times and many ways- but never before like this! Mile Square’s new production features five actors celebrating the magic of stage craft as well as the joy of the holiday season. Audiences will delight in quick change artistry, puppetry, traditional music and the warmth, laughter and tears of this beloved holiday classic!
A SHERLOCK CAROL
by Mark Shanahan
For Six Actors
Moriarty was dead, to begin with.
And Sherlock Holmes is a haunted man.
But, when a grown up Tiny Tim asks Holmes to investigate the death of Ebenezer Scrooge, the Great Detective must use his gifts to solve a Dickens of a Christmas mystery!
Six actors take on the beloved characters of Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens in this holiday adventure for all ages.

A NANTUCKET CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Mark Shanahan
Reimagined for the stage
from the novella by Charles Dickens
For a cast of Five Actors
Five actors take on all the classic characters from the beloved Dickens story, reimagined as a tale from the American whaling era. Set on The Far Away Island, A Nantucket Christmas Carol features fast paced humor, classic Christmas music, imaginative stagecraft and mesmerizing quick change artistry in this joyful new take on the well known literary masterpiece.
THE CHRONOLOGY PROTECTION CASE
Adapted for the radio from the short story by Paul Levinson
Full cast audio drama
Adapted and performed by Mark Shanahan
Edgar Award Nominee for Best Play
From The Mystery Writers Association Of America
There's a science to murder.
The most brilliant minds in quantum physics are dying.... And only Detective Phil D'Amato knows why.
But that knowledge may just cost him his life.

FILM

KILL ME
Written by Gibson Frazier and Mark Shanahan
Starring
John Ellison Conlee
Marin Ireland
Mark Shanahan
Joanna Adler
Matt Dellapina
Directed by Gibson Frazier
Official Selection - The Adirondack Film Festival
Ray did something bad. Real bad. Now he's looking over his shoulder... and dying to stay alive.
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