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The Fried Kobassa

by J. Robert Wilkins

Inspector Kapusta will leave no stone unturned to find the camp cook's missing kobassa. Okay, maybe he'll leave a couple of stones unturned. Okay, maybe he's a pretty bad detective but that just makes the play all the more hilarious.

A light-hearted romp with the funniest of all the red meats at its centre: FRIED KOBASSA!

Comedy Mystery

Average Producer Rating:

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 40 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
11 Characters
2 M9 F
Set
Simple Set
Length
30 pages
Free Excerpt

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11 Characters

2 M, 9 F

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

Katelyn [F] 45 lines
18 years old. A summer employee. She wears jeans and T-shirt.
Cook [M] 56 lines
Early 20’s. He is unshaven with unkempt hair and poorly dressed. His apron is extremely dirty.
Nicole [F] 24 lines
19 years old. A summer employee. She wears jeans and a T-shirt.
Inspector Kapusta [M] 114 lines
Early 20’s. He is dressed in a plaid shirt, trousers with suspenders, a ball cap, an overcoat, and rubber boots. His character is most effective if he speaks in a Ukrainian or Eastern European accent.
Samantha [F] 23 lines
16 years old. A camper
Amy [F] 21 lines
16 years old. A camper
Callie [F] 25 lines
15 years old. A camper
Lindsay [F] 24 lines
15 years old. A camper
Nurse [F] 52 lines
Early 20’s. The camp nurse. She is dressed in a nurse’s uniform.
Amber [F] 52 lines
16 years old. She is dressed in a cheerleader’s outfit.
Katie [F] 42 lines
16 years old. She is dressed in a cheerleader’s outfit.

Praise for The Fried Kobassa

Jodi MacDonald
St. Joseph's High School
The students chose this one as it is quite funny, and did not get tired of rehearsing for the play.

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