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The Tuesday Night Treasure Hunters and the Case of the Kraken’s Eye

by Steven Hayet

When three teen treasure hunters spend a school night breaking into the long-abandoned Wolcott Mansion, they are on a mission: to solve the Case of the Kraken’s Eye: a long-missing blue diamond.

We are thrown back to 1935, when the diamond was last seen in the possession of eccentric millionaire Colonel Simon Wolcott. It’s also on the minds of his three feuding nieces.

Packed with quirky characters, clever twists, and laugh-out-loud moments, The Tuesday Night Treasure Hunters is a fast-paced comedy-mystery that unearths secrets, challenges what we value most, and proves that sometimes the greatest treasures are hidden in plain sight.

Comedy

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 30 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
11 Characters
3 M4 F4 Any Gender
Set
Simple set
Length
27 pages
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11 Characters

3 M, 4 F, 4 Any Gender

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.

PRESENT DAY
DILLON [A] 45 lines
A treasure hunter who has researched the Kraken’s eye for years
ARI [A] 39 lines
A reluctant treasure hunter who didn’t think it would be so much work
CASEY [A] 33 lines
An excited treasure hunter, complete with fedora
IN 1935
WOLCOTT [M] 26 lines
Renowned treasure hunter
LILY [F] 36 lines
One of Wolcott’s nieces (“The Smart One”)
IRIS [F] 42 lines
One of Wolcott’s nieces (“The Pretty One”)
CHRYS [F] 22 lines
Chrysanthemum – One of Wolcott’s nieces (“The Other One”)
SHUSTER [M] 19 lines
A classically trained actor & Lily’s partner
DUNCAN [M] 34 lines
Wolcott’s Assistant and Iris’ ex
EDGAR [A] 14 lines
A reporter
TOBY [F] 22 lines

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