Detective Dawson
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This is a one-act play about a wacky detective who goes undercover to expose a massive drug cartel but encounters a few more surprises than what he bargains for...
I've left a lot of the staging up to directors and characterisation up to the cast because that's what I enjoy best about performing. It's a bit difficult to do all the scene changes so I would stage three separate scenes at the same time and get creative with lighting :) You can really have a lot of fun with different interpretations and character portrayal.
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