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Play-Dead Murder Mysteries
The Playwright - Lee Mueller |
Lee Mueller is a renowned playwright, actor, and director from St. Louis, Missouri, who has been actively involved in the performing arts for over three decades
Lee's passion for acting began during his high school years and continued throughout his college years, where he performed in various plays and community theaters. Lee even made an appearance on the silver screen in "Escape From New York" as a sewer dweller. Lee spent several years performing and writing comedy sketches for St. Louis comedy clubs such as "The Way Off-Broadway Players," "The Bottom Line," and "Wit's End." Eventually, Lee's interest in acting and writing merged, leading him to write plays for his own enjoyment. His first one-act play, "In Between Days," was selected to be produced during a national writers conference at a local Missouri College. His second one-act play, "The Favor," was a finalist in a short play competition by Pamoja Players in St. Louis.
For the past 15 years, Lee has specialized in writing comedy murder mystery plays that have gained global popularity and have been produced all over the world. One of his most successful plays, "Murder Me Always," ran for a month on the stage of the Laugh Factory in New York, which Lee proudly claims is an "Off-Broadway" achievement.
Another one of his plays, "Death Of A Doornail," won "Best Original Comedy" at the 27th Annual "Arty Awards" in Fairfield, California. Lee's 12-minute short play, "The Thing That Happened," was showcased at SKits in Dramanon Hyderabad, India and won Best Original Play. Overall, Lee's passion for the performing arts has led to numerous accomplishments, and his works continue to captivate audiences worldwide.
Lee's short non-murder mystery plays can be found on his other WebSite - Playedwell Publishing
You can also find his other work at The National New Play Network
REINVENTING THE GENRE. Writer, actor, and playwright Lee Mueller thought dinner theater plays had a lot more potential than the traditional tired, trite productions he had seen for years. Founding Play-Dead Murder Mysteries.
Lee began writing funny, imaginative murder mystery comedies that could stand on their own as theatrical productions. Lee's plays are now performed by schools, community theater companies, and other organizations throughout the world.
- Kevin Polito -Former Weekend Edition Host, KWMU NPR Affiliate
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Many of the plays
are now available in paperback and Kindle format from
Amazon. Check out
Lee's Author page
for the murder mystery plays as well as other titles (see below)
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