Play: The Deadly Game by James Yaffe, adapted from the novel Trapps by Friedrich Durrenmatt
Type: Melodrama
Cast of Characters: 6 men, 2 women
Synopsis: As told by Atkinson (NY Times): "Three retired men of law on a remote mountain in Switzerland amuse themselves by going through the legal ceremony of prosecuting strangers who drop in. An American traveling salesman is their guest on a snowy evening. Although the game seems foolish to him, he agrees to it to humor his hosts. Since he has never been involved in a crime in his life, he is unable to propose anything they can try him for. After a little amiable conversation, the retired prosecutor discovers a plausible case. He accuses the traveling salesman of having murdered his boss. At first, this appears to be a wild improvisation. But Mr. Yaffe Durrenmatt's novel as source-book, gradually makes something real out of phantoms. By questioning, he proves his case out of the witness' own mouth."
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