Characters
Murder At the Bingo Hall
Belinda Brezhnefski - A very intense individual. Hails from the former Soviet Union. She insists on dominating the situation...every situation. We also suspect that she dominates her current boyfriend, Craig. Belinda is quite attractive but a bit heavy in the make-up department.
Heidi Harmony- Sweet Jersey girl, looking for love. Quite flirty. None of her former boyfriends have lived up to her expectations. Hoping to find her knight in shining armor at bingo night...!
Queenie Dramameeney- Purchases her wardrobe at garage sales. Not much of a color sense. Enjoys the dramatic life. Lives to gossip. She loves to fan the flames of personal conflict among the bingo crowd. Has been on a few dates with Kenny.
Granny Gravelgrit- Has been playing bingo for forty years. Quite bitter about the fact that she never wins. Accuses the game of being rigged. Has been a very heavy smoker her whole life, to which her voice is testimony. The universal smoking ban has made her even more cranky than usual. She often exits the room to smoke.
Rocky Von Primpleman- The bingo caller. Quite a celebrity among the bingo crowd. In fact, a crush of some of the bingo ladies. Quite taken with himself. Often checking himself out in any and all reflective surfaces. But...there may be more to him than meets the eye.
Craig Wimplefurter- Do-gooder in charge of the bingo hall. He thinks the bingo mission is his ticket to heaven. Repairs stereos by day. Is currently dating Belinda with whom he is totally devoted. Fudd-like speech impediment.
Kenny Itchabutt - A regular at the bingo hall. Usually arrives directly from his job at the sanitary landfill, where he is employed as a sanitation engineer/supervisor. Yes, he renders a distinctive odor. He also tends to scratch himself anywhere and everywhere. He’s frustrated by his unsuccessful search for a soulmate.
Francesco (Franky) Fuhghettaboutit- Jersey wise guy. He’s tough and intimidating, but speaks in a shrill falsetto. He also gets very confused at the game and tends to “Bingo” prematurely. He is enamored with and devoted to Heidi.
Larry LaForz- Security guard for St. Augustines. Big on rules and procedures. Likes everything in neat piles...a control freak really. As things fall apart at Bingo night, so does he.
Henry and Myrtle Schwartz-—Sickeningly sweet married couple. They are barfingly complementary to each other. They tend to coordinate their appearance and complete each others’s sentences. Their lives are driven by bingo. They have recently graduated together from a detective correspondence school.
Sister Daniel Patricia- St. Auggie nun who thinks she’s Vanna White. Very demonstrative and gesture rich. She carries a ruler to keep the players in line.
Rehearsal Schedule
Thursday, January 2, 2025
7pm
Friday, January 3, 2025
7pm
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
7pm
Friday, January 10, 2025
7pm
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
7pm
Friday, January 17, 2025
7pm
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
7pm
Friday, January 24, 2025
7pm
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
7pm
Friday, January 31, 2025
7pm
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
7pm
Thursday, February 6, 2025
7pm
Friday, February 7, 2025
7pm Rehearsal At Manor
Saturday, February 8, 2025
4:30 call Manor Performance- 6pm
Thursday, February 27, 2025
7pm Rehearsal At Harkers
Friday, February 28, 2025
5pm call Harkers Performance 6pm
Saturday, March 1, 2025
5pm call Harkers Performance 6pm
Sunday, March 2, 2025
12 pm call Harkers Performance 1 pm
(Harker’s times are estimates. I’ll obtain clarification asap)
Rehearse "Bingo Anthem" here:
""Ahs" Notation
""Leadline " Notation
""Bridge " Notation
Revisions 1/21/25
Belinda- P. 8 "Belinda: Idiot! You are stupid man. How you are so stupid! How you can do such things I do not know. You will be sorry".
Change to: Idiot! You are careless, stupid man. Careless! Careless! How you are so stupid! How you can do such things I do not know. You will be sorry.
Belinda- P. 9 "Play silly bingo game...but when through, you confess what you did to me. And you beg forgiveness. And be prepared to be punished. Understand, pig vomit?"
Change to: Play silly bingo game...but when through, you confess what you did to me...and you fix it! And you beg forgiveness. And be prepared to be punished. Understand, pig vomit?
Kenny- P.10 Oh, thank you Belinda....thank you very much! (Moving in to embrace her. Belinda keeps her distance.) You know, Belinda....I’m here for you...if you need me.
Change to: Oh, thank you Belinda....thank you very much! (Moving in to embrace her. Belinda keeps her distance.) You know, Belinda....Craig might not be the guy you think he is.. in fact… I’m quite sure he’s taking you down. I think you know it too. Just remember, I’m here for you if you need me.
Henry and Myrtle p. 19
Henry: Did you notice anything unusual at the bingo hall tonight prior to the murder?
Sister: Yes, our Bingo Chairman, was highly distractible and derelict of his bingo duties.
Myrtle: Can you point this man out to us, Sister.
Change to:
Myrtle: Did you notice anything unusual at the bingo hall tonight prior to the murder?
Sister: Yes, our Bingo Chairman, was highly distractible and derelict of his bingo duties.
Henry: Can you point this man out to us, Sister.
Sister Daniel p. 20:
Sister Daniel: " Belinda kept saying You’ll be sorry .....” and she kept pulling his ear.
Change to: “You’ll be sorry .....and you'd better fix it!"” and she kept pulling his ear.
Also I was thinking we might record this phone conversion between Kenny and Rocky for us as a clue
Kenny: Listen to me! And listen good. I’m absolutely sure this church is at risk of being involved in a huge financial scandal. I’ve got proof…. hard cold proof!
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Rocky: Really! So what! What’s that got to do with me?
Kenny: If I threaten to expose certain indiscretions, I’m sure I would be in for a big payday.
Rocky: Really… well, I guess you’re right. … good luck with that…I’ve gotta go.
Kenny: Wait!!… I need your help. I’ve never blackmailed anyone before. I don’t know what to do.
Rocky: I see. Well, yes…I could definitely help. Definitely! But it will cost you.
Kenny: How much?
Rocky: 20 thousand dollars.
Kenny: What!? 20 thousand! You’re crazy! ( Hang up)