Radio Play Project

Murder Mystery Radio Play Project

This is a group work project. Your group is going to write a Radio Play script. The theme of the play will be a murder mystery. Before you can begin you must make some choices.

1 – What? We already know this scenario; a murder has taken place.

2 – Where? Where will the play take place (at a school, the mall, a Halloween party, the zoo…)?

3 – Who? Who is in your play and what is their relationship to each other? Are they friends, strangers or enemies?

Use this table to create your characters.

Who is the Protagonist (the good guy/girl)? This is ONE person. Name and describe them.

Who is the Antagonist (the bad guy/girl)? This is ONE person. Name and describe them.

Who supports the Protagonist? One or multiple characters Name and describe them.

Who supports the Antagonist? One or multiple characters Name and describe them.

Now it's time you create the plot of your murder mystery!

Radio Play Plot Mountain

Exposition – In this section you will introduce your characters and backstory.

Beginning Action – In this section we will see the first glimpse of conflict.

Rising Action – In this section the conflict escalates.

Climax – In this section the conflict reaches its peak (example – someone dies, is kidnapped, gets into a fight, gets arrested…).

Falling Action – In this section the conflict begins to resolve.

Resolution – In this section the conflict is resolved. The resolution does not have to be good. It is simply a means to an end (example – the missing person’s body is found, the most lovable character is sentenced to life in prison…).