Genre: Mystery, Drama

Length: 30 minutes

Casting
Any race or ethnicity, fifties to sixties
2 men
2 women

Synopsis
What starts as a memorial reunion of four old friends at the grave of a fifth who died in college turns to the mystery of how he died—was it murder?

Excerpt
DANA: We came here because of this grave that you think I desecrated by dropping donut crumbs on it. Right?
TOMA: Obviously.
DANA: Because one of us, Vince, died suddenly in the middle of this night, all those many years ago. Right?
LOREN: I thought it would be good for us to meet here. To share. I didn’t expect us to snipe at each other.
TOMA: Maybe in some ways we’re still the same.
DANA: Just like Vince. He’s still dead.
LOREN: Like part of me. Since that night.
BLAISE: Cue the violins.
TOMA: Don’t you miss him?
BLAISE: Why should I? Why should any of us miss him?

Production needs
Impression of a graveyard, with about three gravestones–but one downstage that matters.

Costumes
Casual.

Props
A paper take-out coffee cup with lid, a white bag containing napkins and a couple of donuts.

Sound
None.

Production History
Graveyard Reunion was part of Neo Ensemble Theatre’s Los Angeles “Cemetery Situations” festival in November 2025.