Well I finally decided to throw in the towel and tell folks, “Leave the ringer on! In fact turn it up so we can all hear it.”  The new fall show at Mystery Dinner Playhouse, “Text “M” for Murder!” will put a twist on our regular interactive format. In addition to our traditional interaction, the script will incorporate the use of cell phones and texting to pass clues, and information between the characters and audience members.  I really think this will bring a whole new level of energy and excitement to the evening’s entertainment

Sasha Maggio

Sasha Maggio, from the Fairfax County Vegetarian Examiner has this to say about Mystery Dinner Playhouse – Arlington:

“People do not often go to “dinner and a show” as was once in fashion, but occasionally you stumble upon an interesting combination of dinner theater. Mystery Dinner Playhouse presents unique mystery scripts performed throughout the meal in an entertaining and engaging fashion with real performers.

Though they hire actors with the understanding that some waiting/serving will be involved in their performance, they hire actors and actresses, not typical wait staff.

Each show is broken down into 10-15 minute acts, with the performers performing throughout the entire dining room which can help bring the action of the play right to the audience. When you first arrive, you are met by one or two of the “suspects” who will seat you, show you around, and help prepare you for the mystery performance. During the performances, audience-diners are to watch for clues and keep notes of anything suspicious!

Reservations should be made in advance to guarantee seating, and for vegetarians there is a vegetarian entree which also must be ordered in advance so be sure to request your vegetarian entree when making reservations!”

Read more…http://www.examiner.com/x-45094-Fairfax-County-Vegetarian-Examiner~y2010m7d27-Mystery-Dinner-Playhouse

This video will be used for promotional purposes, including our website, Facebook and YouTube! We will be filming excerpts from our Civil War show “Frankly Scarlett, You’re Dead!” with audience participation and interviews after the show.

Elaine Odell from Church Hill Photography will be filming the promotional style video  and we are very happy to be working with her.  If you’ve been thinking of coming out to the show, this would be a great night to do it.

Come on out and join us!

June 18 – October 16, 2010

It’s springtime, and the smell of award shows is in the air. The Oscars – The Grammy’s – The Emmy’s. But perhaps the most anticipated awards show of the all is the one produced by the Bit-players and Extras Academy. The Bit-players and Extras Academy Targets Movie Excellence Awards; The BEAT ME Awards! Those actors who must make their mark in a few brief seconds on the screen without the benefit of dialogue…those actors who weren’t quite good enough to be given any lines, but they want an award anyway. This year’s show is going to be hosted by the renowned film critic Justin “The Hatchet Man” Reeves (let’s hope he’s nicer to the winners than he is in his reviews.) We’d tell you the nominees, but you wouldn’t recognize any of their names, so why bother. But they all will tell you that winning is not important. Just being nominated is honor enough – yeah, right! These clowns would practically kill to have their names on the card in that envelope. So join us as we all find out who the winners is, in this audaciously funny awards show mystery, “And The Killer Is…”

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]]> http://www.mysterydinner.com/upcoming-events/and-the-killer-is-opens-in-richmond-618/feed/ 0 http://www.mysterydinner.com/upcoming-events/crazy-calendar/ http://www.mysterydinner.com/upcoming-events/crazy-calendar/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:07:21 +0000 JamesDaab http://www.mysterydinner.com/?p=896 After several days of craziness the calendar on our website is back up and running.  Thanks to Nate at heroicdreams.com.  If you ever need a website, look him up. He’s great!

Please come out and join us!

May 21 – November 20, 2010

The lights on “The Strip” have never been brighter! The whole city of Las Vegas is buzzing about the Entertainer of the Year Contest. Every lounge lizard in town is entered, and the competition will be fierce, because the grand prize is a lifetime booking at the biggest joint in town, The Fantasyland Casino! There isn’t an Elvis imitator or Wayne Newton wannabe around that wouldn’t kill for the chance to work that room. And we do mean KILL, in Mystery Dinner Playhouse’s outrageously funny mystery, “Murder, Las Vegas Style.

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