Mystery Dinner Playhouse » Richmond

Audience comments Richmond 12/25/11

LauraDaab — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:53:53 +0000

Repeat visitor every year. Always enjoy the show, service, and excellent actors. Great job with new changes to the menu (soup, dessert) since last years visit.

Adrian C., Richmond VA

Very nice acting.

Collie B., Fairfax, VA

Thoroughly enjoyed the show. Merry Christmas!

Linda C., Glen Allen, VA

Thanks. 5^th time hear and always enjoy them all.

Joe D., Ashland, VA

Great show. Had really hard time telling who the killer was.

Martin S., Richmond, VA

Can’t wait to come back.

Debbie B., Cumberland, VA

Had a great Birthday!

Danielle H., Richmond, VA

I’d recommend this show to friends and would like to return again.

Angela C., Creedmoor, NC

Very Fun! Great group – personable. Acting was wonderful!

Kaye C., Quinton, VA

Funny and good interaction!

Jennifer S., Richmond VA

My first and I enjoyed it. Very good.

Laverne B., Fredericksburg, VA

Lots of fun!

Tarazi S., Richmond, VA

Wonderful time – thanks you!

S. DeShazo, Mechanicsville, VA

Holiday Whodunit opens in Richmond 10/21

LauraDaab — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:29:07 +0000

Our new holiday show, A Happy Holiday Whodunit opens Friday, October 21 and runs through February 11, 2012. This is the perfect show for your holiday parties. Book now and get 2 free tickets with a group of 20 or more. Call today – 888-471-4802. Read more…

Richmond auditions 5/23

LauraDaab — Thu, 19 May 2011 20:44:13 +0000

We will be holding auditions at our Richmond location for our summer show, The Case of the Countryside Killer on Monday, May 23, 2011 at 7:00 pm inside the Mystery Dinner Playhouse rehearsal studio at 403 E. Grace Street, Richmond, VA 23219. All actors will be asked to read from the script. Call 888-471-4802 or click here to read more…

MDP featured in Living Social article

LauraDaab — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:14:41 +0000

Mystery Dinner Playhouse is featured in an article on Richmond’s Living Social site. Read more about it…

Buy gift certificates & join us for New Year’s Eve!

LauraDaab — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:14:13 +0000

You still have a few weeks left to buy those last minute gifts, and Mystery Dinner Playhouse gift certificates are the perfect idea!

Give us a call at 888-471-4802 or go online and order today.

Mail will arrive within two business days, or we can overnight (charges apply) to ensure delivery before Christmas. Ordering online is a safe, easy and convenient way to give the gift of mystery to your special someones. It’s the perfect gift for all ages!

Join us for New Year’s Eve!

Shows are at 7:30 pm and include an upgraded menu, champagne, party favors and, of course, a fabulously funny murder mystery. Call today at 888-471-4802 or book online by clicking on the location of your choice below:

Richmond • Williamsburg • Virginia Beach • Arlington/DC

All of us at Mystery Dinner Playhouse wish you a very, very

Happy Holidays!

Audience comments/review blog

LauraDaab — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:26:22 +0000

If you have ever been to our shows, you know that we place a comment card at each audience member’s seat. It gives you the opportunity to tell us how you enjoyed (or didn’t enjoy) your evening with us, and it gives us the information that we need to keep your updated on special promotions and events at our theater. Your comments are key to helping us maintain and improve our product – to know what we are doing right and what we are doing wrong. The cards have been an invaluable resource for us in the 17 years that we have been collecting them. Because of them, we currently have an updated, active database of over 10,000 audience members and a wealth of information that keeps our theater relevant in an ever-changing social, economic and cultural landscape. Your comments make that possible. Now we want to share those comments with you.

In a few days we will be rolling out a new feature on our website that will post real-time, unedited audience comments and reviews from our show. We will set up a link on our home page and location pages to the review stream so that you can see what people are saying about a particular show, location and date. Jim and I want you to know that we are listening to what you have to say, and that we want to share that with the public.

There are many online review sites for people to post comments about their experiences, but often, these sites don’t capture a real overview of the majority of customers for any business. As much as sites like Tripadvisor, Yelp, Citysearch, Yahoo, and Google would like you to believe that they post legitimate & accurate comments, their reviews are more of a “thumbprint” of opinions that are mostly anonymous, some vitriolic to the point of libel, and it’s hard to verify authenticity. On the other hand, businesses post reviews selectively to enhance their online reputation. It is perfectly understandable for a business to do this, and one of the tenants of Marketing 101. Conventional wisdom dictates that pulling info from the two sources, a consumer should get a general idea of whether or not they want to do business with someone.

So, why would we want to post comment cards on our website?

Well, first of all, we don’t get many “bad” comment cards. Most of our comment cards are very favorable, and when they aren’t, we see them as constructive criticism. It’s an opportunity for us to do better, and it’s a chance to have an honest conversation with you about our business. The comments that we will be posting are from real people with real names from real places that really came to our shows. Some of our audience members will post a review online, but most will not, and we want you to see what they are saying without us sugar coating it.

For privacy reasons, we will be posting the person’s first name and surname initial along with the city and state (i.e. Karen M, Boulder CO), unless they have given us permission to post their full name.

Let’s get started. Here are some comments we’ve received within the past few weeks:

“Three of us came up this past weekend and saw “And the Killer
Is…” [Richmond] and “Fashion to Die For!” [Williamsburg]. We had a
great time. I was hoping to meet you, but I could see you had a great
crew in charge and you did not have to be present. Congratulations on
too very funny shows!”

Sincerely,

J. Tom Coleman III
Director, The Savannah Community Theatre

“Keep up the good work. You’re on the right track.” Tryone D., VA Beach VA

“This dinner/show is great. My husband & I are loving it. It is very funny and the food was gret. We will be back:) Lindsay C., Chesapeake VA

“We love your Murder Mysteries.” Ellen C. VA Beach VA

“Excellent night! Thanks!” Jared. C., Easton MA

“Actors were fun – even the one reading script during the show. Sodas in the same room would be nice.” Abby D., Germantown MD

“Loved it! Had a GREAT time. I will come back!” Rachel Y., Clinton OH

“Had a blast” Jennifer M., Springfield, MO

“Thank you for maintaining the progress of the show with all the disruptions of our loud table” Claire M., NJ

“Excellent with everything” Mary M., Reading MA

“Soda should be included. Play was hysterical! Loved interaction.” Debby G., Glenmoore PA

“I don’t like the fashion designers or Pollo. Only liked Eddie, Rachel and the food.” Nanii, Richmond, VA

“Need a microphone to hear better.” Everette E., Falls Church VA

“Loved it:)” Brett K., Hornell NY

“Bigger portions.” Brandon W., Castorland NY

“Fun! I look forward to the next mystery!” Glenn K., North Palm Beach FL

“Thank you for a wonderful evening.” Linda G., Annandale VA

“I had a blast!! I will return for another mystery.” Valerie L., Arlington VA

“Too expensive.” Barbara S., Hawleyville CT

“What a different but fun night out!” Meredith W., Alexandria VA

“Such a great time! Wonderful B-day celebration” Sara W. Nyack NY

“Serve food a little earlier” Noel S., Martinsburg WV

“Great show! Will tag comments on i-net Good Job!” Karen K., Ninnekah OK

“Very good. I used to act in dinner theater in Colorado. This was great! Summer B., Washington DC

“This is the 12th time we have been here & we enjoyed ourselves.” Grace D., Ventnor NJ

“Laughter is the best medicine. We laughed a LOT.” Jim DB., Bradford PA

Mystery Dinner Playhouse has gone wireless!

JamesDaab — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:41:51 +0000

How many times have we all been to the theater and heard this announcement? “Please turn off your cell phones ad electronic devices.” It’s an understandable request. Very few things are as annoying as having a performance interrupted by some stranger’s favorite ring-tone. Yet invariably, in spite of this request, usually during the quietest scene in the show, someone’s phone will start playing their favorite pop tune (hopefully “Oops I did it Again!”). informing them that one of their friends needs to talk to them -NOW.

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

Filming show w/live audience in Rich 6/12

LauraDaab — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:19:18 +0000

We are filming a promotional video at our show in Richmond this Saturday June 12th and we want you to be in it!

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.

And The Killer Is… opens in Richmond 6/18

LauraDaab — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:41:32 +0000

Our awesome awards show murder mystery, And The Killer Is… opens at our Richmond location Friday, June 18th and will run through October 16th.

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…”

Click here for tickets, reservations and more information.

MDP owner, Jim Daab runs open mic

LauraDaab — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:25:24 +0000

Fans of Mystery Dinner Playhouse, may want to check out the Tuesday open mic at Poe’s Pub, in Richmond. It’s hosted by MDP co-owner and writer, Jim Daab. It’s always a fun evening:

Every Tuesday 9:00 pm

Sign-up 8:30 pm

Music at 9:00 pm.

Poe’s Pub

2709 East Main Street

Richmond, VA 23223