Ginny T., Apex, NC

Really fun!  The cast was great…

James H., Williamsburg, VA

Loved the actors.  Can tell they love their jobs.  Fun fun!

Corie M., Middleton, NY

Never knew hoe funny people could be.

Maggie H., Hampstead, NY

WE really enjoyed your show and everyone really did a good job.  I loved Ginger, she’s a real character “If you know what I mean!”

Al & Tina C., Cherry Tree, GA

Professional!

Sharon P., Buffalo, NY

Outstanding show!  Can’t wait to come back!

Sean H., Newport News, VA

Very entertaining!  Cast friendly to all.  Did not play favorites.  Thanks for involving everyone.

Cherry L., Virginia Beach, VA

I had a great time and many laughs. Thanks for a fun evening.

Rosanne S., Bronx, NY

We enjoyed the show and the interaction with the actors.

Billy R., Centerville, VA

Everything was great!  Will definitely come back.  Great job.  Thanks!

Jennifer L., Dale City, VA

Great show.  Veggie dish great!

Michelle O., Akron OH

This show was magnificent, extraordinary! I loved being part of the show.

Casey C., Massapequa, NY

Great job!  I loved how the actors stayed in character while serving the food.

Rachelle S., Wiliamsburg, VA

All of you are very talented! Loved the show!
Dana, NH

Hahaha! It was pretty funny and I would definitely come again!

Jake M., Huntingtown MD

Fun way to spend an evening!
Jackie G., Norwich CT

First tine but will always attend when in town.
Beatrice H., Edgewater NJ

Great show! Great everything! No complaints. Made my birthday memorable.
Meg D., Brick NJ

Loved the actors. Can tell they love their jobs! Fun fun fun!

Corie M., Middleton NY

A very fun night out. I’d recommend it to anyone.
Charles T., United Kingdom

We enjoyed the show and interaction with the actors.

Billy R., Centreville VA

Great job! I loved how the actors stayed in character while serving the food.

Rachelle S., VA

Teresa M.

“Dear Laura & Jim,

I wanted you to know that all of us here at the Virginia Gazette had a great time on Saturday night at the Class Reunion.  Great job!!

Anne M.

We will be auditioning for our new Spring show, Murdered By The Mob!  in Williamsburg on Sunday, February 20, 2011.   Click here for all the info. All positions paid.

Maureen S., Williamsburg VA

Very entertaining!

Carol & James W., Johnston OH

I liked the food the most.

Arreonna, RichmondVA

Extremely funny.  Good time.

Crystal L., Clayton OH

Everything was good and really funny!!

Jessica W., Radford VA

Very funny cast.

Alison H., Glouchester VA

Corinne E. Dame was very charismatic and knows how to incorporate the audience.

Melissa P., Jersey City NJ

Great.  We did enjoy it very much.

Karen J., Riverside AL

Thank you for maintaining the progress of the show with all of the distractions of our loud table.

Claire M., NJ

Wonderful show.

Richard S., Williamsburg VA

I really enjoyed the way the play interacted.  I’ve been to others and they didn’t interact as much as you.

Penny G., Brampton ON

-Michelle C., Moscow PA

The Carters were hilarious!

-Kim L., Yorktown VA

Different – pretty good.  Funny.

-Mary R., Joppa MD

Steak knives on table would be nice.  Good experience.

-Mike & Jennie S., Virginia Beach VA

Fun times.

-Cliff L., Yorktown VA

Very funny.  Great actors.

-Rebecca Y., Moneta VA

Excellent.  Full of laughs and fun!

-Catherine F., Suffolk VA

Great show, very funny.

-Bobby H., Yorktown VA

Yay theater!

-Aubrey H., Virginia Beach VA

The show was great!

-Eric & Jo M., Herndon VA

Loved it all.

-Erlyne H., Richmond VA

Great show.

-Pete R., Oxford NC

You guys did a great job and good luck in the future.

-Gabriana E., Richmond VA

Everything was great, very entertaining, will recommend to friends.

-Smith, Chester VA

Outstanding evening!

-Marshall W., Williamsburg VA

Everything was great. I loved the interaction with the audience.

-Joshua C., Seaford VA

Funny as hell! Love the grippa grippa.

-Erik I., Yorktown VA

I loved it . I’m an actor myself, so I love this stuff.

-Aaron H., Cross Lanes WV

Excellent cast and excellent food.  NO IMPROVEMENT NEEDED!!!

-Kelsea M., Benton PA

This is fantastic!  We will be back.  It is very interactive and fun!

-Trina M., Benton PA

Everything was great!

-Jonathan E., Bala Cynwyd PA

Had a great time!  A funny cast that made the night.

-Peter C., Wappingers Falls NY

The comedy at the end of the play was great!

-Floyd D., Delanson NY

Loved the impromptu and funny comments around the customers.

-Pamm S., Williamsburg VA

Great acting and all around fun interaction with audience.

-Eva S., Onley MD

Awesome!  More Pupi jokes!

-Penelope B., New York City NY

Great work.

-Megan M., Valley Stream NY

Our first cast was great!  Frank Minor, Flora DeCastri, Terry Lee Adams, Eric O’Brien, Mark Wells, and, of course, Ronald Blankenship. What a bunch of troopers.  They took our wacky form of theater and ran with it.  We considered casting a young actor named Harry Kollatz, Jr, but he decided to take himself out of consideration because he’d just been offered a new job at Richmond Magazine. Our actors have become like family, and as in any family, we have sadly lost members over the years.  Paige Keinel, Carlton Candler, and Mary Sue Carroll, all left us too soon, and are missed terribly.

There were several other theaters in Richmond that formed in 1993, including The Firehouse Theater Project (there’s Harry again) and The Triangle Players.   We were fortunate enough to hook up with these companies, and others such as The Barksdale and Theatre IV, to help form the Richmond Alliance of Professional Theaters (RAPT).  It helped us integrate into the local theater community, and form friendships that are still strong 17 years later.

Sometime around 1995, I came home one day and Laura said, “We had a woman call and asked if we could do a medieval show, and I told them you’d write one.”  So since that time I’ve been writing our shows.  I have about 30 shows in my catalogue, and have been licensing the performance rights to groups all over the country.  You can currently see “Frankly Scarlet, You’re Dead” at the Great Smoky Mountain Mystery Dinner Show, and “Marriage Can Be Murder!” at the Savannah Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, in Savannah Georgia.

In 1998 we expanded to Williamsburg in what is now the Clarion Inn and Suites. 1999 found us opening at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach, and six years down the road, we opened a location in Northern Virginia, finally settling into the Sheraton Crystal City.

Laura often points out that running a business is sort of like raising a child.  Like a child, we’re amazed at how it’s changed, and grown. And despite the grey hairs it has caused, we still love it.

Jim Daab

-Elizabeth H., Yorktown, VA

Laughter is the best medicine.  We laughed a lot.

-Jim DB, Bradford, PA

This is the 12^th time we have been here and we enjoyed ourselves.

-Grace D., Ventnor, NJ

This is our fifth visit and we loved it!

-Veronica J., Olin , NC

Entertaining, different way to serve dinner.

-Cyndi R., Bealeton, VA

A great family evening!

-Rebecca K., Gowanda, NY

The actors and actresses were great!  Thank you!  Very funny!

-Jaclyn Y., Manassas Park, VA

Very entertaining:)

-Dianne P., Manassas, VA

Great cast and manner to get audience involved.

-Prabh S., East Machias, ME

Very enjoyable!

-Zack M., Warren, OH

The show was amazing.  I was laughing the whole time.  It was really well done.

-Lauren A., Yorktown, VA

It was a very entertaining evening.

-Vee J., Williamsburg, VA

Great time.  Loved Corinne!

-Suzanne B., Raleigh, NC

Loose blocking – hard to follow at times.  Solid ending.  Good energy.

-Chris B., Virginia Beach, VA

It was a great show.  Very funny.

-Stephanie Z., Wilton, IA

We enjoyed it.

-Fred and Bernice D., Harleyville, SC

The best show and dinner ever.

-Stephanie G., Newport News, VA

Good experience.  Brought wife for birthday. Great experience.

-Andrew G., Newport News, VA

Thanks for the fun night guys.  From a fellow thesbian.

-James L., Lynchburg, VA

It was so much fun and it was fun to solve the mystery.

-Arianna B., Bagenfield, NJ