Liz C., Chesapeake, VA

Great time.  Will return again.

Eunice S., Chesapeake, VA

Wonderful time.  Can’t wait to come back.  Thanks!

Diane C., Norfolk, VA

Really good food.  Great show, thanks.

Stephanie L., Jupiter, FL

A fun way to celebrate my son’s birthday!  Thanks.

Margie J., Norfolk, VA

Lots of fun.  Awesome interaction.

Teresa R., Suffolk, VA

Had a great time!  Kids enjoyed the show.

Christine H., Huntington, MD

I had a great time celebrating my birthday with you all.  Great show!!

Megan C., Portsmouth, VA

We had a blast.  We will definitely be back and tell friends about it.  Thanks!

Deborah T., Portsmouth, VA

Thanks!  My hubby’s b-day night was great!

Joyce W., Chesapeake, VA

My mom will take two of Frankie to go please.

Courtney P., Virginia Beach, VA

We came to celebrate my daughter’s 21^st b-day – it was great!

Sandy G., Virginia Beach, VA

A little bit cheesy ( I could almost taste it!)

Gab. D, St. James, NY

First visit and we absolutely enjoyed ourselves!  The staff/cast were awesome!

Dawn & Kevin R., Virginia Beach, VA

Love the interaction wit the guests!

Sharelle G., Norfolk, VA

It was very interesting and I will spread the word.

Kim S., Chesapeake, VA

We enjoyed the show very much and glad we took the chance!

Danequa R., Virginia Beach, VA

Great character work.  I enjoyed every minute of it!

Hannah, Chesapeake, VA

My husband’s b-day brought us here today! Thanks good job!
Lavoskia T., Suffolk VA

Hope to see the act come to my town! You guys rock!
Lyneice S., Austintown OH

Great show and very healthy dinner, Loved it!

Aidana, Norfolk VA

The actors were very personal, fun & really seem to like their job!
Michele S., Williamsburg VA

Food was very good. Entertainers very talented and friendly. Keep up the good work!

Jodie J., Austintown OH

I could not stop laughing. I love this show and this place.

Liz C., Chesapeake VA

Very good interaction with cast, easy to follow & funny. Professional.
Beverly G., Suffolk VA

I really enjoyed all of it, the people are really nice. I love the whole atmosphere!

Blair H., Chesapeake VA

I really enjoyed myself. I will return

Surprize P., Richmond VA

We loved celebrating our anniversary with you all.

Stacy M., Chesapeake VA

Great characters, great work. I loved every minute of it!

Hannah J., Chesapeake VA

Loved it. First time and it was great! Have to come back.

Mark W., Virginia Beach VA

A fun way to celebrate my sons birthday! Thanks

Margie J., Norfolk VA

Had a great time. Kids enjoyed the show!

Christine H., Huntingtown MD

We had a blast! We will definitely be back and tell friends about it. Thanks

Deborah T., Portsmouth VA

Loved what you did with the minimalist set

Greg B., Virginia Beach VA

I like the audience participation!

Stacey L., Virginia Beach VA

We came to celebrate our daughter’s 21^st birthday- it was great!

Sandi G., Virginia Beach VA

First visit and we absolutely enjoyed ourselves! The staff/ cast were awesome! “cornwall’s very handsome!”

Dawn R., Virginia Beach VA

Very funny and outgoing cast! Enjoyed it very much!

Shea K., Chesapeake VA

Our first experience – we loved it!
Fozia T., Albany NY

I had a great laugh that will still have be me smiling as I go to sleep tonight.
Tye W., VA Beach VA

Cast/staff were very funny and worked well together.
Cherlean G., VA Beach VA

This made for a change in pace to our “Saturday Night!”
Chirstine K., Chesapeake VA

You guys do the NYC accent well☺
Jackie M., NYC, NY

Very funny and entertaining! Looking forward to coming back.
Joseph G., VA Beach VA

Loved it! Will be back w/group for ladies night out!
Jim & Jacque P., VA Beach VA

Actors and actresses did a great job staying in character.
Drew M., VA Beach VA

Wonderful cast – they worked well together.
Myria, VA Beach VA

Would come again.
Phillip H., Newport News, VA

Love it!! One word…Genious!
Desmond J., Norfolk VA

Enjoyed it. Hope to come see the next show.
Brandy D., VA Beach VA

Great show, great time to be had for entire family.
Richard C., VA Beach VA

Was a great night for Sheri’s 50th.
Debra M., Moyock NC

Great anniversary surprise!
Giovanni W., VA Beach VA

Thanks. We’ll be back again and bring friends.
Telly N., VA Beach VA

Awesome chicken dinner!
Elizabeth M., Suffolk VA

Very funny actors and very good food. The atmosphere is great.
Thomas and Lanita O., Hampton VA

Loved it! All of it!!!
Augusto B., VA Beach VA

Wonderful!
Nicole H., Chesapeake VA

Awesome!!
Jenna C., Philadelphia PA

Enjoyable for the most part.
Anisha B., Philadelphia PA

Show was funny and entertaining.
Damon C., Philadelphia PA

Thanks so much for the show and the interview.  My friends and I had a wonderful time, and I’ve recommended your show to my family and colleagues.  You’re costumes were the best part. Thanks again, and maybe we’ll see you again soon.”

Kari Lomanno, Military Newspapers of Virginia

“Hey Jim,

Just wanted to thank you for the great night the ladies had, we were in attendance at the end of September – 18 ladies from Canada.  It was a blast.  We scapbook together once a year as you know…I may have told you that.  I am putting some pics together for our scrapbooks from this show.  I have to say that the cat playing Jack, the detective is so talented.  Really, he stole the show.  You are so lucky to have him:)

Thanks again!”

Michele C.

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Linda P., Hubbard OH

Great fun!

Cheryl C., Annandale VA

Zach is so funny I peed…also,  needs more man kissing.

Luke L., Virginia Beach VA

Very entertaining…different way of having fun!

Kristina S., Chesapeake VA

The characters that Erin played were the best.

Brian H., Virginia Beach VA

Great show!

Roger & Kishia, Virginia Beach VA

Great job guys!

Brandon W., Virginia Beach VA

Enjoy as a family.  Kids loved it!

Sarah T., VA

Very good.

Kelly, Prestonburg KY

Very enjoyable show and dinner.

Bobby Y., Portsmouth VA

Great first experience for my wife and I.  Great.

Lee & Stacey H., Roanoke Rapids NC

Lots of fun.

Rick S., Norwich CT

Good time.

Becky A., Chaquin Falls OH

Love the way they stayed in character.

Tracie A., Bernsville OH

I had a wonderful time and can’t wait to see the next show.  You guys are great!

Katrina F., Virginia Beach VA

-Triva P., Virginia Beach VA

Made me laugh.  Great!

-Susan R., Champaign IL

Show was great.  Food was good.

-Jessica & Jordon A., Des Moines WA

We had a great time.

-Donna B., Fredericksburg VA

This is our 4^th show and we have enjoyed them.

-Cecil & Mary M., Chesapeake VA

Show was great – dinner would be better if option for no veg/onions was available.

-Melissa L., Virginia Beach VA

We had a great time on our anniversary.

-Patrick W., Virginia Beach VA

Wonderful!  Must come again soon.

-Bim A., Norfolk VA

Great show.

-Courtney B., Norfolk VA

So funny!  Characters were fantastic!

-Daniel B., Virginia Beach VA

I enjoyed it very much.

-Judy B., Virginia Beach VA

So who REALLY did it!

-Ashley C., Norfolk VA

Great food.

-Doris L., Athens GA

Highly entertained!

-Cherish S., Virginia Beach VA

Nicely done.

-Linda K., Amelia VA

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

-Lindsey C., Chesapeake, VA

Keep up the good work.  You are on the right track.

-Tyrone D., Virginia Beach, VA

Had a blast.

-Jennifer M., Virginia Beach, VA

Loved it!  Had a great time.  I will come back.

-Rachel Y., Clinton, OH

Fun & entertaining.  Still don’t have a clue.  Great time!

-Jeff M., Virginia Beach, VA

Soda should be included.  Play hysterical! Loved interaction.

-Debby G., Glenmoore, PA

Excellent with everything.

-Mary M., Reading, MA

Such a great time.  Wonderful B-day celebration!

-Sara W., Virginia Beach, VA

Show and dinner good.

-James B., Painter, VA

Very entertaining and unique.

-Pierre B., Chesapeake, VA

Great job!

-Deanna C., Newport News, VA

Very Funny!  Loved it!

-Rachel C., Norfolk, VA

I loved the gay guy!

-Jessica S., Chesapeake, VA

Offer sweet tea and rolls sooner.

-Pat B., Chesapeake, VA

Loved everything, very creative.

-Josh G., Suffolk, VA

Boring.

-D., Norfolk, VA

Bravo-Zulu.  Outstanding and enjoyable.

-Harold R., Chesapeake, VA

Will watch same show in DC/Alexandria closer to us.

-Mercy T., Dumfries, VA

Need more AC – it’s hot in here.

-Trisha R., Chesapeake, VA

Very delicious meal and actors/actresses appeared to enjoy what they were doing.

-Kevin J., Watson, IL

Inappropriate jokes and too complicated.

-Craig B., Chesapeake, VA

Had a great time.  See you next time.

-Steve and Vickie, VA Beach, VA

Food was great, but to[o] small portions.

-Kathleen M., Joliet, IL

Great characters.  Good enthusiasm – enjoyed it.

-Michael S., Beauport, NC

Good show, good food, we had fun.

-K.A., Greenville, SC

April 30 – November 6, 2010

Welcome to the home of George and Joan Recht. We hope you’re ready for a good time tonight, because Joan has decided to throw the neighborhood’s first murder mystery dinner party. Just about everyone on the block will be here, including Carol and Jerry Axelrod. You know how Carol prides herself on the parties she and Jerry throw. And the fact that Joan beat her to the punch on this mystery party thing must be killing her! Who knows, we may also get a peek at the new neighbors moving into old man Griffith’s house. Anything could happen in this wacky neighborhood. After all, it’s a mystery party. Isn’t that the point?

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