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Contact: Laura Daab

888-471-4802

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April 21, 2010

MYSTERY DINNER PLAYHOUSE JOINS STATEWIDE ARTS CELEBRATION

as part of

MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts

RICHMOND, VA – Mystery Dinner Playhouse has scheduled four shows at our locations in Richmond, Williamsburg, Virginia Beach and Arlington as part of Virginia’s 2010 statewide celebration featuring women in the arts.

MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts will include thousands of special events and programs offered between March and June of 2010. Events include plays, choreography, compositions, and exhibitions of paintings, photography or films that have been created by women or feature women as the primary focus. This celebration is an unprecedented collaboration of hundreds of participating artists and cultural organizations and is a demonstration of the breadth and diversity of arts and culture across the Commonwealth. It is the first of what the cultural community hopes will be an ongoing series of statewide collaborations shedding light on topics of interest to the people of Virginia.

Mystery Dinner Playhouse’s performances of Frankly Scarlett, You’re Dead (Richmond), Fashion to Die For! (Williamsburg), Let’s Host a Murder (Virginia Beach), and Murder, Las Vegas Style (Arlington) will feature work by nine actresses in various lead roles and two women directors.

MDP is owned and operated by Jim and Laura Daab.  Laura said, “Being a woman theatrical producer, I’m really pleased that the Commonwealth’s Arts community is recognizing women’s contribution to our cultural heritage.”  She added, “For me, that means celebrating not only the creative work of woman artists, but the behind-the-scene contributions of women administrators and producers who are vital to the existence of their respective organizations.”

Now in it’s 17^th year, Mystery Dinner Playhouse is a for-profit dinner theater that produces comedy murder mystery dinner shows performing weekly, year round  at it’s four Virginia locations in Richmond, Williamsburg, Virginia Beach and Arlington.  Audience members try to solve a comedy crime during a four-course dinner.  The dinner is served by a zany cast of suspects who all the while are providing clues to help reveal the evening’s guilty one.  For more information and reservations call 888-471-4802 or visit their website at www.mysterydinner.com

For a list of events and more information about MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts, visit www.vamindswideopen.com.

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