ORANGEVILLE - The Mighty Richland Players Dessert Theater will present the interactive murder mystery "Girls' Night Out" by Rick Artis next week at the historic Masonic Hall, 203 West High St., Orangeville.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. June 24 and 25 and 2 p.m. June 26. The doors open at 7 p.m. June 24 and 25 and at 1:30 p.m. June 26.
An Italian dessert will be served at intermission, as will the theater group's famous apple cider.
The group will be breaking in its updated sound system, which was purchased with a grant from the Freeport Community Foundation.
Paula Fulton is directing the show, as well as playing the part of Brigette.
In the play, four women, on their way to an evening at the theater, stop for dinner at the establishment owned by the ex-husband of one of them. Between the salad and entree, the husband ends up dead. Each has a reason to wish him dead, and so do some of the other restaurant guests.
Each night the performance will have a different ending, and the audience will have a hand in solving the crime. As the play is set in an Italian restaurant, the atmosphere and setting in the theater will mimic this, drawing the audience in as feeling part of the show.
People from around the area form the cast of characters in the play. Sandy Switzer is from Pearl City and plays "Victoria." Switzer is a consultant to the Mighty Richland Player board. Josh Dotzel of Orangeville is playing the part of "Everett," the man who meets an untimely demise in the show. He has been in many other productions in the area. Amy Jo Beightol of Orangeville is "Gwen." She has performed in many Mighty Richland Players shows, including "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" where she played Snoopy. Mary Backus of Freeport plays Detective Lu LaMonica. She's been involved in theater for years and has performed many times with the Mighty Richland Players. Backus considered retiring from theater, but the script lured her back in to do this show.
For reservations, call 815-819-1310, or go to mightyrichlandplayers.com for more information on upcoming shows.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. June 24 and 25 and 2 p.m. June 26. The doors open at 7 p.m. June 24 and 25 and at 1:30 p.m. June 26.
An Italian dessert will be served at intermission, as will the theater group's famous apple cider.
The group will be breaking in its updated sound system, which was purchased with a grant from the Freeport Community Foundation.
Paula Fulton is directing the show, as well as playing the part of Brigette.
In the play, four women, on their way to an evening at the theater, stop for dinner at the establishment owned by the ex-husband of one of them. Between the salad and entree, the husband ends up dead. Each has a reason to wish him dead, and so do some of the other restaurant guests.
Each night the performance will have a different ending, and the audience will have a hand in solving the crime. As the play is set in an Italian restaurant, the atmosphere and setting in the theater will mimic this, drawing the audience in as feeling part of the show.
People from around the area form the cast of characters in the play. Sandy Switzer is from Pearl City and plays "Victoria." Switzer is a consultant to the Mighty Richland Player board. Josh Dotzel of Orangeville is playing the part of "Everett," the man who meets an untimely demise in the show. He has been in many other productions in the area. Amy Jo Beightol of Orangeville is "Gwen." She has performed in many Mighty Richland Players shows, including "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" where she played Snoopy. Mary Backus of Freeport plays Detective Lu LaMonica. She's been involved in theater for years and has performed many times with the Mighty Richland Players. Backus considered retiring from theater, but the script lured her back in to do this show.
For reservations, call 815-819-1310, or go to mightyrichlandplayers.com for more information on upcoming shows.
