In addition our improv comedy shows and workshops, we offer a number of interactive immersive options for schools, camps, libraries, community centers and family events. We can also host at our Times Square NYC theater. This article focuses on our mystery programs, but we also have trivia, minute to win it, and other programs. EMAIL for more information.
WHODUNNIT?
True Crime Dramas are more popular than ever, and so are mystery events, murder or otherwise. We have been regularly working with library teen nights, summer camps, schools and family gatherings. If murder is not the perfect fit, how about WHO STOLE THE SPIRIT CUP, WHO STOLE OUR MASCOT, THE CASE OF THE MISSING (insert anything relevant to your school/community). Not li mm ited to crime family drama, we also can accommodate any style, period of history, etc – Billionair Mystery Mansion, Disco Fever, 1980s, 1950s, 1920s, Greco Roman Antiquity, and more. We have dozens of scenarios from previous shows or can write an original show, or even better, let YOUR teens write the show, completely improvised on the spot.
- The Full Show: we send our team of four improv comedy players to become characters. A murder happens right in front of your eyes, as the victim falls mid speech. Everyone is a witness and suspect and deputized to help solve the crime in teams of 3-10.
- CLUE PARTIES Basically one of our detectives serves as EMCEE and lead investigator. In these parties some or all of the participants are suspects. They receive some simple information about their character and relationship to a victim. Everyone has opportunity, means and motive. But the clues lead to one perpetrator. Everyone is deputized to solve the crime.
- MADCAPPED MYSTERIES: Our unique show, is also the most original show ever created, because it is completely created by your group at the time of the show.
Imagine a live version of Mad Libs, or our popular Improv Game Columns (aka Call ’em’s, Human Mad Libs).
Our lead player, the detective, arrives moments after the discover of a crime/victim. The first few minutes are just like Mad Libs. Our detective tells the story of the crime by promoting your guests to fill in a few blanks. “We just found (points to audience member), you know their name is (points), right, yes, Frank. (From this point on its all improvised) Frank is known in town for (points to audience member), you know his job or (points), right, yes, Frank is the operator of an ice cream truck that everyone loves and cherishes, except at least one of you apparently.”
After the basic crime is established, we meet the towns people. For smaller groups (under 20ish) everyone becomes a character, from friends and family of the victim, strangers that witnessed the some aspect of the crime, and pillars of our community – mayor, chief of police, deputy, Coroner, district attorney, school board, park ranger, specialist from the university, etc.
Now we establish some suspects. Our Detective pics 3-5 characters to join the line up of usual suspects. After a brief interrogation, basically summing up each characters part in the story and relationships, motives and means to commit the crime, the rest of the crowd decides into teams to interrogate suspects, spending 3-5 minutes with each (suspects rotate from team to team).
Finally, teams deliberate and solve the crime, who did it, how they did and why. Also teams pick a best actor award. Once the detective collects all the answers, we have some fun reading the solutions to the crowd. Ultimately one team is picked as the winning solution. The criminal mastermind(s) is identified. We award prizes to the winning team(s). Lastly we award a best actor prize and hear their oscar/Tony award winning speech.
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