The
Very First CCP
Production ...
An Interactive
Murder Mystery Dinnerby Rob Boze
& Chuck Price"Audition
for
Death" was produced April 12-13, 2002
• Cast
of Characters •
Colin Mac Dowell – Tim Schlegel
Olive Messiaen – Cathy Garland
Hank Marshner – Tom Foust
Nikki Mac Dowell – Alison Tedrick
Michelle Martini – Connie
Swanson-DeSpain
Sergei Martinu – Rob Boze (April 12)
Sergei Martinu – Bruce Munsell (April 13)
Augustina “Gus” Mahler – Jill Price
Jack Meyerbeer – Chuck Price
"How
to play ...
The first thing to remember is you are no longer in
your home town but in the fictitious community of Merrimont. As a
member
of the audience, each of you is playing the part of a potential
investor of Colin Mac Dowell's new Broadway bound production,
"Discovery! A Man's Journey." You are all members of Society and
Business. Mac Dowell and his associates, composer Jack Meyerbeer,
Manager Olive Messiaen, adopted daughter Nikki and young actor Hank
Marshner have come to raise funds and with them comes deadly
mystery. Unbeknown to them others have followed them to this
quiet community: Sergi Martinu - an unpleasant thug on the lamb,
Augustina Mahler - a disgraced ex-police detective, and Michelle
Martini, whose past holds a secret connection to the others.
As the play progresses you may find yourself next to
a actor, though you may not always know it. At times you will be able
to listen to private conversations. You are encouraged to participate,
to play your part. Listen for clues, ask questions if the chance
presents, share information with other audience members."
After almost a
year since the first meeting of which marked the beginnings of the
Centennial Community Players, "Audition For Death" became the group's
first production. The adventure began in the auditorium, both on
stage and in the house, where some of the characters in the story were
attempting to raise funds for a new musical and other characters were
there for other, darker reasons. The audience was then ushered
into the South Lobby where the meal was served. The characters
were scattered amongst the audience who interacted with them and became
witness to conversations and actions both "public" and "private."
Then once the characters and relationships had established themselves
there was a "murder." Now it was up to the audience to help
figure out from the clues presented what evidence was valid and what
was a diversion to determine both the motive and the killer or
killers. It was an enjoyable mystery for both the cast and the
audience and soon the Centennial Community Players would follow this
success with "Nunsense."