Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Shows


*We are sorry...there are no public shows booked on our calendar in the near future. Most of our shows are booked for private groups of 12 to 250 people.* If you know a restaurant that would be a good place to sponsor a murder mystery dinner, then by all means, suggest that they contact us! The cost for a good dinner and quality entertainment usually falls somewhere between $65 and $100 per person. If the owners of a particular establishment think customers are willing to pay that price for a ticket, then a "PUBLIC" show just might be feasible to promote. CAREFUL: Not all Public Murder Mysteries Dinners are alike! The majority of public Murder Mystery Plays advertised at restaurants, hotels and bed and breakfasts use cheaper, amateur actors or volunteers. This is only a natural result of keeping business profits above table. Know this: just because the ticket price is at a premium of $75 to $100 does not guarantee that the manager hired the best quality actors, script, producer, or microphone amplification system. Lukewarm or mediocre reviews from guests explains why these food establishments don't try to get away with promoting murder mystery dinners on a steady, weekly basis. Some of these venues take full advantage of a heavy Tourist Trade, knowing that there will always be more "suckers" arriving next week. Sadly, there is a lot of truth to this statement. (An example of this might be an advertised mystery show on a train. I know of one man and his wife in Napa who actually got off the train half-way through the show and took a cab ride home!) The cost for a good dinner and quality entertainment usually falls somewhere between $75 and $100 per person. If the owners of a particular establishment think customers like you are willing to pay that price for a ticket, then a "PUBLIC" show just might be feasible to promote. Why we cannot refer anyone to another competitor's Murder Mystery Sometimes, we receive phone calls from someone who wants to be referred to a murder mystery dinner show ANYWHERE! Regrettably, this can backfire as we have received complaints in the past from these same people about how disappointed they were with the restaurant we referred them to. Imagine that...they call us back and complain about how bad our competitors are! This is why we no longer offer referrals to any other shows. The reason why most Mystery Shows are sub-standard quality: The majority of public Murder Mystery Plays advertised at restaurants, hotels and bed and breakfasts use cheaper, amateur actors or volunteers. This is only a natural result of keeping business profits at the break even point. After paying for food costs, waiters, drinks, and business overhead, restaurant owners are only willing to pay about $5 or $10 a head towards the entertainment part of the dinner. Know this: just because the ticket price is at a premium of $75 to $100 does not guarantee that the manager hired the best quality actors, script, producer, or microphone amplification system. Lukewarm or mediocre reviews from guests explains why these food establishments don't try to get away with promoting murder mystery dinners on a steady, weekly basis.

We are sorry...there are no public shows booked on our calendar in the near future. Most of our shows are booked for private groups of 12 to 250 people.

If you know a restaurant that would be a good place to sponsor a murder mystery dinner, then by all means, suggest that they contact us!

The cost for a good dinner and quality entertainment usually falls somewhere between $65 and $100 per person. If the owners of a particular establishment think customers are willing to pay that price for a ticket, then a "PUBLIC" show just might be feasible to promote.

CAREFUL: Not all Public Murder Mysteries Dinners are alike!

The majority of public Murder Mystery Plays advertised at restaurants, hotels and bed and breakfasts use cheaper, amateur actors or volunteers. This is only a natural result of keeping business profits above table. Know this: just because the ticket price is at a premium of $75 to $100 does not guarantee that the manager hired the best quality actors, script, producer, or microphone amplification system. Lukewarm or mediocre reviews from guests explains why these food establishments don't try to get away with promoting murder mystery dinners on a steady, weekly basis. Some of these venues take full advantage of a heavy Tourist Trade, knowing that there will always be more "suckers" arriving next week. Sadly, there is a lot of truth to this statement. (An example of this might be an advertised mystery show on a train. I know of one man and his wife in Napa who actually got off the train half-way through the show and took a cab ride home!)

The cost for a good dinner and quality entertainment usually falls somewhere between $75 and $100 per person. If the owners of a particular establishment think customers like you are willing to pay that price for a ticket, then a "PUBLIC" show just might be feasible to promote.

Why we cannot refer anyone to another competitor's Murder Mystery

Sometimes, we receive phone calls from someone who wants to be referred to a murder mystery dinner show ANYWHERE! Regrettably, this can backfire as we have received complaints in the past from these same people about how disappointed they were with the restaurant we referred them to. Imagine that...they call us back and complain about how bad our competitors are! This is why we no longer offer referrals to any other shows.

The reason why most Mystery Shows are sub-standard quality:

The majority of public Murder Mystery Plays advertised at restaurants, hotels and bed and breakfasts use cheaper, amateur actors or volunteers. This is only a natural result of keeping business profits at the break even point. After paying for food costs, waiters, drinks, and business overhead, restaurant owners are only willing to pay about $5 or $10 a head towards the entertainment part of the dinner.

Know this: just because the ticket price is at a premium of $75 to $100 does not guarantee that the manager hired the best quality actors, script, producer, or microphone amplification system. Lukewarm or mediocre reviews from guests explains why these food establishments don't try to get away with promoting murder mystery dinners on a steady, weekly basis.