A few weeks ago, I went across the river to photograph a holiday-themed murder mystery theatre dinner. I’d never attended one, much less covered one, but the cast welcomed me with open arms. In their dressing room, I was privy to their joyful complaints and costume malfunctions; in the restaurant during the performances, I was tipped off to where the action would happen next.
It was a fun experience, and I’m hoping to go back sometime — as a guest at a dinner whose script and ending I don’t know.
Presenting: A few behind-the-scenes shots of “Murder in Toyland” —
© 2011 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Actress Kate Hopkins applies the final touches to her "Barb-lee" costume -- elbow-length gloves -- before performing in the "Murder in Toyland" murder mystery dinner theatre on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Bube's Brewery in Mt. Joy is presenting a holiday-themed murder mystery dinner theatre, called "Murder in Toyland" through December. Like all the murder mysteries presented in the brewery, "Murder in Toyland" is an in-house production put on by Roundtable Productions.
© 2011 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Actor Sam Allen, dressed as a Jack-in-the-box toy, takes a sip at the bar before resuming his act in the "Murder in Toyland" murder mystery dinner theatre on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at Bube's Brewery.
© 2011 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Lori Fleming, performing as the toy "Ann Raggedy," stands on the bar at the beginning of the "Murder in Toyland" murder mystery dinner theatre on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at Bube's Brewery in Mt. Joy.
© 2011 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Actor Mitchell L. Ernst, playing the role of a toy airplane, dances down the hall as seen through a window behind the bar at Bube's Brewery on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.
© 2011 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. (Left to right) Guests John Emerich of Myerstown, Ernie Rhine of Myerstown and Mandy Lanson of Lebanon and Kate Hopkins, performing as the toy "Barb-lee," react to another guest's raunchy comment during the "Murder in Toyland" murder mystery dinner theatre on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at Bube's Brewery in Mt. Joy.
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