ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html;CHARSET=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="Dial M for Monster - a Murder Mystery scenario, ideal for staging at a Murder Mystery Dinners. A cast of horror characters, arguments, murder, lots of fun, and the audience has to guess 'who dunnit'"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="Murder,Mystery,Dinner,Scenario,Script,Event,Whodunnit,Who,Dunnit,audience,Dial,M,Horror,Monster,Dracula,Werewolf"> <META http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS 1.0 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l r (SS~~000 1))'> <TITLE>Dial M for Monster - a murder mystery scenario</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .style1 { height: 21px; } </style> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="white"> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="white"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="dialmformonster_logo.jpg" width="350" alt="Dial M for Monster" /></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><I> <FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="maroon"><strong>Dial M for Monster<br /> </strong>A Murder Mystery Event</FONT></I> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%" class="style1"><B><I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="maroon">What's it all about?</FONT></I></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">A murder mystery event in which the actors mingle and interact with the audience / guests</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Lazy Bee Scripts provides the scenario</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">The actors improvise the dialogue based on the scenario</FONT> </UL> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><B><I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="maroon">What's does Lazy Bee Scripts provide?</FONT></I></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="black">Lazy Bee Scripts supplies a pack of material for the performing company including:-</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">A &quot;narrative arc&quot; for the murder, covering</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Essential events</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Essential plot points</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">The resolution!</FONT> </UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">A background brief for each character</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Character description</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Character history</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Motivation</FONT> </UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">General staging guidelines</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Recommendations for preparation</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Guidelines for improvisation (and how to deal with awkward members of the audience!)</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Preparing the venue for the event (making sure that the staff don't throw the actors out for bad behaviour!)</FONT> </UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Audience &quot;Detective Sheets&quot;</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">So the audience can guess who-dunnit (and, possibly, win a prize)</FONT> </UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Collateral material to make the &quot;event&quot; more realistic</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Allows you to print table cards, </FONT>a promotional leaflet for SCREAM! and a poster for &#39;Granny&#39;s New Fairy Tales&#39;</UL> </UL> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><B><FONT COLOR="black">Note that Lazy Bee Scripts does not provide a script for the dialogue. Because the actors are interacting with the audience, it is not possible to stick to a fixed script, instead the actors improvise dialogue based on the &quot;narrative arc.&quot;</FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="80%" BGCOLOR="#FFFBE8"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFBE8"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="maroon">What's a Murder Mystery Event?</FONT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <UL> <LI>The scenario is run as if the audience has been brought together for a special occasion <LI>In this case <UL> <LI> The annual meeting of SCREAM!, the <strong><em>S</em></strong><em>ecret </em><strong><em>C</em></strong><em>oven </em><strong><em>R</em></strong><em>euniting </em><strong><em>E</em></strong><em>vil and </em><strong><em>M</em></strong><em>onsters</em> <li>The performers are classic horror characters, and there is scope for the audience to dress in appropriate themed costumes to add to the atmosphere. </li> <li>At the meeting, the wicked leader of SCREAM! plans to announce her retirement, whilst the rest of the gang eagerly await the anointing of her successor </li> <li>As the actors progress with the evening, further revelations send the event spinning out of control until one of the characters is found murdered...</li> <li>Enter Van Helsing, the arch-nemesis of monsters, to help the audience unravel the mystery</li> </UL> </UL> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><B><I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="maroon">What's in this Scenario?</FONT></I></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%">SCREAM!, the <strong><em>S</em></strong><em>ecret </em><strong><em>C</em></strong><em>oven </em><strong><em>R</em></strong><em>euniting </em><strong><em>E</em></strong><em>vil and </em><strong><em>M</em></strong><em>onsters</em> holds an annual meeting to review the past year's mayhem and to look forward to the new.<br /> The prominent guests include:-<br /> <br /> <strong> Count Vlad Dracula</strong> - The famous Vampire from Transylvania. <br /> <strong> Dr Jekyll</strong> - The Victorian scientist/inventor never far from his alter ego, <strong>Mr Hyde</strong>. <br /> <strong> The Werewolf</strong> - A vicious lycanthrope who likes having his tummy tickled! <br /> <strong> The Bride of Frankenstein</strong> - A collection of diverse female body parts given life! <br /> <strong> Baba Yaga</strong> - The feared Russian Witch. <br /> <br /> This time it's special.&nbsp; Their leader, <strong>Granny</strong>, the little old lady, doyen of evil, who has ruled the organisation with an iron fist, is planning to retire.&nbsp; The top rank of the world of horror is there - each one hoping to be the new top dog (especially the Werewolf - well, he has the pedigree.)&nbsp; However, Granny reveals that she has different ideas and all horror breaks loose, leading to murder!&nbsp; But by whom?&nbsp; Who can sort this out - and prevent worse things from happening?&nbsp; Well, there&#39;s the famous vampire hunter Van Helsing, but he can&#39;t do anything without the help of...<br /> The audience!</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><B><I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="maroon">What do I need to Buy?</FONT></I></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="black">Lazy Bee Scripts charges two fees:-</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">A flat fee of </FONT><B><FONT COLOR="black">&pound;20 for the murder mystery scenario pack</FONT></B> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Downloadable from the Internet as a Zip file</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Containing master files (in .doc and .pdf formats) of all the essential materials</FONT> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Can be used multiple times by your acting company (but you must pay the performance fee for each performance)</FONT> </UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">A fee of </FONT><B><FONT COLOR="black">&pound;20 for each performance</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="black"> of the scenario (regardless of the &quot;audience&quot; size)</FONT> </UL> </TD> </TR> <tr><td width=100%>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width=100%> <B><I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="maroon">In the pack, in addition to the scenario...</FONT></I></B></td></tr> <tr><td width=100% align=center><IMG SRC="dialmformonster_collage.jpg" alt="Dial M for Monster - Materials" /></td></tr> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>