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="The Elvis Presley Convention - a Dinner Theatre Murder Mystery by Archie Wilson, where the actors mingle with the guests, combining scripted elements with improvisation, and the guests have to decide 'who dunnit'"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="Murder,Mystery,Dinner,theatre,Elvis,Preslery,Convention,Event,Script,Party,Whodunnit,Who,Dunnit,Archie Wilson"> <META http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS 1.0 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l r (SS~~000 1))'> <TITLE>The Elvis Presley Convention - a dinner theatre murder mystery</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="white"> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="white"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <p align="center"> <IMG SRC="ElvisMMLogo.JPG" WIDTH="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" alt="The Elvis Presley Convention Murder Mystery Scenario" title="The Elvis Presley Convention Dinner Theatre Murder Mystery">&nbsp;</p> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><I><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="maroon"><span style="color: darkred"><span style="color: #008080"> A Dinner Theatre Murder Mystery</span><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy"><strong>by Archie Wilson</strong></span></FONT></I></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's it all about?</FONT></I></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <UL> <LI>A murder mystery event in which the actors play a mixture of scripted and improvised elements, then open up for interrogation by the audience / guests</li> <li>Lazy Bee Scripts provides the scripted elements and character briefs &nbsp;</li> <li>The actors play the script then improvise their interactions with the audience</li> </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></li> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Essential events</FONT></li> <li><font color="black"></font>Scripted elements</li> <li>Partially scripted opening interrogation </li> <li><FONT COLOR="black">The resolution!</FONT> </li> </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">Suggestions for "staging"</FONT> &nbsp;</UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">Additional materials</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="black">An audience sheet, introducing the Elvis Presley Convention and the competition for the best impersonator&nbsp;</FONT></li> <li><font color="black">Solution sheets (for the audience to supply their guesses for "who dunnit")</font></li> </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 complete 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 parts of the dialogue based on their character briefs</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 Dinner Theatre Murder Mystery?</FONT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"> <UL> <LI>The event is run during a meal as a mixture of a set drama and interaction between players and audience&nbsp;</LI> <LI>In this case <UL> <LI><strong><em>A convention of BEPAS - the British Elvis Presley Appreciation Society - complete with an Elvis look-alike and sound-alike competition.&nbsp; The actors play the competing Elvises and their associated Priscillas, the audience are delegates at the convention who judge the competition!</em></strong> &nbsp;</UL> <LI> The acting company perform a very brief opening scene, at the end of which a murder takes place.<li>A detective does an opening interrogation of the suspects</li><li>The suspects are interrogated by the audience</li><li>The audience try to spot the murderer</li> <li>There is a brief final script in which the murderer is revealed</li></UL> <ul> <li><em>The structure is a quick murder and a longer interrogation/investigation.&nbsp; Whilst the detective has a script of questions, the answers are improvised from character briefs.</em></li> </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 Mystery?</FONT></I></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="black"><p>An Elvis Presley Convention is being held, and at its centre is a competition for Elvis impersonators. Guests from all over the county have been invited to listen to each of the five finalists and judge by ballot which impersonator has represented their hero in the best manner. Each Elvis brings along his Priscilla, whose job it is to drum-up support for their man. One by one the five finalists take to the floor and sings the song of his choice, following which the ballot takes place. </p> <p> Attending the convention are: <br /> <strong> Wally Mulligan</strong>: Founder and chairman of BEPAS - the British Elvis Presley Appreciation Society. &nbsp;Managing Director of Mulligan's Marvels,  sweet manufacturers to the stars .<br /> <strong> Winifred Horncastle</strong>: Long-term member of BEPAS and Finance Director of Mulligan's Marvels. <br /> <strong> Gladys Raynor</strong>: A Member of BEPAS. Former sales girl for Mulligan's Marvels. <br /> <strong> Richard Winslade</strong>: A relatively new member. Managing Director of Winslade's Pharmaceuticals and a qualified pharmacist. <br /> <strong> Angela Mitchell</strong>: A Long-term member. Closet lesbian. Deputy manager at Winslade's Pharmaceuticals. <br /> <strong> Darren Destry</strong>: Long-term member. A labourer at both Mulligan's Marvels and Winslade's Pharmaceuticals.<br /> <strong> Sophie Hastings</strong>: One of the founders of the Elvis Presley Convention. Part time sweet taster at Mulligan's Marvels. <br /> <strong> Byron Bradley</strong>: Joined BEPAS shortly after it was formed. Works at Porton Down as a toxicologist. <br /> <strong> Georgina Gravison</strong>: Not a member; in fact, she hates Elvis Presley's music. Receptionist at Winslade's Pharmaceuticals. <br /> <strong> Roland Rickman</strong>: A Professional Elvis Impersonator. He registered with the convention just two weeks ago in order to enter the competition, but failed to tell them he is a professional.</p> <p>The five singers line up to hear the result of the competition, but, just as the winner's name is about to be revealed, one of them collapses to the floor and is found to be dead. <br /> Enter super sleuth <strong>Sherbert Holmes</strong> to help the delegates solve a dastardly murder!</p> </FONT></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">£15 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 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> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>