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="Pass the Poison - a Murder Mystery Scenario, ideal for a murder mystery event where the actors mingle with the guests, and the guests have to decide 'who dunnit'"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="Murder,Mystery,Dinner,Scenario,Event,Script,Party,Whodunnit,Who,Dunnit"> <META http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS 1.0 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l r (SS~~000 1))'> <TITLE>Pass the Poison - a murder mystery Scenario</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="PassThePoison.jpg" WIDTH="401" HEIGHT="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" alt="Pass the Poison Murder Mystery Scenario"></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><I><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="maroon"><span style="color: darkred">A Murder Mystery Scenario<br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy"><strong>by Jenny Gilbert</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><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> </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 event is a village hall party to celebrate the retirement of Betty Blocker&nbsp;<LI>The &quot;audience&quot; has the role of the people invited to the party <LI>As the (the "top-table guests") actors arrive and mingle, the plot develops until one of the characters is found murdered... </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%"><FONT COLOR="black"><p>"I m going to be 65, I m retiring, I ll have a birthday party to remember!" And she did!</p> <p><strong>Betty Blocker</strong> has been running the family farm by herself for 20 years. Now she's retiring, and they have all been invited - everyone living in the Hamlet of Belladonna.</p> <p>Special guests include:-<br /> <strong>Poppy White</strong>, 66, a writer, completely oblivious to all the trouble she causes, with a new book nearing completion.. <br /> <strong>Heli Bore</strong>, a widow in her 40 s, the local Vet, who chose a wealthy husband instead of marrying Robin<br /> <strong>Ignatius Beans,</strong> in his late 20 s is Betty s chauvinistic farm worker<br /> <strong>Bryony Black,</strong> in her early 20 s<br /> <strong>Robin Wake,</strong> an ex-Civil Servant in his 40 s</p> <p>The party progresses until one of the guests is found poisoned!</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 pdf 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>