Murder Mystery Dinner Shows, “Field of Streams” and “Over the Barrel” premiere at Garth Mansion's Woodside Restaurant.

The Woodside Restaurant will be hosting a Murder Mystery Dinner on June 21st, and July 19th. Additional Shows are being scheduled for the future. Cost is only $44.00 per guests at the Garth Mansion. This price includes the show AND dinner. For those not staying at the Garth Mansion, the cost is the same as that for the general public. Everyone is welcome to enjoy with reservations.

"Over the Barrel" - July 19th, 2008
It's the roaring 20's and bathtub gin is in.  Join special agents Elliot Mess and Betty Bustem as they try to figure out who killed the meanest mobster in town, Norma Lee Vicious.  Suspects Fathead Frankie, Louis the Louse, Gertrude the Gat, and Patty the Prude are all pointing the finger at each other.  That nitwit Elliot Mess and Betty Bustem will need all the help they can get.

 

"Field of Schemes" - June 21st, 2008
Ballplayers from the past and future converge on a small ball field in the middle of Iowa owned by the recently murdered Ray Kindfella. They come to play in The Grand Game, a contest that will determine the fate of all baseball.  The game is put on hold until Iowa's ace detective Sam Spud and Ray's widow, Annie, can figure out who killed poor Ray.  Was it the angry catcher Pretty Mean Shirley?  Or the beautiful egomaniac Belle "Air" Jordan Or was it Patty Eire,  the founder of the radical feminist group T.H.E.N. (They Help Everyone Nitpick)?  Many people believe it was the alcoholic Ty Clodd, the dirtiest player in baseball! No one suspects Roy Hubbs, the ballplayer known as The Unnatural--no one except Sam Spud. Come to The Grand Game. Help Sam and Annie run down our killer!

Missouri Smith performs murder mystery dinners regularly at the Bissell Mansion in Saint Louis. He now has agreed to carry out another performance at the Woodside Restaurant in Hannibal on April 19th.  Guests may participate in the murder mystery as always with Murder Mystery Dinners here at the Woodside Restaurant. Here are the details:

The all inclusive Murder Mystery Dinner is an interactive stage play which unfolds as you enjoy a four course dinner. The audience is part of the drama and  to plays amateur detectives as they follow the clues to a murder that occurs in front of them. The guests who figure out the plot and reveal the killer based on the evidence wins the prize.

 The mayhem, mystery and action takes place in and around the audience.  You will feel yourself drawn in by the characters.  Audience members are chosen to portray additional characters in the production, given lines to read.  The dinner theater style show begins at 7 p.m. with appetizers.   Each show has a unique theme, and shows change every two months. 

 Cost is $44 per person including show and dinner, plus tax and gratuity.  Seating is limited, tables of 6 or more receive one free ticket.    

The host, Missouri Smith, explains how these mysteries work: 

 "As the audience arrives they are assigned new identities for the evening -- some of them becoming suspects in the crimes.  The shows are very fast-paced and funny, half-scripted and half-improvised.  As the mystery unfolds, a murder occurs, and the audience must figure out 'who dunnit'.  People have a tremendous time hamming it up -- especially me!”