It's New Year's Eve in the glamorous, shadowy world of 1920s Paris...
The famed Moulin Rouge is full of passion and beauty — but it’s also full of jealousy and greed. The night’s performance comes to a grinding halt when the producer slumps over the table, strangled to death before intermission.
Did one of the backup dancers have a bone to pick with him? Was his protégée hoping to climb a few rungs up the ladder? Or was it a devoted audience member — perhaps the one sitting right next to you? Or perhaps even... you yourself?
Wednesday, December 31st, 7:30-10:30 PM
(be home well before midnight!)
Is this a lunch or dinner show?
No. It's not a show and we don't serve dinner. It's a party with hors d'oeuvres and desserts. More like a game. Think 'Clue, the Movie' but with extra people who are not suspects.
So it's not a show?
There will be people playing suspects (anyone is welcome to sign up for an open character), but it is not a show. It's a party with hors d'oeuvres where everyone tries to solve the murder.
Wait, you said dinner isn't served?
Dinner is not served. We'll have hors d'oeuvres only. Please plan to eat your actual meal before you arrive. We can suggest lots of wonderful places in town!
Don't the suspects already know who did it?
Nope. We draw slips of paper once all the suspects have arrived. One slip indicates guilty, the rest indicate innocent. Only the person who draws the 'guilty' slip knows who did it. Everyone else only knows that they themselves did NOT do it.
How do the suspects know what to say?
Every suspect will get a booklet with both innocent and guilty versions of the answers to questions they'll be asked. Suspects will get the answers via email a day ahead of time, but they often just read the appropriate answer.
How do people know what to ask?
There are three envelopes at each table, one for each round of questioning. Each envelope contains a list of questions for that round, along with the pertinent evidence for that round.
Are these events appropriate for children?
Well... they're not inappropriate. Suspect roles are definitely for adults, but we've had preteens and teens attend as detectives and have a great time.
WANT TO PLAY AS A DETECTIVE?
Unless you sign up to play as a suspect, you'll play as a detective. THOUGH IT IS NOT NECESSARY, we encourage you to dress for the setting of the party! For instance, the setting of Murder at the Moulin Rouge is 1920s Paris! As the mystery progresses, you'll get lists of questions to ask the suspects, and the Lead Detective will let you in on evidence discoveries--there will even be pieces of evidence for you to examine. Then, after all the questions have been answered, all the evidence presented and examined, you can use your critical thinking skills to figure out who murdered the victim.
WANT TO PLAY AS A SUSPECT?
HOW IT WORKS: After you purchase your ticket(s), click the appropriate 'Sign up to play as a suspect' button on the confirmation page. You'll be taken to a Google Sheet where you can peruse the available characters and add your name to one that interests you. You do not have to stick with any gender! We'd LOVE for you to dress the part! On the day before the event, we'll send you two different versions of short answers (Innocent and Guilty) to three questions (we'll have these printed in a booklet for you the night of the event, as well) FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. You can memorize word for word, but paraphrasing is absolutely fine as long as you get the important points. On the night of the event, you'll draw a slip of paper with either a number or an X on it--you'll keep that utterly secret, too. An X means you're the murderer and you'll answer questions with the Guilty versions.
Suspect Descriptions
| Alex Chevalier - Society darling, loves parties. |
| Ara Besque - Ensemble dancer, perhaps a little ditzy. You can't wait for the show. |
| Armand Detour - Stage Manager. Prepared for just about anything. |
| Beau Levard - Perfectionist Director with an ego bigger than Paris. |
| Bee Dazzle - Costume Designer obsessed with fashion. |
| Boire Lacroix - Theatre critic with an agenda. |
| Chat Noir - Writer working on the history of the Moulin Rouge. |
| Clair DeLune - Ensemble dancer with lots of ambition. |
| Dan Ser - Choreographer who is very protective of their work and dancers. |
| Ellis Eventail - True fan who saved for months to be able to attend this show |
| Emery Fontaine - Silent film director whose work speaks for itself |
| Fifi LaFlamme - An opera star (soprano) whose self image soars as high as her voice. |
| Gaspard LeRoux - Orchestra Conductor, thus a temperamental musician. |
| Hugh Moriste - Leading man, dating Renee Garde. |
| Jean Portier- Janitor with a big ring of keys. |
| Jules Amour - Overworked second assistant producer. |
| Remy Boucher - Building superintendent who owns the building. |
| Renee Garde - Ambitious assistant director, dating Hugh Moriste |
| Sasha Ivanov - Russian producer itching to return to the homeland. |
| Savoreux Eclair - Pastry chef extraordinairre, owns a shop next door. |
NYE at LWA- Murder at the Moulin Rouge
