- NEW FOR 2008! - Mini-Mystery Script

Mystery Dinner Theater programs consistently draw large crowds.  Guests sit together at tables where they will eat, enjoy the drama, and then compare notes.  Accusations are turned in before the final scene occurs and the guilty party is revealed!

Scripts are fun and family friendly.  These scripts have been used by youth groups, experienced drama teams, libraries, hospitals, cheer leading teams, etc.  Once you have presented your first mystery dinner, guests will be asking when the next one will be!! 
 

Countless churches use Mystery Dinner Theaters as fund raisers to raise funds for missions and other needs!

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Mini Mystery Drama
“The Cupcake Caper”
by Nancy Bond

What is a "mini-mystery"?
The script is short, the cast is small, the staging is simple, and the cost is a steal!  At only $35, this type of mystery makes a great option for first-timers or for quickly putting together a fun evening between larger events.

The cost is much less because the length of the script is only about 25 minutes in total.  Also, there are few accompanying documents including:  mystery ballots, 1 or 2 suggested games for the audience, and character descriptions/overview for the cast.

Keep the evening simple by doing a dessert theater or make this mystery part of a lock-in event.

Synopsis:
A young man, Logan, is extremely excited about the upcoming night.  He plans to surprise his girlfriend, Jessie, with a romantic proposal at the park where they met playing volleyball.  However, his plans are crushed when he discovers the carefully selected engagement ring is missing!  Who took the ring?  Will Logan ever see the ring again?  Is the engagement doomed to never happen?
 

Murder Mystery Drama #5
“Suspect Hollywood”
by Nancy Bond

Synopsis:
A hilariously, funny dinner theater about some “famous” and some not so famous actors and actresses who are auditioning for a new movie entitled Peril of the Prodigal Son.  The director has made lots of promises to the potential cast members and financiers of this movie.  But can he keep these promises and how will they react if they are betrayed?  There are several suggestions for involving audience members that will make this a fun night to remember!!  Also, since the majority of the dialogue takes place during an audition – cast members will be able to read most of their lines from the script.  Two options for endings.  (Read Other's Comments)

Dinner Mystery Drama #7
“The Conundrum on the Crackerjack Cruise”
by Nancy Bond

Synopsis:
A who-done-it mystery aboard the luxury cruise liner Grand Jubilation!  As guests set sail on their "floating palace" to the Bahamas, they are introduced to some unique and amusing characters.  Then, after a fabulous evening of drama, interaction, and laughter, one of these passengers resorts to crime!  Who did it?  How did he or she do it?  And why?  (Read Other's Comments)

The Cast:
4 Male Roles
5 Female Roles + 1 Smaller Optional Female Role

The audience gets highly involved in this drama because from the beginning they are divided up into 2 teams - Stingrays vs. Starfish!  Plus several audience members are chosen to represent their teams up on stage!  See some pictures!
 

Murder Mystery Drama #8
“Murder at Mike's”
by Nancy Bond

Synopsis:
It’s opening night at a new 1950’s style restaurant – Mike’s 50’s Cafe.  Guests arrive dressed in fifties attire ready to celebrate!  As the night progresses, secrets will be revealed.  However, some characters are desperate to keep things hidden.  And when one person decides that murder is the only solution, the audience is called on to help solve the crime.  Who did it?  How did he or she do it?  And why?
 

Murder Mystery Drama #1
“As Long As We Both Shall Live”
by Rick & Elizabeth Shoemaker

Synopsis:
The wedding of wealthy socialite, Miss Kirby Sutton to Mr. Roger Blake becomes the setting for this baffling mystery comedy. As guests arrive, they are welcomed as friends of the bride or as friends of the groom and seated accordingly. Following a wedding feast, the play unfolds to reveal there are several people who desire that this marriage never take place.  One ending is provided.  (Read Other's Comments)

The Cast:
Main Parts --  6 women and 4 men

The important part of the coroner/detective who only appears in the final scene (“The Crime Is Solved”), can be either male or female.

There are several additional/bit parts:
A soloist (can use lip sync) -- male or female.
The “Officiating Minister” -- one scene.
Messenger boy and two Candle lighters -- older children or young teens.
 

Murder Mystery Drama #4
“Signing Off at WWPP Radio”
by Rick & Elizabeth Shoemaker

Synopsis:
Many people have reason to dislike the star of the radio drama, “The Young and the Arrested,” Andy Allanson.  Who in Piney Woods has the strongest motive to take him off the air permanently?  Much of the dialogue is performed using a script as would be done over the radio so memorization is minimal. This is a puzzling mystery with multiple suspects to keep everyone guessing! Minimal staging required.  (Read Other's Comments)