Thursday, October 8 at The Millwald Theatre in Wytheville.
In 1928, a Wythe County girl was booked to open The Millwald. Her name was on the bill. Her dress was hanging backstage. She never took the stage, and nobody has ever agreed on why.
Everyone in the room that night told a different version of what happened to her. Every one of them was lying about something.
One of those versions is yours.
Ten minutes with Madeline across three sets built inside the theatre. Velvet, low light, and a hundred years of the building doing half the work before the lights are even up.
You will be told where to stand, where to look, and when to breathe. Nobody is left guessing.
The rest of the evening is a murder mystery written for this building, with Suzy Booth. You get a character, a secret, and a version of the story that serves you.
No memorizing, no acting experience, no pressure. You will know what to do the moment you walk in.
Full galleries are available after the night if you want more than the image included. Single images are $30, packages start at $125, and the full gallery is $400.
Most of the fifteen haven’t either. You will be shown what to do, in front of the camera and in the game. Neither one asks you to figure it out alone.
Whatever a speakeasy pulls out of you. Slip dresses, beaded anything, black, red, velvet. Bring options. There is somewhere private to change.
No. You are handed a character and a secret, and the night carries itself from there. Some women lean in hard. Some just sit with a drink and watch. Both are fine.
Yes. In a room of fifteen you will not stay a stranger for long, and the waiting between sessions is where most of it happens.
You do. Nothing is shared publicly without your written say-so, and no is a complete answer that costs you nothing.
Because a mystery with forty people in it is a party, not a mystery. Fifteen is what makes the room work.
Thursday, October 8. Doors at 5:00, last session at 8:50. When the fifteen are gone, they are gone.