GALA MURDER MYSTERY ENTERTAINMENT

We provide gala murder mystery dinners in a variety of themes for private parties, charity fundraisers and corporate events across the nation. We consult with you to come up with the best approach for the group involved and capabilities of your facilities. The Gala Murder Mystery is the industry standard on steroids. It handles larger gatherings including potentially hundreds of audience members.

GALA MURDER MYSTERIES

ENTERTAINING YOUR LARGER EVENTS


The Gala Murder Mystery is the industry standard taken to higher level. While similar to most murder mysteries with a group of actors interacting with your audience starting during cocktails, the Gala also includes additional performers to allow for additional functions to occur around the facility to keep larger numbers engaged. Likewise, with singers, dancers and others, there are plenty of options to maintain the audience's attention. The key is to make certain that we build in enough options to handle your group Of course this is always a balancing act that we are happy to walk you through.

SOME THEMES

These are just a few. Usually we customize scenarios to our client's desires.

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The 1920s!

Murder mysteries and the Roaring 20's go together like speakeasies and flasks! Whether it's dressing like flappers or the association with flouting the law, people love the 20s to let loose and have a great time! Our Alderman theme divides the room into North and South Sides and brings on the fun!

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Mobsters!

Having a collection of mobsters in your midst allows people to have a fun evening of escape from the everyday. We have a collection of themes with mobsters from modern to the 40's and the 20's. Simply call to discuss what kind of party you'd like to have.

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The Millionaire

We have a variety of scenarios where a millionaire has rubbed people the wrong way. We can easily adjust his source of wealth to not associate him with people in the room. Members of his entourage want him dead and the audience is asked to solve the crime.

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The Murder of 008

Our own take on the spy genre has the death of 008. The Spy Who Liked Me was always playing second fiddle to his more famous counterpart and his retirement party is filled with seldom do wells that are equally as second-class. The night is filled with fun and frivolity as the audience solves the case.

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Wedding Shows

While we often will perform for weddings, in the case of the gala, we are usually talking about having a show where we have a made up wedding to entertain the crowd. The funny family members entertain the crowd and this can lead to a murder to solve. This can also be done without the murder with just having a fun time in mind.

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Custom Scenarios

Let us come up with something to match your theme. We've done everything from a Versace Murder or masquerade ball, to Gilligan's Island or Hawaii Five-0. Our clients approach us and ask us to create something unique for them and we're more than happy to oblige. Challenge us and let's see what we can develop for your group!

FLOW OF THE EVENING

RUN TIME ANYWHERE FROM 90 MINUTES TO 4 HOURS

  1. COCKTAILS - we are already in character, interacting with your audience as they arrive. Mostly we are introducing the characters to the audience and creating more of a festive atmosphere.
  2. GETTING SEATED - our host gets people seated at the appropriate time and delivers THE SPEECH. This is where we explain how the evening will work and how to play the game.
  3. ENTERTAINMENT - we provide addtitional entertainment using the extra performers as you see fit. This includes discussions ahead of time to agree on how they might be used.
  4. DINNER - we help move things along by facilitating the servers' efforts or by releasing people appropriately to buffet lines. In the meantime, our performers are having arguments and fights around the room, getting plot points out to the audience while entertaining at the same time.
  5. MURDER - once people are leaning back in their chairs after eating, or during the beginning of dessert, we have the murder. Our VICTIM will be in front of everyone and die. This is usually a poisoning to avoid potential problems, but we can accommodate your desires. Often, the victim comes back as the Detective, or we can use a separate actor if you prefer.
  6. INVESTIGATION - our Detective is a professional comedian with years of experience with crowd work. The Detective pulls people up and interrogates them to get information out about our suspects. While the comedian pokes a little bit of fun along the way, the comedian usually leaves them looking like rock stars, building them up rather than tearing them down.
  7. RESOLUTION - we solve the crime in one of three ways. For most Galas, the first, going table to table, is a bit heavy-handed and takes a lot of time. The Second, each table views the interrogations and then submits their answers. The Third stations the suspects around the room and allowing people to interrogate them for a set amount of time and bringing the information back to their tables. The Fourth, we resolve it on stage using something that we call the Chief Prosecutors. This brings people up from the audience to MAKE THEIR CASE. We get the answers, present the correct murderer and reward the winners, along with some fun people from the audience. Unlike some companies, we are 100% confident that someone will have given the correct answer!

A customized Gala Murder Mystery show written just for you is a perfect way to have quality entertainment that has your audience laughing. These are perfect to entertain for holiday parties, weddings, family gatherings, season kick-offs, banquets, dinners or charity fundraisers!

WE USE YOUR PARTY THEME
We have many themes and can customize to just about any other that you can think of. Some of the more common themes include: The 1920's or 1930's for a Prohibition Era party, A Millionaire's Mansion, A Movie Mogul, Mobsters, A Wedding, Spies, and many others. If you want to have a particular theme that is not on this page, just let us know!

themes
We have several add-ons that can be provided for any event.
  • Wandering Minstrels
  • INFORMANTS
  • DJs
  • SINGERS
  • DANCERS BOOTHS
  • AUDITION BOOTHS
  • KARAOKE
  • WINE TASTING
  • LESSONS OF MANY TYPES
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PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS!

We include all kinds of other forms of entertainment that you might want. Fire Dancers, Silks, Stilt Walkers, Acrobats, whatever! Just let us know what you want!

WE GET YOUR EVENT ROCKING!

We can bring bands or Tribute Acts of all types to get your place rocking! For example, The Rat Pack, Michael Jackson, Elvis, or many other impersonations can be done on stage. Or, your people can be the rock stars with Karaoke nights, etc. This can involve bringing vocal trainers and choreographers and holding more of an American Idol night along with our mystery.

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We provide Murder Mystery Gala shows throughout the United States, and even beyond! Wherever you might be along the Atlantic Coast, the MidWest, the South, the West Coast, or anywhere else, we stand ready to help your group to have fun. This includes in the big cities, the suburbs, or further outside the urban areas. We do not provide the food or the venue. We come to you and help you to succeed in business without really trying!

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WE COME TO YOU!
We work with groups that are small, medium and large. We also work with people that are in the city, the suburbs, and that are in more rural areas. It never made sense to get our own facilities. We come to a venue of your choosing and this allows you to make your own food and beverage options. In general, you want enough light to see, enough space to move around comfortably, and it should be quiet enough to hear. Everything else can be adjusted to. We also have our insurance in order and can have COIs with your venue as an additional insured, if required.

CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION

WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW

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WHAT IS THE REASON?

The first step is to determine your needs. This includes potential goals, desires and concerns. Is it more than just entertainment? If you are looking to show appreciation to clients or employees, for example, then we would take one approach. If it is family and friends, we might approach it differently. The more we know about what has already been decided can allow us to narrow the conversation to approaches that interest you.

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WHAT ARE THE DETAILS? WHERE? WHEN? HOW MANY?

We need to know the city where the event will be as well as what kind of venue might be used. A date, or date range, for when you would like to have this and what time frame you are looking for will help to determine our commitment and availability. Knowing the size of your group, though that will likely just be an estimate, will allow us to choose appropriate options for the performance and have a better feel for the resources required.

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DO YOU HAVE A BUDGET?

If you know budget limitations, that can allow us to restrict the conversations to those options that will be within your financial constraints. This works in both directions. We don't want to overbuild and propose options that can't be done. Also, we don't want to not provide a large enough of a show to achieve the results that will exceed your expectations.

CONTACT US TO LEARN MORE

We want to hear from you. Call us at 866.219.4386 or email info@THEYimprov.com.

MURDER MYSTERIES

PRIVATE PARTIES AND CORPORATE EVENTS

testimonial

I love all things mystery (except the real thing, of course). I read mystery novels. Solve mystery jigsaw puzzles. Throw murder mystery weekend get always. You name it, and this was one of my favorite experiences.

Some of Our Clients

We have worked with over half of the Fortune 500. These are just a few of our high-profile clients that have entertained over the years.