3/16/2011
DAVIS, W.Va. – “Dream of Murder,” an audience participation murder mystery, will tease giggles and grins from attendees at the Blackwater Falls State Park dinner theater on April 2. Presented by The In Cahoots Players of Fayetteville, W.Va., the setting is an annual telethon to benefit S.N.O.R.E , the Society for the Narcolepsy of Restorative Engineers (aka beauty technologists).
“The play is staged as a concert and fundraising event to raise awareness and find a cure for this heartbreaking and hair-raising illness,” according to Paulita Cousin, event coordinator at Blackwater Falls. What are the devastating results when beauticians or cosmetologists succumb to the sleep of narcolepsy? “Part of what makes the evening fun is that the audience gets to interrogate the suspects and guess who committed the nefarious crime of murder,” Cousin explained.
Blackwater’s murder mystery dinner begins at 6 p.m. in the park restaurant with the play following dinner. The per person cost for the dinner and play is $38.54 per person; the cost for children 12 and younger is $20. Dinner buffet includes three entrees: pot roast, baked salmon and fried chicken, side dishes, soup and salad bar and soft drinks and coffee.
An overnight package includes dinner, play, lodging and Sunday breakfast buffet for two for $178.84 per double occupancy. Reservations are requested.
The dinner theater cast invites overnight guests to join them for “breakfast with the stars” on Sunday morning, April 3. “Breakfast price is included in the overnight package,” said Cousin. Blackwater Falls offers weekly Sunday breakfast buffets. The park restaurant is open to the general public.
Blackwater Falls State Park is located in Tucker County and is open year-round. The park features nationally known Blackwater Falls scenic views, a lodge, cabins, campground, hiking trails, nature center and programming in addition to food and restaurant services. For more information about events and activities held at Blackwater Falls State Park visit,
www.blackwaterfalls.com or call 304-259-5216.
About The Cast of “Dream of Murder”
The In Cahoots Players is a troupe of actors and actresses from southern West Virginia. Collectively, they have performed in a number of plays, musicals and murder mysteries throughout the region. While cast members have full-time careers and commitments, they are by no means amateur performers. Their stage presence, lively and spontaneous banter and quick replies make for a hilarious evening of entertainment. The chief Cahoot is
Karen Vuranch, who writes, directs and produces the plays through her theatre company, WV Enterprises. Karen is a professional storyteller, actress and writer and performs these plays as well as historical dramas throughout West Virginia and the U.S. The musical direction for the play is provided by
Merry Hanning of Oak Hill, W.Va. The In Cahoots Players also features
Debbie Cooper and
Sandi Shrewsbury, both of Beckley; Ansted resident
Cathy Teubert;
Julie Brown of Packs Branch,
Andrea Fout-Tinsley of Charlton Heights and
Jen Garvin of Fayetteville, WV. Together they create an evening of comical entertainment and beautiful music.
About the Play
“Dream of Murder” is the newest production of The In Cahoots Players and has been performed at many of West Virginia's state parks, Tamarack and other venues. The “dreamy” music they sing includes All I Have to Do is Dream, Dream A Little Dream of Me, Dream Baby and more. In fact, all of the murder mysteries presented by The In Cahoots Players are musical. Other story lines include “A Country Music Murder,” featuring songs from the Queens of Country such as Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette; “Beach Blanket Bump-Off,” with a Caribbean theme; “A Groovy Kind of Murder,“ with songs from the 1960s; and “Music, Mayham and Murder,” featuring a 1950s girl group. For more information about The In Cahoots Players, contact Karen Vuranch at
karen@wventerprises.com
Contact Information
Paulita Cousin, Blackwater Falls State Park
304-259-5216
paulita.l.cousin@wv.gov