Murder Mystery Dinner

Last Saturday night I went on a double date to the Old Spaghetti Factory at University Mall in Orem.  We were there for a Mafia Murder Mystery show put on by performing group Salty Dinner Theater.  It was a lot of fun.  We arrived between 7 and 7:30.  They gave us three menu options, took our orders, and showed us to our seats.  The actors and actresses roamed around the room talking to the guests at all the different tables.  They were really friendly and made it a lot of fun.

The show started after we got our appetizer and continued throughout the evening.  There were several musical numbers too.  I think my favorite was "Come Fly With Me" because I knew the words.  The actors and actresses interacted with the audience a lot, which was fun.  At the end of the show, one of the characters dies, and everyone has to write down who they think it is and what they think the punishment ought to be.  They collected everyone's slips and sorted out the ones who got it right as the ending was explained.  Then they brought in the slips of those who got it right, and the guilty parties (they picked two of the actresses--the one who was actually guilty and the one who most people voted for) had to undergo their punishments.  Some of the punishments were drinking a glass of water sprinkled with parmesan cheese, getting ice cream in the face, and singing I'm a little teapot.

The whole evening was very enjoyable and memorable.  The company had a photographer there, and they put some of the pictures on facebook.  I look pretty ridiculous, so I'm not tagging myself in the one I'm in.  But feel free to look at their facebook page.  I had a great time, and I'd recommend it to anyone.

Notes:
It was a really fun date, and I'd definitely do it again.  It works as a single, double, or group date.  It was a somewhat expensive date (thank goodness she asked me out and told me she'd be paying).  Tickets are $15 each for adults, though I think Catherine said she found a deal on Groupon.  The tickets didn't include dinner, and each of the menu choices was about $10.  The meal included a salad, the main course, and ice cream at the end.  Appetizers cost extra.  I wasn't sure what to wear, so I went semi-formal with a button-up and khakis.  It ended up being a safe guess.  I probably could have gone a little dressier (tucking in my shirt or wearing a sport jacket), but I also saw people in jeans, so it was pretty flexible.  It's nice to dress up though.  If I remember, the show lasted an hour and a half or so.

Note 2:
I saw the director of my study abroad program there--turns out his son was one of the actors!