Halloween 2010 has been a blast! So many performances sold out -- and so many great responses and memories!
In fact, there are only three shows not sold out: Oct. 28th at Spaghetti Mama's, Sandy, UT, for "Gravestoned: All Men Are CREMATED Equal" and Oct. 28th and 30th at The Castle in Layton, UT, for "Wacky Witch's Wedding."
Over the past three weeks, Hunt Mysteries has performed 17 shows and entertained more than 1,500 guests, including several employee company groups such as American Express, Carson Elevator, Viranum and PlatinumProtect.
One company, who enjoyed a night out with "Which Witch Is the Head Witch?" in 2009, booked a performance of "Wacky Witch's Wedding" this October at The Marriott in Salt Lake.
The coordinator for the company emailed us the next day:
"We had a "WONDERFUL" time!!! The interaction with your group and our group was so much fun to watch! I have heard nothing but positive comments about the whole evening! This was the first time many of our employees have attended a presentation by your group and they definitely want to attend another one!
Keep up the great work! YOU ARE AWESOME!!!"
Here's an email thanks from a guest at "Gravestoned: All Men Are CREMATED Equal" who brought 31 friends and family, including 18 kids, to our show Oct. 18th:
"Everyone had a really good time! It was pretty funny when Semore had two little girls at one of my tables crying because they were so scared of him. I had to laugh because my kids were a lot younger and didn't cry."
Thanks again for everything!!! My husband and I are excited to see more shows very soon!"
I talked with the actor later about that incident, and he said he really tried to tone his character down for all the kids! The actor's portrayal reminded me of
Johnny Depp and his crazy characters!
Having repeat customers is a treat! We love to visit with them! Here's a little story about becoming super sleuths:
When I attended the Sept. 11th performance of "The Altos: A Little Lower Than the Sopranos" at Spaghetti Mama's in Sandy, I sat at the table with a mother from Tooele and her three children. It was their first experience with Hunt Mysteries and murder mystery dinner theater. They weren't quite sure about all the ins and outs of the mystery but gradually warmed up as the actors visited our table and especially after opening scene and later the "comedy murder." By the end of the evening, the mother and her kids were all hooked! They were excited when I told them about our upcoming Halloween show at Mama's, "Gravestoned: All Men Are CREMATED Equal."
(Photo by Beth Bruner)
On Oct. 16th, I attended "Gravestoned" show at Mama's and that same guest from Tooele was there -- but with her husband -- for a night out! They had a great time. I told them after the show that they really should take their children to "Wacky Witch's Wedding" in Ogden before all the shows were sold out!
A week later at the Oct. 23rd matinee of "Wacky Witch's Wedding" at Boccias, that whole Tooele family was there. I seldom get the chance to actually attend a show, so it was very unusual that I would be at all the three same performances and even be able to speak with members of that same family.
But the real kicker to the story is that when the three main prizes were drawn from the hat from among all the correct answers at the conclusion of "Wacky Witch's Wedding" that afternoon, the names of those children from that same Tooele family were announced, one by one, as prize winners!
Yes, it was just luck of the draw that they won prizes, but it was more than that! They had learned how to play the Hunt Mysteries game -- so that their answer forms ended up in the hat at the end of the hunt!
At one of the other "Wacky Witch's Wedding" performances at Boccias, a young man, probably about 14, agreed to play a short part as the "werewolf" in the "Dating Game" segment for "Gigi," the beautiful young eligible witch. When it came time to howl, he could barely get out a squeak. Drac, in his best Count Dracula voice, piped up: "Perhaps this werewolf needs to go through puberty, first" -- and the audience howled with laughter!
We would love to hear from other guests who had the chance to attend our Halloween shows and hear their stories!
Want a discount to the three remaining Halloween shows? Use hmcastle for $3.00 off per person for Oct. 28 & 30th shows; use hmmamas for $2.50 off per person for Oct. 28th show.
And remember, two other shows open in November at both Spaghetti Mama's in Sandy and Boccias D'Italia in Ogden area. They are "Hammer Spade&the; Steel Murder" and "Get A Clue: The $tocks Caper."
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