Murder, Mystery and Monstrous Fun Terrorize the UC Green Room
Leisha Johnson
Staff Writer
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| Photo by Leisha Johnson |
| I've Put a Spell on You - Actress Alena Koch performs as Lucia in the "Murder Mystery Theater Dinner." The Student Activities Board hosted the even Thursday, Oct. 29 in the John F. Gibson University Center. |
Meet Joey Zamboni, the famous director of many zombie movies, including his newest one, “The Zombie Homecoming.” For his latest movie, he threw a “wrap party,” to which everyone was invited to Thursday, Oct. 29.
Tragically, though, during the party, Joey Zamboni met his uncomely death: poisoned by delivery pizza and cookies. Among all the actors and actresses, who all had a motive for his death, comes the question of “Who murdered Zamboni?”
At least, that’s the question asked of the dinner guests.
Joey Zamboni is actually an actor named Chris Moore. Moore and his team, the College Power Performers, put on a “Murder Mystery Theater Dinner” that was full of surprises.
Hosted by the Student Activities Board, the dinner proved a huge success. Members of SAB helped the team of performers set up in the John F. Gibson University Center Green Room.
Angelia Buford, a SAB member, said she helped direct traffic and get everything set up and see if everything runs smoothly.
Students lined up at long buffet tables set up on each side of the Green Room, filling their plates with food such as spaghetti, rolls and steamed vegetables. The round dinner tables donned white table cloths and candles. A green rope sectioned off half of the tables from the other tables near the front.
The Power Performers asked the students sitting in front of the rope and near the platform to help participate in the theater. Actors and actresses, in character, mingled with the students, and Zamboni handed out parts with character names and lines to the students.
Those students sitting behind the green barrier, sat back to enjoy the dinner and show.
Cindy Verian, a Power Performer assuming the role of Dakota, the assistant director to Zamboni, warned the audience fake weapons would be used and to “pay close attention.”
Throughout the night, the Performers asked several students to get up on the platform and act out their part. Hilarity and chaos ensued when a group of girls danced and performed to the song “Thriller” by Michael Jackson. Alena Koch, the actress playing the character Lucia, danced among them and throughout the show kept the audience laughing with her silliness.
The actors and actresses performed well. The drama pulled the audience into the story and the audience screamed when Dakota “shot” random people with a fake gun for no reason other than for getting too close to Zamboni.
Shock went through the crowd when the character Zamboni fell over dead after eating a cookie. Near the end, the cast, including the participating students, all filed onto the platform and the audience questioned several of the suspects.
Though many motives, in the end, Candy Kane, one of Zamboni’s star performers, turned out to be a whiz at Chemistry and proved to be the only one capable of poisoning the director.
Brittany Evans, a student sitting near the front said, “I liked it…at first I was scared by the gun going off.”
Evans’ friend Emmanuel Gatewood said he also liked the show.
“I didn’t know who the killer was,” Gatewood laughed.
As people left, performer and host, Cindy Verian, said, “There are two things that should be learned: All candy canes aren’t sweet and everyone eats a Twix differently.”
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