Murder Sells

WRITTEN BY: Jeffrey Smith
PERFORMED AT: Sorge's Restaurant, Corning
PERFORMED ON: October 28, November 4,11,18,25, and December 2, 2005
DIRECTOR: Jeffrey Smith
SPONSORED BY: Market Street Irregulars
CAST AND CREW:
* HANK LASARIO- Jim Cendoma (Oct 28 to Nov 11), Jeffrey Smith (Nov 18-Dec 2)
* FREDERICK PEACHY- Jim Duffy (all but Nov 4), Jeffrey Smith (Nov 4)
* WANETA FLEISH- Ellen Boyd
* SARA DUMPLING- Lynne Hodges
* PROF. CHATFIELD III- Lindsay Hodges
* BOB HOROWITZ- David A. Scott
* DONNA- Amanda Fenn
* WINSTON FITZPATRICK- Len Solomon

PLOT: What happens when you bring together a Romance Novelist, a Dark Poet-Philosopher, an English Professor, a Writer of Children's books and a Porn Actor/Writer to write a Murder Mystery? Sarcasm, Wit, Ego and...Murder. A dinner theater comedy.

HISTORY: With "Last Dance of Dr. Disco" done, production began for the next Market Street Irregulars show, a brand new play written by my "Marriage Can Be Murder" co-star Jeff Smith. Jeff, also directing the play, selected me to play Bob, an adult film star hired to help write a murder mystery.
The show went so well that a bonus seventh show was added to the already six-show run. Throughout the run, there were three different versions of the cast: The original cast, with Jim Cendoma as Hank; the same cast, but with Jeff as Peachy (because Jim Duffy had to attend a teachers' conference); and the same cast, but with Jeff replacing Jim Cendoma (who dropped out of the show when his work schedule limited his pre-show rehearsal attendance).
A production company produced a radio ad for the show. Most performances were sold-out shows. The first and last cast lineups were videotaped, and I compiled a 2-DVD set containing both versions. This show marked the official last MSI play for Lynne and Lindsay Hodges, who moved to Wales within two weeks of the final performance.

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