During a very bad performance of "Murder Me Always" , an actual
murder takes place off stage. The Director is shot. The "fake" play comes to
a screeching halt and a "real" murder mystery begins. It seems a "Murder
Mystery Murderer" is on the loose and has struck again. Luckily, Detective
Joe Mamet, a Raymond Chandler Pulp type gumshoe has staked out
the audience and rises to the occasion to begin an investigation. Could it
be that one of these very bad actors is really a very bad person? Will
this "real" murder mystery be any better than the fake one? Is art imitating life?
Is the play really the thing?
(Does contain a few innuendos and drinking but there is a "G" rated version available.)
'Murder Me Always' regarded as killer performance
By Sean Southwell
Staff Writer
the gator times.com
Murder, suspense, mystery, drama, and above all, humor, all came into one compelling performance in the Goleman Players's presentation of "Murder Me Always", a play by Lee Mueller. The people who went to see this play were treated to a real show, brimming with audience interaction, non-stop laughs, and to top it all off, a chance to win a free t-shirt for guessing the murderer correctly. The play was presented in a "play within a play" format, in which the actors were playing actors in a show, all set up as a ruse to catch a murderer roaming from theatre to theatre, murdering helpless thespians. Whose job is it to catch the killer before he strikes again?
The stereotypical gumshoe Joe Mamet, played by Esteban Vidal, and his partner Trixie, played by Chantelle Alvarez, who is undercover as the Director’s assistant. During the course of the play, the Director herself is murdered, and thus ends the fake play and begins the mystery. "The heated arguments, the contrast between the fake play and real play, solving the murder, and the chance to win prizes made this show stand out, and the cast worked great together, providing new ideas and having lots of fun," says Jacqueline Sanchez, the play’s real director.
As it turns out, the whole cast really loved putting this together, and hope the audience loved it just as much. Umberto Suarez, who played the lovable drunk Henry, exclaimed, "Of all the plays I've done, this is the best and most unique, and this is by far my favorite role, I'd do it again." All in all though, the entire cast was pleased with the production, and would like to urge more students to come and support the productions. After seeing just one, it is guaranteed that anyone will be hooked onto the theater.
By Sean Southwell
Staff Writer
the gator times.com
Murder, suspense, mystery, drama, and above all, humor, all came into one compelling performance in the Goleman Players's presentation of "Murder Me Always", a play by Lee Mueller. The people who went to see this play were treated to a real show, brimming with audience interaction, non-stop laughs, and to top it all off, a chance to win a free t-shirt for guessing the murderer correctly. The play was presented in a "play within a play" format, in which the actors were playing actors in a show, all set up as a ruse to catch a murderer roaming from theatre to theatre, murdering helpless thespians. Whose job is it to catch the killer before he strikes again?
The stereotypical gumshoe Joe Mamet, played by Esteban Vidal, and his partner Trixie, played by Chantelle Alvarez, who is undercover as the Director’s assistant. During the course of the play, the Director herself is murdered, and thus ends the fake play and begins the mystery. "The heated arguments, the contrast between the fake play and real play, solving the murder, and the chance to win prizes made this show stand out, and the cast worked great together, providing new ideas and having lots of fun," says Jacqueline Sanchez, the play’s real director.
As it turns out, the whole cast really loved putting this together, and hope the audience loved it just as much. Umberto Suarez, who played the lovable drunk Henry, exclaimed, "Of all the plays I've done, this is the best and most unique, and this is by far my favorite role, I'd do it again." All in all though, the entire cast was pleased with the production, and would like to urge more students to come and support the productions. After seeing just one, it is guaranteed that anyone will be hooked onto the theater.
