Live Murder Mystery (comedy) at IFCC (May 6 & 7)
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The Tragedies
April 13, 2006
For Immediate Release
Contact: Dylan Hillerman
(503) 413-9404
The Tragedies Theater Company to Perform The Butler
Did It: A Murder Mystery for a Live DVD Recording
PORTLAND, OR - The Tragedies Theater Company will
present their original comedy The Butler Did It: A
Murder Mystery at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural
Center on Saturday, May 6, 7:30 and 9:30pm, $5 and
Sunday matinee, May 7th, 1:00pm for $3. The show will
be recorded live at all three performances for cable
television and a DVD.
The Butler Did It was originally performed in
January
as part of the Epilepsy Foundation's annual Out of the
Shadows Gala. The murder mystery farce features such
characters as Edgar Allen Poe IV and Agatha Christie,
both of whom suffered from epilepsy.
Kelly Linss, house-scribe for The Tragedies, tells us,
"When you take a murder mystery and remove all
pretense of mystery or suspense, what you are left
with is pure distilled comedy moonshine - strong,
sharp and lethally funny. In a send-up of the
traditional British parlour mysteries, The Butler Did
It dispenses with the 'whodunit?' and leaves only the
question of 'how will he do it next?' A combination of
wry, intelligent dialogue and farcical nonsense..."
Director Brian Linss says, "This show is certainly a
departure from our normal sketch comedy roots, but the
audience will still be treated to plenty of clever
laughs and sly innuendos."
Be part of a studio audience as The Tragedies film
the
show for their debut DVD release. There will be a wine
reception beginning at 6:30 included in the price of
admission.
Jordana Barnes of The 3rd Floor says,"The Tragedies
have chemistry, fresh ideas and set the stage to make
sure you have a great night at the theatre. The
performers are comedically strong!"
The cast of The Butler Did It includes Brian Linss as
the Narrator, Doug Mitchell as Stodges, Ginger
Driscoll as Constance Thorne, Dylan Hillerman as Edgar
Allen Poe IV, Vivian Fiallo as Lili Larue, Kelly Linss
as Agatha Christie, Tony Cull as Gordon Effing-Bennet
and Annie Vergnetti as T. Reynolds Mircensign.
The Butler Did It opens Saturday, May 6th at 7:30 and
9:30pm and admission is $5. There will also be a
matinee on May 7th at 1pm for $3. For reservations and
tickets for The Butler Did It, call Brian at (503)
367-2100 or email webm...@thetragedies.com. The
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center is at 5340 North
Interstate Avenue. For directions, call 503-823-4322
or email them at off...@ifcc-arts.org.
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