For the Chicago couple looking for the perfect date night, for the comedic theater enthusiast, or simply for the amateur sleuth, dinner theater in Chicago provides a dizzying array of options. While some may go for a bit of Shakespeare with a side of Prime Rib, or an evening full of medieval maidens and mutton, the traveling Jest Murder Mysteries brings a broad collection of interactive murder mysteries prepared to pair with a generous helping of laughs. Built to travel, with skilled acting troupes slaying audiences throughout the country, they provide an experience of dinner theatre in Chicago that will leave audiences clamoring for seconds.
Producer, actor, (murder suspect?) Randy Manning created Jest Murder Mysteries in St. Louis in 1999. He has since brought his small company to other cities throughout the country, including enlivening dinner theater in Chicago with his model of skilled comedic acting, sharp writing, and possibly the key ingredient: audience participation. While other venues offer dinner theater in Chicago with a static theme, revolving scripts and actors as often as their menus, Jest Murder Mysteries travels to clients with a repertoire of nearly a dozen different themes, plot-lines, and an interactive method that guarantees an experience of dinner theater in Chicago that will always be fresh, and hopefully, funny. With a different mystery to suit the season, the occasion, or the crowd, Jest Murder Mysteries might be the perfect choice for birthdays, anniversaries, corporate events, or simply to entertain groups of all kinds.
Here are some of Jest Murder Mysteries current shows:
- A Dickens of a Killing.
A twisted take on Ebenezer Scrooge and nineteenth century England. Great for Holiday parties. - A fistful of Hollars.
An old West themed play with several iconic characters matching wits, including detective Squint Leastwood - Bullets in the Bathtub.
What would dinner theater in Chicago be without bootleggers and speakeasies? - Muuurder in Maaay-bury.
A nostalgic trip to the beloved American small town, with a murderous twist.
Dinner theater in Chicago has never been so lively, until the characters start dying, that is. Contact Jest Murder Mysteries and follow the clues.