*The Butler Did It*

by Tim Kelly
Directed by Mike Freund

Miss Maple, a society dowager noted for her "imaginative" weekend parties, invites a group of detective writers to eerie Ravenswood Manor where they are to assume the personalities of their fictional characters. The hostess has arranged all sorts of amusing "incidents." Secrets abound in the creepy old mansion. Why does the social secretary carry a hatbox everywhere with her? Who's the corpse in the wine cellar? When an actual murder takes place, each of the "guests" realizes he or she is marked for death. An assortment of zany sleuths! When they're not busy tripping over the clues, they trip over each other.

Cast:

Kris Deprez - Haversham
Jenna Hansen - rita
Gloria Hendrickson - Miss Maple
Larry Vance - Father White
Bob Ambrose Jr. - Chandler Marlow
Dave Deininger - Louis Fan
John Nelson - Rick Carlyle
Jamie Doelder - Laura Carlyle
Jim Pabian - Peter Flimsey
Barb Masar - Charity Haze
- Mable Dupre
- Pharoh Link

Performed:

October 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 1985
Dinner Theatre, Idle Hour Mansion