Long Island Improv Comedy Theater

Long Island Clue Party Murder Mystery Events

Invite your friends and family, or corporate team, to dress up and get in on the fun. Our original murder mystery clue parties get everyone on the suspect list. You pick the venue, choose a theme and our professional actor arrives with scripts.

These are immensely popular at Halloween (or Purim) but fun year round. Host a fundraiser at your local historical society. Treat the office to an over the top team building experience. Treat yourself at your 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, etc.

The shows last about 90 minutes, but can stretch 2-3 hours over cocktails and dinner.

  • THE CAT’S MEOW, 1920s Speakeasy, Mobsters, Politicians, Old Hollywood/Broadway, Jazz musicians and high society and characters of international intrigue.
  • GOTHIC GATDEN SOIREE, The NOT So Gilded Age. It’s 1892. Imagine Edgar Allan Poe wrote Romeo & Juliet, with elements from House of Usher. Old money mirrors the crumbling Gothic architecture hiding behind Tapestries and Fauna.
  • Murder on East Egg Cruise lines (Gatzby Inspired characters).(Favorite show for teen events).
  • Murder at the Marina, Anchor Heads (salty locals) clash with Yachties (seasonal tourists) and other sketchy folks passing through.
  • Small Town Murders, local business owners, politicians, and the PTA fight for small town charm against incoming international business interests.
  • 1980s Rock Party Reunion, Over the hill rock stars try to keep the party alive, with groupies, managers, record label execs and more.
  • Murder at the Faire, The Royal Court, Shakespearean Actors and side show acts are all suspects when the Renaissance Festival owner goes the way of a Turkey Leg.
  • And many more, including the script we could write for your next event…

PreShow

Our detective arrives with invitations for every character. For smaller parties (Under 50) every guest gets a character. For larger parties (50-300+) we recommend the 20 character script. Either way EVERYONE plays detective.

“Welcome to (insert character name here)” When each guests opens up their invitation, they find a note, “You are playing (Characyer Name)”.

Next a bio for their character is written in first person. We encourage ad lib, but anyone not comfortable with improvising or like me, more focused on the crudite, can simply read the script.

Each guest is armed with three clues as well, usually a weapon, location and motivation clue for three different characters.

Finally on the back side are instructions for game play.

THE GAME IS A FOOT!

The show officially starts when our detective announces the murder. There is a brief welcome and introduction to the story. The victim is announced and 2-3 clues serve as a map key for the next hour.

Game Play for Smaller Parties

We call this stage speed dating for suspects. Every guest is both suspect and deputized detective. Each must speak with every other guest for 2-3 minutes. Sometimes in clusters. If you meet every character amd collect every clue, you can solve the crime. But watch out for red herrings and human nature. Both cloud the waters of justice.

Game Play for Larger Parties

Have 10-20 guest play a suspect. They either rotate table to table, OR post up around the room OR in a historical mansion or hotel, around the property for a clue scavenger hunt. We can even customize this experience.

Usually each banquet round table of guests is a team of detectives. Each must interogate every suspect. If positioning suspects around the room, the teams can split up.

SOLVING THE MURDER

Teams come together to fill out final solution answer sheets. Each team submits WHO did, HOW they did it, WHERE they did it and WHY. The answer sheets also have a spot for BEST ACTOR and BEST COSTUME awards.

THE FINAL REVEAL

Our triumphant detective finally reveals the murderer and winning team(s). Although, sometimes, the killer gets away with the heinous crime and THEY get a prize. The night ends with awarding BEST ACTOR & BEST COSTUME awards.

Contact Us Today to book your next event!

Let us know the date, time and location of your event and preferred theme. Choose from above list or we can write an original show. In fact most of the scripts above were all original commissioned for a party, reworked and customized dozens of times for other events.

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