Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Brings Superheroes to Campus
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Christendom students performed the annual Mystery Dinner Theater on April 1718. The comical “Who Dunnit” production was written by Senior Ky Leopold and her brother, Mark, a Christendom Alumnus, who dedicated the production to their recently deceased mother, Mary Leopold.
possible. The College normally puts on a Fall play, a Spring play, and the Mystery Dinner Theater each year, and affords its students many other opportunities throughout the year to showcase their musical, comedic, or acting talents.
The seniors, who put on the event to finance their senior gift, invited Christendom heroes from far and wide to the St. Lawrence Commons to attend the 15th Annual Superheroes Convention. Upon their arrival, the guests picked up their “superhero id” and the friendly staff directed them to an elegant table or the gallery. Soon after the guests took their seats the show begin with a crash! Squirrel Boy (Kieran DuFrain) chased Dark Mist (Steven Curtin) through and across the tables of the audience. This set the stage, so to speak, for the hilarious mystery involving the tragic demise of the egotistical “Superbman” via a fatal peanut allergy reaction. The perceptive Inspector Pynes (Sam Pynes) was engaged in the labors of revealing the culprit. It was a daunting task because everyone had a motive. In order to crack this case like a peanut, Inspector Pynes sought the help of the audience, offering a prize to the first table who discovered the culprit. Each table worked fast, while enjoying their meal, to obtain clues from the accused, like jealous ex-girlfriend, Call of Nature (Bridget Randolph), Superbman’s agent, Alex (Dubh O’Donnell), a villainous “reporter” (Jackson Kulick), and many more.
The Triplets (Ali Schuberg, Kristy Beer, Mary Katherine Wright) try their best to hold a conversation.
Alex (Dubh O’Donnell) soothes Superbman’s (Matt Anderson) enormous ego, as only an agent can do.
Call of Nature (Bridget Randolph) and Side Kick (Rocco Levitas) listen as Superbman belittles them.
Kieran DuFrain perfected the role of Squirrel Boy.
The Navigator (Brendan Sheridan) and Diane Digbie (Emily Smith) plot to destroy Superbman.
The results were shocking and super entertaining thanks to the work and dedication of cast and crew members such as director Ky Leopold and producers Annie Sheetz and John Mercandetti. Thanks to the night’s success, the senior class was able to raise enough money to buy brand new vestments for the College chaplains to wear at Mass, which will be a wonderful reminder of this year’s phenomenal senior class. Although the College does not offer a drama or arts degree, Christendom students are often quite talented in these areas and offer their talents to the College community whenever
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Jackson Kulick, as The Reporter, introduces himself to Marginally Invisible Man, played by Nick Freeman.