 (tm)  SEE PUBLIC SHOW SCHEDULE BELOW We are a Maryland and Pennsylvania based group of comic performers specializing in improvisational comedy which usually translates as murder mysteries, comic improv, musical showcases, and shows that can be created to fit the environment and the audience. .................................................................................................................................... The
Patriot- News of Harrisburg Pennsylvania described what we do.......
Trains, boats give life to murder-mysteries
The stage moves, the audience interacts with the actors, the script crackles with improvisation and the fragrance of food wafts through the dining room. A murder-mystery on a passenger train or a river boat is a menu for fun -- once the audience loses its inhibitions. "At first, the polite ones have to be encouraged that
it's OK to talk to us," said Herb Otter, producer of Herb Otter Productions,
a Baldwin, Md., entertainment company. "We encourage people to have fun,
which is in very little supply these days," said Otter, whose ensemble
presents murder mysteries at The Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad.
Although the actors have a script, "we don't actually repeat it word for word. We do it improvisational style. We could do it differently in the next car even though we are giving the same information out," Otter said. Sticking to a script would not involve the audience so
much, Otter said. However, regardless of how the actors improvise, "we
never change the basic information. There's only one solution to the mystery."
©2008 The Patriot-News
see full story from The Patriot-News Upcoming Public Shows: 2010 Saturday March 13, 2010 - Open Door Cafe - Bel Air Maryland - 410-838-4393 - comical mystery and improv - title: Alienated by Murder Friday-Sunday March 19-21, 2010 - The French Manor, Sterling, Pa. - 877- 720-6090 - mystery weekend - Show theme: The World Games ...............................................................................................................................................
Saturday April 24, 2010
- M & H RR - Middletown, Pa.
- 717-944-4435 - comical mystery - show title: Murder by 9 (8 Central) Saturday April 24, 2010 - The Black-Eyed Susan - Fell's Point in Baltimore, MD - 410-342-6960 - comical mystery and improv - show title: Foul Play ................................................................................................................................................
Saturday May 15, 2010
- M & H RR - Middletown, Pa.
- 717-944-4435 - comical mystery - show title: Murder in Spades Sunday May 23, 2010 - The Black-Eyed Susan - Fell's Point in Baltimore, MD - 410-342-6960 - comical mystery and improv - show title: Murder in Spades ................................................................................................................................................. Saturday June 19, 2010 - M & H RR - Middletown, Pa. - 717-944-4435 - comical mystery - show title: Foul Play Sunday June 27, 2010 - The Black-Eyed Susan - Fell's Point in Baltimore, MD - 410-342-6960 - comical mystery and improv - show title: Willful Intent ................................................................................................................................................ Friday July 30, 2010 - The Black-Eyed Susan - Fell's Point in Baltimore, MD - 410-342-6960 - comical mystery and improv - show title: Curse of the Scroll ................................................................................................................................................ Sunday August 29, 2010 - The Black-Eyed Susan - Fell's Point in Baltimore, MD - 410-342-6960 - comical mystery and improv - show title: The Widow Wore Chartreuse .................................................................................................................................................. Saturday September 11, 2010 - M & H RR - Middletown, Pa. - 717-944-4435 - comical mystery - show title: TBA ................................................................................................................................................. Saturday October 9, 2010 - M & H RR - Middletown, Pa. - 717-944-4435 - comical mystery - show title: TBA .................................................................................................................................................. Saturday November 13, 2010 - M & H RR - Middletown, Pa. - 717-944-4435 - comical mystery - show title: TBA See details of Public Locations below
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Originally we were formed to provide murder mysteries aboard dinner trains
in both the Maryland and Pennsylvania areas; some of us performed on trains
previous to this for other organizations. We did so with extreme
success both on the Entertrainment Line in Western Maryland as well as
the Liberty Limited in New Freedom, Pennsylvania. We have been in
central Pennsylvania performing for the last few years. Currently
we do shows on the Middletown
&Hummelstown Railroad, just
outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The
next train here is Saturday, April 24, 2010 - Show title: Murder by 9 (8 Central)
Our new purpose or mission is to provide the
best interactive audience participatory comical performances which are
second to none. Our style is improvisational which is different
from other companies. Other groups tend to have part script and part
improvisational performance; there is interaction with audience members
but for limited periods of time. We, instead of having a performance
depending on the vision of a director, let the team of performers provide
their best interpretation and support for other members of the team.
The fluidity of the show then fits the needs of the night and audience,
allowing performers the flexibility to provide, at a moments notice, their
best efforts.
Why
should you care?
If you want a traditional theatrical experience,
then there is a certain experience you will expect. Most of us
come from this
background where we have had much success. The play is over there
or up there and the audience is over here observing. Interacting
or changing what has been pre-determined may prove difficult.
There is no doubt that this is a wonderful art form. We
don't want to compete with this; we just love to do something different
which is more of an exaggeration of real life. We do not live in a plug and play world. All the best plans often go astray. Whether you like it or not very little of our lives are scripted and we end up getting through the best we can by making it up as we go along. You can plan all you want and determine what people will do and enjoy but when you hit the deck and the action begins, everything changes. Actors prepare so that the performance goes on regardless what happens on that stage. Our performers prepare for whatever might happen not only among themselves but with the audience whom we judge to be on stage with us. No one can quite predict what will happen, which is where a total improvisational/interactive style comes to the rescue. Audience members are given an experience which is deeper and better than elsewhere because they have participated in a fun way. There is no way we can get enough of anything that is fun.
We are now ready to expand into new territory both geographically as well
as artistically. We are ready to transport an audience to another
time and place as soon as they enter the room. We love to get help
from people who love wild ideas full of energy. For details on this
contact me, Herb Otter,
Producer.
Improv For Your Life :Team Building Improv can be a way of life and
a way for business. Teaching improvisational comedy to non performers
is an extremely useful business tool in team building, improved communication,
creative thinking, and much more. Having fun and laughing is a most
effective way of learning and having any organization function. Contact
us; we can accomplish a lot in a short period of time.
Let our experienced company of professional actors transport you into a realm of murder. Watch or become a part of a fun filled afternoon or evening of entertainment one could die for, with laughter as a deadly weapon. To paraphrase Alfred Hitchcock: "Murder can be a pleasant experience even for the victim, as long as all those involved behave as ladies and gentlemen". Public Shows The French Manor(Poconos)
South Sterling, Pennsylvania
http://www.thefrenchmanor.com/mystery.html 877-720-6090
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comical Murder Mysteries aboard the dinner/paddle boat, the Black Eyed Susan - in Fells Point, near the Baltimore Inner Harbor Next show: Saturday: April 24, 2010 - show title: Foul Play - contact The Black-Eyed Susan for details.
*********************************************************************************************** NEW LOCATION in Bel Air, Maryland - Open Door Cafe - 410-838-4393 - mystery and improv - Next show Saturday March 13, 2010 - title: Alienated by Murder *************************************************************************************************************
*********************************************************************************************** NEW LOCATION in Virginia - Grandale Farm Restaurant in Neersville, Va. (7 miles south of Harpers Ferry, WVA) - 540-668-6000 - mystery and improv - next show Spring, 2010. *************************************************************************************************************
We are perfect for sales meetings, lectures, demonstrations, parties, public events, private events, and for anything you make up and any space you provide.
call us at
(410) 817-4475
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