For the first time in school history, Malibu High School’s Theater Department put on a Murder Mystery Dinner over the weekend: “Darling, You Slay Me!” The fun “who dunnit?”-themed show allowed actors to interact up-close and personal with attendees at the Point Dume Clubhouse. Guests were encouraged to wear 1920s attire as they tried to figure out the culprit during the opening night party of the Broadway musical, “He Rang the Bell.”
Playwright Ira “Skippy” Crumbein (Samuel Thatcher) and producer Marjorie Worthington (Isabella Thatcher) wonder who will be the next victim.
Left to right: Restaurant owner Fritz Lardi (Kai Brady), director Dick March (Taylor Mathews), matinee idol Rafe Jester (Cole Murphy), producer Ken Worthington (Dominic Rouse), playwright Ira “Skippy” Crumbein (Samuel Thatcher)
Left to right: Producer Marjorie Worthington (Isabella Thatcher), dresser Thelma Veldhuisen (Kela Sachs), critic/sleuth Torchy Blaine (Alyssa Goldberg), diva Desiree AuGratin (Sienna Peeples), understudy April June (Violet Finn), NYPD Lt. Loretta Lukowsky (Lila Terranova)
MHS Theater Director Jodi Plaia (center), poses with her dedicated crew, who doubled as waitresses. Left to right: Sakura Smith, Olivia Cerio, Emma Kelly, Misha Maguire