This month’s Do Or Die Productions’ interactive murder mystery, Tune In, Turn On, and Drop Dead was a treat to watch. It brought audience members into the scenario of a launch-party for a new and upcoming show, The Flower Power Hour, staring the icon of the Counter-Culture Movement, Timothy Weary (Pat McPartlin). Watch Weary, Acting Police Commissioner Lynette Frump (CJ Crowe), and Weary’s co-stars Buck Avari (Matt Wetzel), Noodles (Erin Tarpley) and Albatross (Amanda Gunther) butt heads in this melding of old and new, hippie and modern, and of course, life and death.
The show was in Do Or Die’s usual format, with improv-based scenes and a section in the middle of the first act where the actors come to each table to interact directly with the audience. Further scenes after that lead to an abrupt but well-fitting murder and the subsequent investigation. Expect the unexpected with Do Or Die’s structured chaos, humorous scenes, and quirky characters.
With a running time of around an hour and a half (no intermission), every minute of Tune In, Turn On, and Drop Dead was humor-filled, chaos-filled, murder-filled fun. With structured and attention-grabbing scenes to witty and entertaining banter, this show was well-done through and through. The costuming was spot-on, matching with the themes and plot of the show, and each outfit brought out more in the character wearing it. Every character was unique and memorable, and the actors all did a fantastic job portraying such eccentric and unforgettable personalities. The pacing of the scenes ebbed and flowed, some seeming slower and less action-packed than the others, despite them all having around the same time-length, but each was pulled off so well that it felt just right for the narrative.
Overall, this show exceeded expectations and more. It was so well-crafted and it was such a joy to see it all unfold. It was even more of a pleasure to watch everything fall into place, and to see just whodunnit.
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