Location; Domestic
Setting; 1950's Hollywood Christmas
Characters; 8, each with a vague 2 line character profile each
Participants; 9
This is a very common form of immersive performance, which many people dont realise IS immersive performance. The audience are also characters and participants, and no one is left out unless they choose to be and even then its difficult. Proffessional murder mystery companies - where a proffessional team is hired to decorate a venue and provide in many cases scripts and characters, as well as proffessional acting participants, are most commonly used for special occassions such as Hen Night's and Christmas, but is also used for corporate team building events. The games, where the are no strict proffessionals directly involved, are used for a variety of occassions, the same occassions as above but also commonly for New Years events and Birthdays.
This is a very common form of immersive performance, which many people dont realise IS immersive performance. The audience are also characters and participants, and no one is left out unless they choose to be and even then its difficult. Proffessional murder mystery companies - where a proffessional team is hired to decorate a venue and provide in many cases scripts and characters, as well as proffessional acting participants, are most commonly used for special occassions such as Hen Night's and Christmas, but is also used for corporate team building events. The games, where the are no strict proffessionals directly involved, are used for a variety of occassions, the same occassions as above but also commonly for New Years events and Birthdays.
This implies that the general purpose behind these events is to pull people together who may or may not know each other.
I know the people who are attending the murder mystery tonight but not at all well, as though I have known some of them since childhood I see them only once or twice a year.
Also as an interesting dynamic I have also been asked to put together costumes for the character profiles I have been given. Due to knowing little of the characters and only a vague idea of who will be given who, I have come up with signature pieces that can be worn over the participants general clothes.
There is also an added dynamic - none of the participants, appart from myself and three of the other participants know that this is a murder mystery, though none of us know more then the general information of setting and the vague character profiles. This will make it more interesting in seeing how people will react and interact as their characters.
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