MYSTERY DINNER THEATER

For our Wings Financial Fall employee event we
attended a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at the Marriot West hotel in St. Louis
Park mid-September. These shows are considered interactive as the actors mingle
with the audience in between a three course meal. Generally speaking the food
is not the greatest, but, yes, it was edible. The name of the production was, A
Man in Pajamas. Of course they always involve a murder, usually in the
beginning and the rest of the time is spent trying to figure out who committed
the murder. The show begins when Detective Chase Taylor receives a midnight
visit from a stranger in pajamas who is shot minutes later and dies. He then
follows the murder trail to the Bahamas where he, of course, solves the murder.
I have never been very good at figuring out who committed the murder. These
work related functions provide a time to get to know your fellow workers and
hopefully do some bonding which must be somehow beneficial to the company, or
why would they spend the money? I usually try to attend these functions if at
all possible, as it really is a perk and basically provides a free dinner and show.
But obviously by the attendance numbers, not many people want to take advantage
of freebies. At least not this one. Ultimately, the night was enjoyable and
well worth the time spent.