You Have the Right to Remain Dead: An Audience-Participation Mystery/Comedy

Written by Pat Cook
Performed with licensing from Dramatic Publishing.
Runtime: 2 hours
Audience: PG
Location: Jubilee Theater Center, 109 Commercial St, Marshfield, MO, 65706

Show Times

Oct. 6-8 | 7 PM
Oct. 9 | 2 PM


Synopsis

You’ve just settled down in a theatre to solve an audience-participation murder mystery. The narrator comes out and gives you a few “ins and outs” on what to look for in the play. The show starts and you meet Fat Daddy, a rich but vindictive southern gentleman with an equally conniving and scheming family. Then you’ll meet the others: Sweet Mama, Daddy’s pandering wife; Hyacinth, the daughter who’s always cleaning the family firearms; Earl the worm, or his overly amorous wife, Savannah; or Clete, the sullen handyman who, for some reason, is in the will? Once the murder occurs, the director comes on stage and the police arrive. Now you have to figure out whodunnit. And not only are you questioning the cast, but they are questioning you! Yes, you are a suspect as well! This frantic mystery-comedy will have audiences guessing until the last clue is dropped and the last ham overacts.


Starring

Harnell Chesterton: David DePriest

Officer Bainbridge: Emily Pipkin

Blanche LaToure: Toni Lorenz

Arnold Turnbull/Fat Daddy: Jon White

Doris Turnbull/Sweet Mama: DeAnne Rader

Lois Jacobsen/Savannah: Rainy Pickel

Steve Randall/Earl: Brendan DePriest

Leigh Dorsett/Hyacinth: Brandy Rice

Ajax Conroy/Clete: Alex Bates

Trudy Marsh: Savana West

Bios

Emily Pipkin – Officer Bainbridge

Emily is beyond thrilled to be performing at MCT. After performing with a community theater in North Dakota everyone has made her feel so welcomed and at home. Some of her favorite roles have been Nancy in Oliver and Abby Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace. She credits her parents for the love of theater!

Rainy Pickel – Lois Jacobsen/Savannah

Rainy Pickel is the daughter of James and Missy Pickel. She is a Junior in high school and 16 years old. Her previous shows in MCT have been Charlotte’s Web Jr., Annie, Aladdin Jr., and Frozen Jr. At Marshfield High School, she was in Mary Poppins. Her other interests are FFA and being on the worship team at her church. She is the second Vice President this year of the FFA and serves as a singer on the team at Four Rivers. Her future plans are to attend College of the Ozarks and get a double major in Ag Education to become an ag teacher. She would like to give a huge thank you to her cousin Rozlyn, brother Billy, boyfriend Caleb, and her parents for always being so supportive of her chasing my dreams, and all of the glitter and emotional breakdowns that come with it! She is so excited for this show!

Toni Lorenz – Blanche LaToure

Toni has been involved with MCT in some form or fashion for almost 19 years and close to 30 shows, and currently serves as MCT’s Planning Committee Chairperson.  She has been seen briefly and intentionally on stage in MCT’s Hello Dolly, Shrek, and was given permission to release her inner crazy in Art of Murder. Rumor has it she might have been stuck onstage behind set pieces during scene changes in other shows. In her spare time, Toni works full-time as the receptionist at OCH Wellpointe Clinic in Marshfield. Toni is the mother of Karisa Wright (mother-in-law to Josh) and Kelby Lorenz. She is also Noni to 3 amazing mini humans — Callie Beth, Chloe Elizabeth and Cason Christopher — who are on track to change the world. Toni would like to thank Susie, Kelby and Bailey for seeing a glimmer of potential. She also continues to be thankful to Kelby for being her partner in all things drama…on the stage and off.

Alex Bates – Ajax Conroy/Clete

This is Alex’s first time acting in a MCT show but has often aided in stage work and construction for many other shows. He graduated from Fair Grove High School this May and now attends OTC. Alex would like to thank Amy Holland, Mike Emhoff, Christian Barnard and Payton Jackson for teaching him everything he knows on and behind the stage.

Savana West – Trudy Marsh

Savana West is 16 years old and loves to be on stage! In her free time, when she’s not on stage or rehearsing, you can find her flipping blizzards at Dairy Queen! She has been seen in MCT’s haunted house, Disney’s Descendants, Comedy Tonight: Halloween, Grease: School Version and as Sarabi in The Lion King Experience, Jr. She also did some behind the scenes stuff for 101 Dalmatians KIDS! She would like to thank Brandy Rice for being an incredible and supportive friend in all of her past shows, and now for being a supportive fellow cast mate.

Jon White – Arnold Turnbull/Fat Daddy

Jon White has been retired from the Springfield Fire Department for 25 yrs., and is currently the Parts Manager at WCT Farm and Lawn He has been married to his wife, Olena, for 41 years, and are currently raising their 13-year-old grandson, Shelby, who has also has appeared in some MCT productions and worked behind-the-scenes as well. Jon has appeared in many MCT productions, including Karaoke killer, Mile High Murder, Par for the Corpse, Arthur Randal’s Friends and Family Reunion,  The End Of Our Lives, Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, and most recently The Art Of Murder. He has also been a performer in several MCT haunted houses.

DeAnne Rader – Doris Turnbull/Sweet Mama

DeAnne is excited to be back on the MCT stage after a long break! Previous performances include Bye Bye Birdie (MCT), Brigadoon, and The Papers (Kernersville Little Theatre, in NC). DeAnne has also been involved behind the scenes helping with tech, props, and marketing. In her real world, DeAnne is the Director of Safe Harbor Victim Assistance in Marshfield. She has 2 grown daughters and 3 adorable grandchildren.

Brandy Rice – Leigh Dorsett/Hyacinth

Brandy Rice is excited to be back on stage with MCT. Her previous theatre experience includes being in the ensemble for MCT’s Mamma Mia!, as well as working backstage for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and the Addams Family. She has also helped out with some of MCT’s Haunted Houses. In the real world, Brandy works for American Products. She wants to thank Savana for being willing to do this with her, and for the friends she’s made at MCT for giving her this opportunity.

Brendan DePriest – Steve Randall/Earl

Brendan DePriest has performed in many shows with MCT for almost 20 years. Some of his past roles include The Art of Murder (Rupert York), It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Disney’s Descendants (Maurice), Clue on Stage (Wadsworth) and Suessical the Musical (Wickersham Brother).

David DePriest – Harnell Chesterton

David lives in Marshfield with his amazing wife Sandee and his talented sons Brendan and Eli. He studied vocal music at SMSU for 3+ years (many years ago) before making the questionable decision to drop out and become an x-ray tech. In the last 29 years David has performed in numerous (around 70) productions in the Springfield/Marshfield area. For MCT, David has served as Director and Music Director for shows such as Nunsense, Beauty and the Beast, Annie Get Your Gun, and 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, and as an actor in Shrek the Musical, Seussical, Into the Woods, and Clue (the non-musical).


Ticket Prices

Advanced Tickets

$10 for adults

$5 for youth under 18

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$12 for adults

$6 for youth under 18

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