MURDER MYSTERY THEATER

Murder on the Lust Boat

On Saturday, February 11 Coharie hosted its annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. This year’s play was Murder on the Lust Boat. The prime rib dinner was presented by Chef Emily. There were 100 guests in attendance and, by all accounts, the evening was a smash hit!

It was an evening of hilarious hijinx on the high seas when the S.S. Lust Boat sets sail! Meet Capt. Ivan Dinghy, Fiona Helmsworth, owner of the ship; social director Monique Lewdinsky, and the rest of the wacky cast in the Afterglow Lounge on a luxury ocean liner nicknamed "The Lust Boat." Why the nickname? Because the activities planned by the social director are so naughty, people are running off with other people's mates. In fact, some couples hit dry land and head straight for the divorce lawyer! The action revolves around Rico, Man of Mystery, who sits at a table onstage and tries to mind his own business. Trouble is that every staff member on the ship thinks Rico is someone different - from a restaurant critic to a hit man. Rico isn't talking, but the rest of the cast can't shut up. They spend their time gossiping about each other and dredging up secrets from each other’s pasts. In the end, someone is brutally murdered, and it's up to the audience to guess who done it. Every cast member is a suspect.