BE SAFE - WE HAVE HOPE!

 

BEHIND THE SCENES OF "THE FBI VAULT" - PART 3

However, our audience was not interested in becoming actors (except for one - thank you Tara) so I decided to move ahead and use actors - but not the actors I usually work with; actors I have never worked with; and in the beginning of October the following casting notice was submitted to "Backstage":

"Casting "The FBI Vault," a virtual murder mystery. Seeking five actors, as diverse as possible, to be five "suspects" of the mystery. All you need is a phone or a laptop. Production will work with talent to develop about five minutes of personalized scenes, dialogue, etc. in which you are a suspect and possible killer. It's all done in your home by yourself on your time. Once all the scenes are broadcast, audience members vote on who is the killer."

I received over 160 submissions and 36 of them struck my interest and stated they wanted to be a part of the project. And it was at that point, that I decided to change the plot from a real FBI story to one of my own: the murder of a millionaire who was trying to fund research for a vaccine to stop a pandemic. And I chose to set it for the early 1950's and the polio pandemic as the time period, etc. 

I developed a basic plot and concept: each actor would have just 4 lines. And to the 36 actors, I sent the following email which indicated my intent to make two different versions with their instructions, etc.:

"Hi everyone – I’m doing this by mass email so thank you all for participating. We have actors from all over the world so this will be special…hopefully.

You have been divided into groups. Group A the victim is a male millionaire, Group B the victim is female. Same story just sex reversed. In each group, one of you is the victim, 5 of you are suspects/killers, each with a motive, and one of you is my assistant.

This all takes place in an interrogation room. Do your lines shooting horizontal camera position and put each line or beat in a separate file. If you can have the background as a blank wall, that is preferred but not required. For the props, whatever you have or just shoot it so that it appears you have something. Use your skills as there is no direction other than the victim is rich, the suspects are each nervous as the audience can choose any one of you as the killer. The assistant character is “bad cop/good cop” bit.

Email me at killing@killingkompany.com if you have any questions or need to have me set up a Zoom for you to film your stuff."

However, out of the 6 actors this was sent to, only 13 submissions were received, only one version could be made, 7 of the submissions were used, and based upon that, I was able to refine the plot and how the production/contest will operate, all without the actors having to make any changes to their submissions.

BEHIND THE SCENES OF "THE FBI VAULT" - PART 2

Now at the same time I was working on the concept of "The FBI Vault", I was performing in several unique programs at The Actors Studio where, via Zoom, ten minute plays were being written and performed by a team of writer, director and actors, from coast to coast, some of whom never worked together before - and it was that concept that intrigued me: putting together a cast from all over the country who never worked together.

Bearing in mind that one of the concepts of our shows is making members of the audience our guest suspects (hence the slogan of The Killing Kompany "...where you can be part of the show"), in early September 2020, I came up with the idea of putting together a cast for "The FBI Vault" of non-actors from our audience working with me and posted the following on our followers on social media:

"We are creating a new virtual murder mystery and are looking for 5 non-actors, our audience, to be the stars of the show. All you need is a phone or a laptop. It’s simple – we will work with you to develop about 5 minutes of personalized scenes, dialogue, etc. in which you are a suspect and possible killer. It's all done in your home by yourself on your time. Once all the scenes are broadcast, you will compete with the other non-actors for the most votes as the killer. The non-actor with the most votes wins $100 and we will then broadcast the summation in which you are revealed as the killer (and you are arrested, or a shootout, or whatever you wish).

The show is called “The FBI Vault” so if you are interested, email us at killing@killingkompany.com with a recent picture and a short bio and in the "Subject" section put in "FBI Vault Submission"."

TO SEE THE SHOW AND ENTER THE CONTEST: https://forms.gle/f2QrRtSqvp5nQsKZA

BEHIND THE SCENES OF "THE FBI VAULT" - PART 1

During the summer of 2020, while working on "The Sarge", I came up with the idea of doing an FBI murder mystery and came across, on the FBI web site, a page called "The Vault":

"The Vault is our new FOIA Library, containing 6,700 documents and other media that have been scanned from paper into digital copies so you can read them in the comfort of your home or office. Included here are many new FBI files that have been released to the public but never added to this website; dozens of records previously posted on our site but removed as requests diminished; files from our previous FOIA Library, and new, previously unreleased files."

So I discovered on this page that several cases on "The Vault" were never solved so the first concept was to dramatize these FBI cases. A brief draft was created based upon the death of Abraham "Kid Twist" Reles,  a New York mobster who was widely considered the most feared hit man for Murder, Inc., who later turned government witness and sent several members of Murder, Inc. to the electric chair, but died from falling through a window while in police custody as he was set to testify against future boss Albert Anastasia. 

TO SEE THE SHOW AND ENTER THE CONTEST: https://forms.gle/f2QrRtSqvp5nQsKZA

BE SAFE AND JOYOUS

 

10 MINUTES, 1 VICTIM, 4 SUSPECTS AND $100 PRIZE

BE SAFE AND MERRY

 

NEW SHOW, NEW CONTEST, STARTS TONIGHT AT 8PM

One victim, 4 Suspects, Solve the Murder, Win $100 - All at The Killing Kompany Internet Murder Mystery

 

WE DID NOT HAVE A WINNER

The prize was $25 and no one was able to correctly identify the correct name and the crime of the "mystery killer" . The answer is revealed at The Killing Kompany Internet Murder Mystery

CONTEST ENDS TOMORROW DECEMBER 22

The Killing Kompany®, New York's leading mystery dinner theater group, announces their next free interactive event “What’s My Crime”, a weekly game show where you have to guess the identity and crimes of the mystery criminal. Here’s how you play: once a week, up to 6 weeks, they give you a clue as to the identity of this month's mystery criminal. And as soon as you know the answer, submit it on their game form. The first person who submits the correct name and crime wins a $25 cash prize and other prizes. It is being presented at the group’s Facebook Group site at www.facebook.com/groups/killingkompany

Since 1993, The Killing Kompany®, has been performing comedy murder mystery shows everywhere; but since the pandemic, they haven't been able to perform anywhere. Until they can be back live, they will be doing virtual interactive murder mystery events for free on their Facebook Group page. Since April, they performed such online interactive murder mystery shows like Murder at The Family Reunion, their film noir tribute Murder Is In The Air and their 1970's police show tribute The Sarge.

During this pandemic, The Killing Kompany® is also available to work with venues either in limited indoor/outdoor seating or in delivery/takeout mode. For more information call THE KILLING KOMPANY® at 212 772-2590 (toll free at 1 888 SHOOT-EM). Or visit their web site at killingkompany.com

WHAT'S MY CRIME? - 4 MORE DAYS - CONTEST ENDS DECEMBER 22

 

To enter the contest, go to WHAT'S MY CRIME ENTRY FORM

NEED A LIVE VIRTUAL MURDER MYSTERY SHOW FOR THE HOLIDAYS AT HOME?

 

Be a detective, find the clues, interrogate with the police and have a few laughs while you solve a murder in the safety of your homes! Call or email us for details - 212 772-2590 or killing@killingkompany.com

THROWBACK THURSDAY - THE NIGHT WE HAD A SHOW WHERE WE HAD NOWHERE TO PERFORM

December 17, 2015, it was a private event at a popular restaurant in New Jersey; however, the client decided not to have it in a separate private room (as required under the contract). They reserved one long table in the bar area of a venue which had about 100 people on 2 open floors in a relatively small area. We could not be heard, we could not be seen...but we did a show. And this is at least a memory of when restaurants were open and crowded.

WHAT'S MY CRIME? - CONTEST ENDS DECEMBER 22

 

To enter the contest, go to WHAT'S MY CRIME ENTRY FORM

LAST CLUE AT WHAT'S MY CRIME? - CLUES 1 THROUGH 6 - WINNER, IF ANY, ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK

 

The Killing Kompany®, New York's leading mystery dinner theater group, announces their next free interactive event “What’s My Crime”, a weekly game show where you have to guess the identity and crimes of the mystery criminal. Here’s how you play: once a week, up to 6 weeks, they give you a clue as to the identity of this month's mystery criminal. And as soon as you know the answer, submit it on their game form. The first person who submits the correct name and crime wins a $25 cash prize and other prizes. It is being presented at the group’s Facebook Group site at www.facebook.com/groups/killingkompany

Since 1993, The Killing Kompany®, has been performing comedy murder mystery shows everywhere; but since the pandemic, they haven't been able to perform anywhere. Until they can be back live, they will be doing virtual interactive murder mystery events for free on their Facebook Group page. Since April, they performed such online interactive murder mystery shows like Murder at The Family Reunion, their film noir tribute Murder Is In The Air and their 1970's police show tribute The Sarge.

During this pandemic, The Killing Kompany® is also available to work with venues either in limited indoor/outdoor seating or in delivery/takeout mode. For more information call THE KILLING KOMPANY® at 212 772-2590 (toll free at 1 888 SHOOT-EM). Or visit their web site at killingkompany.com

AND WE JUST PERFORMED A GAME SHOW!

On behalf of myself and Rori, we would like to thank you and everyone at Brian M. Gill Agency- you  were all a terrific audience, we had a lot of fun with the game shows and we hope that everyone enjoyed themselves as much as we did.

AND WE DO GAME SHOWS TOO!

With a real live Master of Ceremonies and our own lovely hostesses, we create your very own TV game show where you are the stars of the show! Live or by Zoom!

Call or email us for details - 212 772-2590 or killing@killingkompany.com

HAPPY HANUKKAH

 

NEED A SHOW FOR THE HOLIDAYS AT HOME?

 Be a detective, find the clues, interrogate with the police and have a few laughs while you solve a murder in the safety of your homes! Call or email us for details - 212 772-2590 or killing@killingkompany.com

NEW SHOW AND CONTEST STARTS DECEMBER 23

 

One victim, 4 Suspects, Solve the Murder, Win $100 - All at The Killing Kompany Internet Murder Mystery

NEW CLUE AT WHAT'S MY CRIME? - CLUE 1 THROUGH 5 AND ONLY 1 MORE TO GO

The Killing Kompany®, New York's leading mystery dinner theater group, announces their next free interactive event “What’s My Crime”, a weekly game show where you have to guess the identity and crimes of the mystery criminal. Here’s how you play: once a week, up to 6 weeks, they give you a clue as to the identity of this month's mystery criminal. And as soon as you know the answer, submit it on their game form. The first person who submits the correct name and crime wins a $25 cash prize and other prizes. It is being presented at the group’s Facebook Group site at www.facebook.com/groups/killingkompany

Since 1993, The Killing Kompany®, has been performing comedy murder mystery shows everywhere; but since the pandemic, they haven't been able to perform anywhere. Until they can be back live, they will be doing virtual interactive murder mystery events for free on their Facebook Group page. Since April, they performed such online interactive murder mystery shows like Murder at The Family Reunion, their film noir tribute Murder Is In The Air and their 1970's police show tribute The Sarge.

During this pandemic, The Killing Kompany® is also available to work with venues either in limited indoor/outdoor seating or in delivery/takeout mode. For more information call THE KILLING KOMPANY® at 212 772-2590 (toll free at 1 888 SHOOT-EM). Or visit their web site at killingkompany.com

IF YOU ARE ON OUR YAHOO GROUPS MAILING LIST, YOU HAVE ONE WEEK TO SWITCH TO NEW LIST

Yahoo Groups is ending on December 15 so we invite you to sign up for our monthly email newsletter of upcoming shows and event at our Mailchimp Email Lists. You can sign up directly at our home page www.killingkompany.com or just click on this link and add your email address:

http://eepurl.com/gpk_Gz

or

https://killingkompany.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e68da5093f7b890fe22a0e02d&id=75a5c62028

Hope to see you at one of our events!

THE KILLING KOMPANY® - Mystery Dinner Theatre Shows 

E mail: killingkompany@killingkompany.com 

Web: www.killingkompany.com 

Phone 1 888 SHOOT-EM 

Fax 212 202-6495 

THE KILLING KOMPANY® is a service mark of THE KILLING KOMPANY MURDER MYSTERY DINNER SHOW, INC.

FOR YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY - GO BACK IN TIME TO 1940'S FILM NOIR

 

Be a detective, find the clues, interrogate with the police and have a few laughs while you solve a murder in the safety of your homes! Call or email us for details - 212 772-2590 or killing@killingkompany.com

FOR YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY - GO BACK IN TIME TO 1970 HOLLYWOOD

  Be a detective, find the clues, interrogate with the LAPD police and have a few laughs while you solve a murder in the safety of your homes! Call or email us for details - 212 772-2590 or killing@killingkompany.com

HOLIDAY OFFICE PARTY? THINK OF US!

Since 1993, The Killing Kompany®, New York's leading mystery dinner theater group, have been performing comedy murder mystery shows everywhere; but until pandemic restrictions are removed, they have developed a mixture of live and virtual murder mystery shows which can be performed for public and private events and comply with current Covid guidelines. 

NEW CLUE AT WHAT'S MY CRIME? - CLUE 1 THROUGH 4 AND ONLY 2 MORE TO GO

The Killing Kompany®, New York's leading mystery dinner theater group, announces their next free interactive event “What’s My Crime”, a weekly game show where you have to guess the identity and crimes of the mystery criminal. Here’s how you play: once a week, up to 6 weeks, they give you a clue as to the identity of this month's mystery criminal. And as soon as you know the answer, submit it on their game form. The first person who submits the correct name and crime wins a $25 cash prize and other prizes. It is being presented at the group’s Facebook Group site at www.facebook.com/groups/killingkompany.

Since 1993, The Killing Kompany®, has been performing comedy murder mystery shows everywhere; but since the pandemic, they haven't been able to perform anywhere. Until they can be back live, they will be doing virtual interactive murder mystery events for free on their Facebook Group page. Since April, they performed such online interactive murder mystery shows like Murder at The Family Reunion, their film noir tribute Murder Is In The Air and their 1970's police show tribute The Sarge. During this pandemic, The Killing Kompany® is also available to work with venues either in limited indoor/outdoor seating or in delivery/takeout mode. For more information call THE KILLING KOMPANY® at 212 772-2590 (toll free at 1 888 SHOOT-EM). Or visit their web site at killingkompany.com

OUR DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

December 1, 2020. The Killing Kompany®, New York's leading mystery dinner theater group, announces the premiere of their latest weekly virtual murder mystery show and contest, “The FBI Vault” beginning Tuesday December 23 at 8pm. There is one victim and four suspects and the first audience member who can solve the murder wins $100 and other prizes. 

Their current weekly show “What’s My Crime”, a game show where prizes are awarded to the first person who can guess the identity and crimes of a famous mystery criminal, concludes on December 22. Some of their other live/virtual shows include “Murder Is In The Air”, a 1940’s film noir tribute and "The Sarge”, a 1970’s police show comedy tribute. All shows are presented on their Facebook group page at www.facebook.com/groups/killingkompany

Since 1993, The Killing Kompany® have been performing comedy murder mystery shows everywhere; but until pandemic restrictions are removed, they have developed a mixture of live and virtual murder mystery shows which can be customized and performed for public and private events and comply with current Covid guidelines. For more information call THE KILLING KOMPANY® at 212 772-2590 (toll free at 1 888 SHOOT-EM). Or visit their web site at killingkompany.com 

THE KILLING KOMPANY® - Mystery Dinner Theatre Shows 

E mail: killingkompany@killingkompany.com 

Web: www.killingkompany.com 

Phone 1 888 SHOOT-EM 

Fax 212 202-6495 

THE KILLING KOMPANY® is a service mark of THE KILLING KOMPANY MURDER MYSTERY DINNER SHOW, INC.