{"id":43595,"date":"2019-02-08T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=43595"},"modified":"2019-02-08T08:28:40","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T14:28:40","slug":"hays-community-theatre-to-host-murder-mystery-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=43595","title":{"rendered":"Hays Community Theatre to host murder mystery production"},"content":{"rendered":"

STORY BY CORIE LYNN
\nPHOTOS BY LARAMIE MOYER<\/p>\n

This Valentine\u2019s weekend, the Hays Community Theatre is putting on performances of <\/span>Murder Can Be Habit-Forming<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a murder mystery spoof. It\u2019s a comedy, so to speak,\u201d said Cheryl Glassman, \u201cIt takes place in a convent in upstate New York.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Glassman, the director of the production, this mystery finds passengers of a stranded bus seeking shelter at the convent.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPrior to their arrival,\u201d she said, \u201cthe nuns in the convent are sitting around, listening to the radio and the announcer comes on saying that a young lady has been murdered at a restaurant that is close to where they live.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The twist to this mystery is that the murderer only targets women named Mary.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s called the Mary Murderer,\u201d said Glassman.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the characters, many of them, including the nuns and a couple of the bus passengers, are named Mary. This leaves them searching to solve the mystery before the Mary Murderer can claim his next victim.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two showings will be held at the Hays Community Theatre, but the cast of <\/span>Murder Can Be Habit-Forming<\/span><\/i> will take the production on the road to perform in Great Bend the following week. <\/span><\/p>\n

Glassman explained that, because of this, preparation for the play included creating a set that could be constructed, torn down, then reassembled at the Great Bend location.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, traveling with a show is not typical of the HCT.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cActually, they called us last year and it\u2019s a kind of fundraiser for one of the churches there. They enjoyed our show last year,\u201d said Glassman, \u201cand they asked us to bring the show that we did this year to them as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For the audiences in Hays, this is more than a play.<\/span><\/p>\n

Included in the cost of each ticket is a meal provided by Hickock\u2019s of Hays. The dinner on the first night of the production will be pork tenderloin while spaghetti will be served the second night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regardless of location, audiences can look forward to a show full of fun and, according to Adam Conkey who plays the character of Torch, great cast of characters.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a pretty good ensemble […] so I think they\u2019ll really enjoy how well it\u2019s put together and how well we work together,\u201d Conkey said.<\/span><\/p>\n