The inside story of how Barbara Fox started an interactive theater company, Mystery On the Menu, in 1986 with an investment of nothing but time (and $100 for business cards) and built it into a successful and profitable business . There are chapters on writing, directing and acting in a participatory play and other chapters on the business side of managing a theater company. Murder, Mystery and Me has anecdotes about the different shows the company has produced, mistakes and pitfalls and advice such as "never tell the client there is a problem" and "don' t try to do everything yourself, hire experts like a lawyer and an accountant" and involve the audience in the shows but stay in control." If you are "Dying" to produce a murder mystery play, read this book first!

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