Do or Die Celebrates One Year of Mayhem at Sunset Restaruant

Glen Burnie, MD --- Do or Die Mysteries premiered Poe’s Last Stanza, its one non-murder mystery play, on January 19, 2015, in celebration of Edgar Allan Poe’s Birthday. To celebrate Poe’s Birthday and its one year anniversary at the Sunset Restaurant, Do or Die brought back Poe’s Last Stanza for a limited two-day engagement.

“It’s such a fun evening. Good food, a fun show and a great atmosphere,” says Do or Die Founder CJ Crowe, “We’ve developed quite a fan club, and folks are coming from all over. We’ve had guests from D.C., Pennsylvania, Delaware and Northern Virginia, as well as an ever-growing pool of more local usual suspects.”

“We didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t really want to go, because I don’t consider myself an interactive guy. Plus, I’ve been to dinner theatre. A lot of times the food is…well, just not that good. But the food and service was great, and by the end of the first scene, I was laughing like crazy. And then, when the actors started talking to us, I found myself talking back. It didn’t feel weird or awkward at all. I can’t believe how funny and quick on their feet the cast is. And now I’m a fan,” says Annapolis native Andrew Stone.

In February, Laissez les bon temps rouler with the Mystery Krewe, a Mardi Gras themed mystery, which will run On February 8th in its regular 2nd Monday slot and again on February 9, which is Mardi Gras day. February 9th is sold out, but there are a few tickets left for February 8.

The complete 2016 schedule is available on the website. Shows change each month, and there are no repeats from last year’s lineup. Shows tend to sell out 4-6 weeks in advance. In the case of early sell out, additional shows are added whenever possible. Private shows are also available for groups of 30 or more.

Tickets ($54.50) include dinner, show, tax, and non-alcoholic beverages. Cocktail service is available, but is not included in the ticket price. Guests will have a choice of four entrée items.

Mystery dinner shows also continue at the Grand, 225 North Charles Street in Baltimore the last Saturday of every month.

About Do or Die Mysteries
Do or Die Productions was founded by CJ Crowe and has been inviting audiences to Eat, Drink and be Wary since 1993.

Comedy and interaction are the key elements in every Do or Die show. The majority of shows are murder mysteries, however, Poe’s Last Stanza has recently been added to the lineup. Poe’s Last Stanza is mysterious, but is not a murder mystery. More non-murder oriented interactive scripts are in the works.

Do or Die has performed as the house mystery company for Blair Mansion Restaurant (sorry folks, it’s closed now), Chesapeake Music Hall (sorry, folks, this one closed too. Nothing to do with us – we swear), Flanagan’s Harp and Fiddle in Bethesda (we left), Chesapeake Arts Center and myriad corporate parties and fundraisers. Currently Do or Die performs regularly at the Grand, 225 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, and the Sunset Restaurant, 625 Greenway in Glen Burnie, MD.

In 2015 Do or Die Productions was nominated in the category of Best Professional Comic Improv Troupe by the Maryland Theatre Guide Reader’s Choice Awards. We lost. As of 2015, it is the only murder mystery company in the Maryland/DC/Virginia corridor with a 5 start YELP rating.

In short, we aim to please – but we shoot to kill.