Eric Howell Sharp is a proud member of the Mystery Writers of America, the Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, & the American Society Of Composers, Authors and Publishers and the Society of American Magicians. Eric Sharp has performed in and produced thousands of mystery, comedy and magic show events since 1989. Eric is now one of the most sought after entertainers in corporate America.
Sharpo's professional acting troupe is made up of the combined top talents of Duffy Hudson, Nicole Neuman, Jason Reed, Kerri Schmidle, Jan fischer, and of course Eric and Nora Sharp. The full 2009 company roster can be seen at sharpo.com.
Nora and I were approached by the El Cid Dinner Theater earlier this year and when we met with the management there we were immediately struck with the awesome possibilities of bringing our show to this incredibly fun venue.
The place was built in 1900 by DW Griffith and was used to screen the controversial "Birth of a Nation". It is a fun place with great architecture. It is also a little creepy which is perfect for our murder mystery show.
The show runs every Friday night and every month we switch mysteries so returning customers can enjoy a whole new plot. In June we performed "La Pintura Frecuentada" which is all about a cursed painting. Audiences loved it!
The evening starts on the patio where actors infiltrate the crowd. Everyone moves inside for dinner and murder. One of the greatest elements of the evening is when the detective interrogates audience members who may be involved in the plot.
The El Cid serves a 4 course Gourmet Dinner and the crime is solved over dessert. Prizes are given for best answer and silliest answer.
Starting July, we perform "Murdertopia" a mystery around True Crime Writers who may be the target of Organized crime.
We hope you will join us for intrigue, suspense, laughter and murder at the El Cid Dinner Theater in Los Angeles. for reservations call (818)909-9605 and Visit Sharpo.com for mor Murder Mystery information.
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