HOW IT WORKS
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Guests arrive, assume their scandalous identities
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The host sets the stage with a dramatic intro
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Cue the murder!
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Mingling turns into sleuthing—questions, suspicions, shady side-eyes
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Plot twists and stunning revelations
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Guests solve a murder and unmask a killer!
1.5-2 hours
6-12 players
suggested ages 15+
THE KIT
Set in 1920s New Orleans, Crescent City Caper unfolds on the night of a glittering hotel grand opening during Prohibition where the champagne flows, the jazz swings, and someone doesn’t make it out alive. With every guest a suspect, the mystery runs as deep as the city's secrets.
The Killer Theater Mystery Kit for Crescent City Caper includes the instant downloadable printable PDF files, links to the host instructions and character profiles, and the audio files for the fully immersive Killer Theater murder mystery experience!
THE PLOT
It’s 1923 in New Orleans. Welcome to the grand opening of the fabulous Roostervelvet Hotel. At a grand cost of $500,000, it is now one of the true architectural marvels of the city, and a natural home for its wealthiest and most powerful citizens.
Famed resort manager Pearl Pinchon is responsible for all this. A legend in her field, she has famously high standards, and will brook no compromise.
The nation is in the grips of a moral crusade, with Prohibition and the closing of the city’s glorious red light district, “Storyville”.
However, drinking and vice go on the same as ever, under the protection of the local authorities. The corrupt “Ring” that controls all politics, ruled by Mayor Behrman, love a good drink as much as the next man – perhaps more.
Prohibition brings high society rubbing elbows with the criminal class in ways they never expected, as all come together for this grand opening…
