tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125544202011-12-13T07:43:10.630-06:00News and Notes from the Play-Dead Murder Mystery Web Site.Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.comBlogger90125play-dead/xPbmhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-83944821645576334272011-10-31T08:33:00.000-05:002011-10-31T08:54:47.071-05:002011-10-31T08:54:47.071-05:00‘I’m Getting Married in the Morning,’ by Lee Mueller, is performed by some of Tonawandas High Schools finest student actors. Challenged by the improvisational skills needed to perform this play,...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/tGbFW47sxjY" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/10/upcoming-play-dead-comedy-murder.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-55382135210303060692011-10-20T08:10:00.000-05:002011-10-20T08:10:51.354-05:002011-10-20T08:10:51.354-05:00October 20th at 6 p.m. running through Nov. 12 (Thursdays-Saturdays) Longview Stageworks in Longview WA is presenting Murder at the Mansion series with "Murder Me Always - a mystery comedy about a...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/MBws7Gbvd-s" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com1http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/10/upcoming-productions-of-play-dead.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-88702069259504430252011-09-30T08:42:00.000-05:002011-09-30T08:42:36.824-05:002011-09-30T08:42:36.824-05:00"Murder Me Always" pops up all over this month! Wheeling Jesuit University presents Murder Me Always October 1st at 7:00 PM at the WJU Campus Troy Theater. Details Here! The Cherokee Strip...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/6lSbCUSh0tQ" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/09/upcoming-play-dead-productions.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-24041204860573932422011-09-12T08:23:00.003-05:002011-09-12T08:36:42.966-05:002011-09-12T08:36:42.966-05:00The Fairfield Center for Creative Arts celebrated live theater in Solano County California at the 27th annual Arty awards. A production of my play "Death Of A Doornail" by the Vacaville Gaslighters...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/6B3EZS59WcY" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/09/death-of-doornail-winning.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-7846712311987751812011-07-26T07:16:00.006-05:002011-07-26T07:45:18.216-05:002011-07-26T07:45:18.216-05:00Auditions In Houston Murder Mystery Dessert Theatre presents: Some Show (about a murder) by Lee Mueller Auditions: Monday, Aug. 15 7-10pm and Tuesday, Aug. 16, 7-10pm at The Country Playhouse...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/bfzq10wAVZM" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/07/upcoming-events-for-play-dead-murder.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-37310567214950159102011-06-28T10:45:00.004-05:002011-06-28T11:02:13.361-05:002011-06-28T11:02:13.361-05:00Marin Murder Mysteries is presenting "Murder Me Always" every Saturday at 6:30pm -June 18th through August 27th at San Rafael Joe’s in San Rafael, CA. A 5 course dinner will be served with prices at...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/EAz9Euz89Y4" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/06/murder-me-always-over-5-courses.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-57150055983762964042011-06-16T08:00:00.000-05:002011-06-16T10:00:04.209-05:002011-06-16T10:00:04.209-05:00How does a playwright promote and/or market themselves? Specifically, an independent playwright -that is without a major publishing company representing them? This topic came up a few weeks ago on a...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/5VEcbs9czdk" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/06/some-thoughts-on-becoming-indie.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-13969204696203749742011-06-15T13:22:00.000-05:002011-06-16T10:00:54.909-05:002011-06-16T10:00:54.909-05:00As I was saying in my last post, for the first several years I maintained a low profile insofar as promoting myself as a full fledged independent playwright of murder mystery comedies on line. It was...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/fJ6NBCajmAg" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/06/more-thoughts-on-being-indie-playwright.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-88703153542583750802011-06-14T07:46:00.000-05:002011-06-16T10:01:33.335-05:002011-06-16T10:01:33.335-05:00There are some major avenues of "Hey Look At Me" you can drive your self promotion bandwagon up that were not around when I started as a reluctant marketer. These streets do have names and they are...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/tn9-7jSz_jo" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/06/thoughts-on-social-scene-self-promotion.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-46625997908370391402011-06-13T08:43:00.001-05:002011-06-17T07:21:41.141-05:002011-06-17T07:21:41.141-05:00Making it fit One of the problems with being a "niche" artist is that when it comes to promoting yourself, you have to find "niche" methods. As I stated in a previous post, there are countless...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/IN9CRyJ1SII" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/06/making-it-fit-your-niche-and-personal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-3135319452930945562011-05-18T10:51:00.008-05:002011-05-19T11:42:17.611-05:002011-05-19T11:42:17.611-05:00An interesting thought occurred to me the other day which was spawned by a "keyword" search phrase that lead to my website Play-dead.com; the search term was "how do murder mystery and comedy...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/_BMF4rkGSv4" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/05/how-thin-is-line-between-murder-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-31834488237006905962011-05-06T08:10:00.006-05:002011-05-06T08:58:05.738-05:002011-05-06T08:58:05.738-05:00The Nagoya Players in central Japan have been producing English theatre for 36 years. I am very honored that they have chosen "Murder Me Always" to kick off their 2011 Spring Season. I was contacted...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/xLprN51sZjs" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/05/upcoming-production-nagoya-players.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-33968204830461749162011-03-28T08:21:00.007-05:002011-03-28T09:30:12.021-05:002011-03-28T09:30:12.021-05:00I was trying to explain to someone why a recent theatre piece we saw didn't really work as a comedy. Yes, it was meant to be funny but despite a few giggles, groans and that odd blowing sound people...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/45mOabfEwDk" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/03/sometimes-laughs-lie-below-surface-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-90748271258596663022011-03-24T07:54:00.006-05:002011-03-24T17:39:50.021-05:002011-03-24T17:39:50.021-05:00The Galva High School Theater Department will present “Murder Me Always,” a play by Lee Mueller, on March 25-27 at the school. Galva Illinois which is not too far from a place I spent a whole lot of...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/GtNVaJYUBkw" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/03/upcoming-production-of-play-dead-murder_24.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-60210351967332773872011-03-19T18:40:00.005-05:002011-03-19T18:53:09.820-05:002011-03-19T18:53:09.820-05:00Sold-Out Crowd Applauds Clifton Dinner Theater 'Whodunnit?' By Elizabeth Vittori -Fairfax Station Patch If ticket-holders didn't know better, they might have thought they were crashing a real...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/8z7YAj-KAlc" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/03/review-of-im-getting-murdered-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-68515056969635093982011-03-01T08:00:00.004-06:002011-03-01T08:08:32.411-06:002011-03-01T08:08:32.411-06:00The Sentinel Upstage Players of North Florida Community College present “A Plot of Murder” on Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5 at 7 p.m. at NFCC’s Van H. Priest Auditorium. Tickets for this...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/MEjOin3ZjcE" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/03/upcoming-production-of-play-dead-murder.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-31196859340504202952011-02-22T08:42:00.002-06:002011-02-22T09:35:18.181-06:002011-02-22T09:35:18.181-06:00In my last blog I went on a bit of a rant about rules of writing. More specifically, I went on about other "writers" who offer up their own rules, tips and tricks and expect everyone to follow them....<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/Y4EVKNc3ANQ" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/02/dont-even-ask.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-76185315187330450512011-02-16T12:32:00.009-06:002011-02-17T12:19:00.871-06:002011-02-17T12:19:00.871-06:00Chase Wright sent me a note letting me know the cast of Standing Room Only Players were having a blast with my play "Dead Air". Here are the details if you are in the Montello, Wisconsin area: ARE...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/orFhLD-arJ8" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/02/upcoming-productions-around-county.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-29107860663028116872011-01-29T08:39:00.007-06:002011-01-29T12:53:10.560-06:002011-01-29T12:53:10.560-06:00I find that talking about the craft of writing can be a bit annoying. I should say, "to me" it can be annoying. Why? Well, because I truly believe that for each individual writer the method, process...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/J2NyKF2ettk" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com1http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/01/writing-rules-how-annoying-is-that.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-57482374887588442142011-01-12T08:28:00.008-06:002011-02-02T12:16:20.834-06:002011-02-02T12:16:20.834-06:00It was a major coincidence that January 10th was a Snow Day here in St. Louis and I launched a New Play called "The Snow Day Monologues". No really it was. I had been working on this One Act play...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/enSGE_c61PU" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com1http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/01/new-one-act-play-snow-day-monologues.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-46296400584005057472011-01-05T09:51:00.005-06:002011-01-05T10:24:17.242-06:002011-01-05T10:24:17.242-06:00Auditions Auditions for the murder mystery dinner theater “I’m Getting Murdered in the Morning” will be held Monday and Tuesday (Jan. 10 and 11) from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bradford Area Public Library....<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/I3Ki6skVNkQ" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2011/01/auditions-perfomance-and-other-such.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-70246470008841328072010-12-31T08:24:00.009-06:002011-01-04T07:44:18.573-06:002011-01-04T07:44:18.573-06:00I'm really not the sort to list things - that is by number or letter or any other listy way. For some reason, when I see posts that tout "the Top 5 reasons this and 10 things you should know about...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/xobprb4E12k" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2010/12/highlights-of-year-unlist.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-15407450283760248722010-11-03T08:24:00.004-05:002010-11-03T12:14:03.118-05:002010-11-03T12:14:03.118-05:00I got a message this week from my friend across the pond, David Trotter with Exit Theatre in Croydon, inviting me to read the play he had written called "Richard & Trudy"- which by the way, will...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/zwQR2GPFX88" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2010/11/humor-in-sense-for-richard-trudy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-30392887306645809382010-11-01T08:22:00.003-05:002010-11-01T08:28:14.730-05:002010-11-01T08:28:14.730-05:00By VALERIE DEW/The Valley Chronicle Published: Friday, October 29, 2010 11:50 AM PDT Murder, mayhem, humor, and on-purpose bad acting will take center stage at West Valley High School’s annual murder...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/n4SPmyXRGFE" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2010/11/murder-me-always-cracks-up-west-valley.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12554420.post-76754277103906337032010-07-22T10:57:00.006-05:002010-07-22T14:12:36.007-05:002010-07-22T14:12:36.007-05:00Here's a nice little writing device you can use to keep your audience's attention span fixed to the page - I'll tell you about it later. No seriously, that's basically how it works. What works? Hold...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/play-dead/xPbm/~4/ge3m3rG3yrM" height="1" width="1"/>Lee Muellernoreply@blogger.com0http://blog.play-dead.com/2010/07/looking-for-b-device-for-holding.html