During a very bad performance of "Murder Me Always" , an actual murder takes place off stage. The Director is shot. The "fake" play comes to a screeching halt and a "real" murder mystery begins. It seems a "Murder Mystery Murderer" is on the loose and has struck again. Luckily, Detective Joe Mamet, a Raymond Chandler Pulp type gumshoe has staked out the audience and rises to the occasion to begin an investigation. Could it be that one of these very bad actors is really a very bad person? Will this "real" murder mystery be any better than the fake one? Is art imitating life? Is the play really the thing?

Scott Youngs - Detective Joe Mamet

Scott is a former Theatre Major at St. Mary’s College of MD and has appeared in numerous student productions including St. Mary’s Ryken High School’s Guys & Dolls to SMC’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Scott’s performances also include several Shakespearean plays, including portyaying the title role in Macbeth at the Folger Shakespeare Library Festival in Washington, DC. Scott’s talents include singing, instrumentals (principally saxophone) and random trivial knowledge.

Jack Reynolds - Fritz Fontaine

Jack has been involved with Patuxent Playhouse for the past 9 years. He has been involved in one way or another with almost every production we have done since 1996. Whether acting, directing, serving on tech crews, set building, artistic design or sometimes, all of the above, he has been a valuable asset to us. He was appointed to our Board of Directors in November, 2000, and currently serves as our Vice President.

Gordon Jones- Henry Figgens

Gordie is a Patuxent Playhouse regular.  He has performed in our productions of A Bad Year for Tomatoes, Murder at Rutherford House and Husbands and Wives Revisited.  When Gordie is not performing, he utilizes his skills as the Unit Director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maryland at Appeal Elementary school.  In his spare time, he coaches youth and adult soccer teams. Gordie thanks his wife, Stephanie and boys, Zach and Josh for supporting him in this production

Jamie Ankrom - Trixie

A newcomer to Patuxent Playhouse, Jamie hails from Parkersburg, West Virginia.  She left her small town to attend college at West Virginia Wesleyan, where she graduated in 2001 with degrees in Mathematics and Secondary Education.  Jamie has been teaching math for the past 4 years now at Mill Creek Middle School, which has one of the best staffs in Calvert County.  This is her first acting stint since college, and we are thrilled to have her involved.

Jill Whedbee - Wanda Hawthorne

Jill  is no stranger to Patuxent Playhouse. She has  performed with us in  Spirits of Suspicion,  Murder at Rutherford House and Steel Magnolias. She is currently studying drama at The Studio Theater Acting Conservatory in Washington, DC, and has performed in other Community Theaters around the area. Jill, her husband Tom and their 2 sons reside in Huntingtown, MD.

Brandon Hillen - Blake Powers

Brandon recently graduated from Patuxent High School where  he was in numerous shows including Look  Homeward, Angel, Crazy For You, and Our Town. This summer he performed at the National Invitational Theatre Festival in College Park Maryland.  Brandon will be attending Marymount Manhattan College in New York City in the fall. He is an extremely talented young actor with a very bright future.

Lisa Zimmerman - Muffy Ladue

Although new to Patuxent Playhouse, Lisa  has been interested in theatre since she was in high school. This past March, Lisa auditioned for a reality show called I Wanna Be a Soapstar and later got to see herself on television. After that experience, she was bitten by the acting bug and hooked for life. Lisa has been accepted to the University of Maryland in College Park, where she will start attending this August.

Jeremy Coleman - Drew Graham

Jeremy is a junior at Patuxent High School where he recently performed in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Our Town.  In addition to playing percussion in the marching band at Patuxent High School, Jeremy plays piano, guitar and bass. Jeremy would like to thank, first and foremost, God for the many blessings he has been given. He also thanks his Mom and Dad for their love and support, especially his Mom for forcing him to attend theater camp in the 5th grade.

Karen Mattingly - Delores Dumphry

Karen is a veteran of Patuxent Playhouse, having made her debut as Gilmer in our year 2000 production of  Godspell.  Her versatility has landed her  roles in Send Me No Flowers,  Spirits of Suspicion, A Bad Year for Tomatoes and Murder at Rutherford House. Karen says the best things she’s found in Patuxent Playhouse are her friends and a new avenue of herself to explore.

Kathi Witt - "The Director"

Kathi comes to us via the Eastern Shore of Virginia, upstate New York, and West Virginia. School and community theatre has been a part of her life since she was 6 years old (with a 15 year hiatus while raising her 2 children). She has become active in theatre once again, over the last few years since her children have flown the nest!  This is Kathi’s second time performing with Patuxent Playhouse, after  performing in Steel Magnolias.

Alan McCrory - The Cab Driver

Alan is new to acting but is looking forward to the challenge. He is a huge fan of old movies and the theater, and especially enjoys hearing a symphony play.  Patuxent Playhouse is very excited that Alan has chosen us to help explore his newfound talent. His children have hopes that there may be a talent scout sitting out in the audience tonight, just waiting to wisp him away to Broadway!!