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Participate in this interactive mystery theatre where history comes alive!
Registration is required. This show is designed for an adult audience. 18+ only, please.
This year's A Novel Idea selection, Murder by Degrees, takes readers deep into the heart of an intriguing mystery. Ready to solve your own? Now you can experience history coming alive like never before in this interactive theater event!
About the Show:
It was supposed to be a relaxing evening; a sit-down meal, followed by good conversation and a speaker—but things are not as they seem. Joining you at the table is a strange figure, dressed in period clothes and seeming confused. The mysterious character, identifying only as Circa, is horrified to discover they are in the modern era, and many things they remember and love are now behind glass; on shelves; written about in history books. They have no recollection of who they are, or how they got there. Some sort of historical time warp has occurred and you cannot leave unless you help. The security guard of the venue is in a complete panic—the doors have locked before, and the only way to get out is to solve the mystery.
Only pictures, items and stories from a time long ago seem to trigger memories about their identity. Stay with Circa for anecdotes from their life as they come flooding back, and piece together clues and riddles to figure out their identity...before the doors stay locked forever.
Here’s What to Expect:
About Live History:
Live History is a Governor General’s Award nominated theatre company that specializes in bringing your local history to life. Live History presents shows that can be customized to your museum. Live History has toured international venues in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Bermuda, England, Wales and Ireland. To learn more, please visit: www.livehistoryshows.com
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Murder by Degrees is a thrillingly atmospheric tale of intrigue, featuring a brilliant female doctor who’s ahead of her time. Set in Philadelphia, 1875, the debut novel by Ritu Mukerji, Dr. Lydia Weston is preparing for the start of a new term at Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, when the body of a young woman is fished out of the Schuylkill River. The death is ruled a suicide, but Lydia is suspicious. As the investigation unfolds, Lydia puts to use all her diagnostic skills and autopsy table acumen to pursue the killer.
Ritu Mukerji was born in Kolkata, India, and raised in the San Francisco Bay area. From a young age, she has been an avid reader of mysteries, from Golden Age crime fiction to police procedurals and the novels of PD James and Ruth Rendell. She received a BA in history from Columbia University and a medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She completed residency training at the University of California, Davis and has been a practicing internist for fifteen years. She lives in Marin County, California, with her husband and three children.
Learn more about A Novel Idea here.
Questions? Contact beccar@dpls.lib.or.us
AGE GROUP: | Adult |
EVENT TYPE: | Adult Program |
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