The K-Family from across Long Island and around New York State filled the Grand Ballroom at Adelphi University as Adelphi University Circle K hosted the second Circle K Murder Mystery Dinner for the Eliminate Project. The cast included: AUCKI March of Dimes Chair Sarah Cinquemani ...Alice English (Dancer) AUCKI Megaphone Chair Julianna Claase…………Daisy Porter (Dancer) AUCKI Club Editor Sophia Conti…………………..Dotty Campbell (Backup Singer) AUCKI Club Treasurer Kristina Controneo………...Kitty Finley (Backup Singer) NYCKI District Secretary Kathryn Graves………….Mary Buchanan (Local Nurse) Five Towns CKI Charter President Dylan Gross……Larry Leone (Gangster) Bowling Green K-Kids Director Danielle Hallett…...Big Al (Gangster Boss) AUCKI Mentor Loryn Lees………………………….Pearl Goldman (Dancer) NYCKI District Governor Corey Oses………………Walter Marfisi (Piano Player) NYD Key Club IP Governor Domenick Pesce………Roy G. Biverman (Dirty Cop) AUCKI Club President Emma Reed…………………Olive Nyck (Detective’s Assisstant) Long Island CKI DIP Lt. Governor Lauren Sacks…..Evelyn Winters (Lead Singer) AUCKI Club Secretary Sharmila Samwaru…………Louise Kinkade (Backup Singer) KI Eliminate Project SLP CKI Rep Rickie Santer…..Henry Nyck (Detective) NYCKI Marketing and K-Family Chair Jia Shi……..George Xing (Janitor) AUCKI Member Gabby Smitelli…………………….Stella Adler (Dancer) AUCKI Vice President Vicky Toal………………….Ruth Madison (Speakeasy Owner) with a special appearance by: “Pop Pop” Jerome Richards……………………........Charles Richards (Missing Piano Player)
Set in a roaring twenties “Root Beer” Speakeasy called the Half Moon, guests were welcomed by flapper girl waitresses as the gangsters and other guests chatted on stage. After watching the scene and some background video flashbacks, Detective Nyck and his Assistant Olive asked the audience to help solve the attempted murder of lounge singer Evelyn They sent the audience out to look for evidence in the Speakeasy, the outside alley, the flapper girls’ dressing room, the janitor’s closet and Mary and Evelyn’s apartments The audience was also sent into interrogation rooms to question numerous persons of interest including: Gangster Big Al and his thug Larry, the janitor, Police Officer Roy, the speakeasy’s owner Ruth, the pianist Walter, a local nurse Mary, songtress Evelyn and several flapper girls.
After discovering the numbers of several safe deposit boxes, audience teams headed to the bank for a look at their contents.
After audience teams named their murderer, identified his/her motive and the clues that led them to their accusation, Detective Nyck and Olive guided the audience through the facts and motives. As they revealed the details of the twisted tale, several crimes were solved. This prompted the arrest of Mary for theft, Walter for the death of his predessor pianist Charles and the arrest of Police Officer Roy for the attempted murder of Evelyn. Fortunately, there is a happily ever after for Dectective Nyck who not only solves the crimes but goes off into the sunset with lounge singer Evelyn. By the close of the curtain, the event had raised over $5,000 for the Eliminate Project.
In partnership with UNICEF, the Eliminate Project seeks to eliminate Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) by 2015. MNT is a completely preventable killer that claims the life of a newborn baby or new mother every nine minutes in 38 developing countries around the world.
