Comedy-Mystery Dinner Theater
at The Lemp Mansion
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Dinner Theaters are featured year-round!
Performed by Jest Murder Mystery Company
Our lively period-piece who-done-it features a delicious dinner and audience participation. Great for groups.
"Death by Hairspray (A Totally Tubular 80s Murder Mystery)"
May 9th - Nov 1st, 2025
Bust out your neon parachute pants, slap on those shoulder pads and fluff up those mall bangs, because we’re going back to the 80’s to uncover what’s rotten at John Hughes High. The big game’s coming, but wannabe Vice Principal Mr. Peter Prickle wants to cancel the most bodacious event of the year…homecoming! Everyone is like, so totally wiggin’ out! But we’ve got a sneaking suspicion someone’s not gonna take it anymore. If he bites the dust, we’ll need a real genius to figure out “Who’s Bad.”
Dress in your raddest 80s gear and jump into the mystery at your comfort level. Join Holly Bingbald, Farris Bugler, Mitchel Myers, Don Bender, and the Poison Fan Club as they figure out whodunit during Death by Hairspray! It’s gonna be, like, totally killer!
Become a part of the story and participate at your comfort level during this interactive Jest Murder Mystery Company dinner theater show!
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"A Dicken's of a Killing"
Nov 7th - Jan 10th 2026
Join us for the Holidays and enjoy an exciting evening of murder, mystery and mayhem at the most festive comedy dinner theater show in town. Dig into a fantastic three-course dinner at the Famously Haunted Lemp Mansion and figure out who-dun-it during A Dickens of a Killing!
Baaaaa Huuuumbug!!! Ebenezer Scrooge will be back to his old tricks and is bound to make a few enemies at this Christmas Party chock full of Charles Dicken's Characters. Just when Beep (The Holiday Minstrel) gets everyone in the Holiday Spirit, Scrooge barges in and starts talking about gruel. Geez, hope no one snuffs Scrooge out before he stops bellowing! Guests will dive into the fictious world of Charles Dickens and join Pip, Martha Cratchit, Oliver Twist, The Ghost of Jacob Marley, Tiny Tim and so many more in this cheerful Jest Murder Mystery Company parody of a Holiday Classic. Whether you want to participate a little or a lot, you're sure to have a jolly good time, in jolly olde England, where there is sure to be "A Dickens of a Killing!"
Become a part of the story and participate at your comfort level at this interactive Murder Mystery Party. Dress up like your favorite holiday character and let the finger pointing begin at this wildly interactive Jest Murder Mystery Company Show!
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"Death of a Blackheart"
Jan 16th - May 2nd, 2026
Ahoy matey! Join us for an exciting evening of murder, mystery and pirates at the best comedy dinner theater show in town. Don your favorite pirate gear and escape to the high seas for an adventure fraught with peril! What part will you play in this hilarious show full of fair maidens, lost boys, rival pirates and wenches? Whichever character you acquire, beware of that famous pirate Captain Jack Blackheart! Aye, he's a scurvy seadog if my eye ever seed one! Gee, I hope no one kills him off!
Become a part of the story and participate at your comfort level during this interactive Jest Murder Mystery Company dinner theater show! One thing is for sure. If you've ever wanted to stand up and shout, "ARRRRG!" ...then this is the show for you! And don't forget to wear your eye patch because things might get messy!
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"The Comic Book Killer"
May 8th - Aug 22nd, 2026
Become your own super hero or super villain in this comic book inspired murder mystery theme. This Family Friendly Murder Mystery is perfect for all audiences! In a world where super heroes and super villains clash... there’s no room for trouble. But that’s exactly what the evil Doctor Weevil is. Trouble! He’s out to cause problems any way he can! He proves that there is no honor among thieves because he’s out to destroy both good and bad guys! But wait! Someone stops him! Who could it be? You?
Become a part of the story and participate at your comfort level during this interactive Jest Murder Mystery Company dinner theater show!
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"Dead! Like Me."
Aug 28th - Oct 31st, 2026
This afterlife inspired murder mystery theme brings together a famous cast of the deceased at their annual meeting. Welcome back to the land of the living! Why the welcome? Because you’re dead. That’s right, and you have teleported to the land of the living for a union meeting of The Brotherhood of Obituary Occupants (BOO!). This show is for everyone already dead. That’s right. You’re a ghost... and P. T. Barnum, who is up to his usual tricks, is trying to include you in his latest scheme! But what do you threaten a dead man with? However, someone finds a way to do him in. Who did it? The guy across the room? The lady across the table? Or ...maybe ...you?
Become a part of the story and participate at your comfort level during this interactive Jest Murder Mystery Company dinner theater show!
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"The Christmas Killer"
Nov 6th, 2026 - Jan 9th, 2027
A Christmas toy themed murder mystery featuring a cast of misfit toys, reindeer and other classic Christmas characters. Welcome to the party sponsored by Chatty Cathy, and the “Misfit Toys”. We certainly hope that you can find a good home for one of our toys! Of course, it’ll be a fun party as long as the wrong element doesn’t show up! We’re talking about Ricky Stitch, of course. Gee! I hope nothing bad happens to him! Anyway, you’ll meet lots of characters tonight. In fact, you’ll be a character too!
Become a part of the story and participate at your comfort level during this interactive Jest Murder Mystery Company dinner theater show!
Every Friday and Saturday night at 7:00 p.m.
Pricing:
$71.95 per person*
Gratuity included.
Menu includes:
House Dinner Salad
Boneless Breast of Chicken served with Potato and Vegetable
(Vegan, vegetarian and gluten free available)
Wines Served with Entree
Dessert
Coffee/Tea
Cash bar is available.
*Pricing does not include tax.
Available any day, any time. Private room fee - from $200.00 to $2900.00.*
Comedy-Mystery Actors fee priced per event.
The Lemp Mansion will reschedule events that are required to be postponed due to natural disaster, acts of God, government mandates or circumstances beyond our control. Refunds WILL NOT be issued due to these circumstances.