One-Act Comedy

How To Get Away With A Murder Mystery

Ages 11*-17

Our one-acts are chosen to give new or busy actors a shorter rehearsal period and shorter Show Week in the spring. This program begin with group bonding activities and cast early. All enrolled participants will be cast. The Director may choose to double-cast if we have a large cast. We want all participants to have fun and grow as part of their experience! This is a great first production for new actors.

Note: We do not audition for entry to this program. All registrants will be accepted provided payment has been received, or payment arrangements have been made, and the participant and their parent/legal guardian have completed our online Info Form/Waiver and signed our Actor’s Agreement. We strive to provide a welcoming and safe environment to all children and youth regardless of gender, sex, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity, and physical ability.

Our rehearsal process allows for many hours of coaching and guidance in:

• acting/performing

• comedic timing

• dramatic and comedic movement

• theatrical protocols

• confidence

COMMITMENT AND EXPECTATIONS

Attendance is an important part of the rehearsal process, especially for this production. Actors work as an ensemble and rely on one another to be there. If an actor will be missing multiple rehearsals or any time during Show Week, they should not register for the program. Show Week for this production does not require any weekday rehearsals/performances.

Please review our

• Attendance Policy

• Code of Conduct

• Actor Agreement

How to Get Away with a Murder Mystery

Book by Don Zolidis

Director: To Be Announced

Registration opens (TBA June 2025) on Amilia

Rehearsals:

• March 25th, 2026 - May 20th, 2026

• Wednesdays 6pm-9pm, Sundays 7-9pm

• No rehearsal: April 5th, May 17

• Location: 844 Frederick St, Kitchener, ON N2B 2B7

Show Week:

• May 22nd - 24th, 2026

  • Fri, May 22nd evening Dress Rehearsal

  • Sat, May 23rd matinee & evening show

  • Sun, May 24th matinee & evening show

• Show Week attendance is mandatory for all rehearsals and performances

• KW Little Theatre: 9 Princess Street East, Waterloo, ON N2J 2W9

• Performance length approx. 30 minutes, no intermission

• Photography/Videography of performances is not permitted. Photos of actors on stage and in costume may be taken after a performance.

Registration Info:

• Ages 11-17*

• Fee - $465

• Acting, Comedy, Character, Movement

* 10 year-olds may be admitted at the discretion of the Director if they have performed in a previous actOUT production.

Financial Assistance Available: ActOUT! acknowledges the role of theatre/drama in the personal, physical and emotional development of a child/youth. It is the philosophy of actOUT! that no child/youth should be turned away from recreational activities due to cost or affordability.

Can you stop laughing long enough to get away with murder?

Five mysterious color-coded guests. A mansion. A murder. Can the killer get away with it? And how will the sleuths bring them to justice?

A handy guide for how to escape the law when you just happen to be a prime suspect of a mysterious murder. This show hilariously skewers the tropes of the murder mystery: an airtight alibi, a long-winded monologue by a detective with an accent, an impossibly complicated Rube Goldberg murder device? Check, check, and check!

How to Get Away with a Murder Mystery is to be presented through special arrangement with Playscripts Inc.