FROLIC CABARET

Psych Ward Whacker

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FROLIC CABARET

Psych Ward Whacker

with Kat Morgan , Macy Galloway , Nathan Hach , Mia Kardotzke , Mark Vandevender and Michael Rogaliner (Writer/Director/Producer) & John DiSanto (Music Director)

WELCOME TO PICKWICK'S MURDER MYSTERY DINNER PARTY!

Seating begins at 7pm in the Frolic Cabaret.

Fresh salad, warm dinner rolls and a cocktail menu are waiting for you at your seats. The cast visits your table to sign up volunteers for a limited number of contests and karaoke slots. Act One begins with a song at 7:30pm and ends around 8pm with our famous audience-led karaoke sing-along. Dinner is served.

Twenty minutes later the Mystery and Fun continue in Act Two followed by a short break for table deliberations, voting and dessert.

Act Three culminates in the reveal of the killer. After bows, the winning table leaders are invited to the stage to compete for prizes by answering questions about the show followed by pictures with the cast.

Kat Morgan

KAT MORGAN (Brinkley) has been acting since the age of 6. She has starred in multiple Pickwick Murder Mysteries including Bootsy in Murder at the Oasis, Tina Louise in Cruise Ship Killer, Athena in Toga Party Terror and Brinkley in the original production of The Psych Ward Whacker. Kat trained at the Beck Center where she starred in multiple productions including The Playboy of the Western World and Tartuffe. Kat thanks her wonderful family and friends for their constant love and support.

Macy Galloway

MACY GALLOWAY (Nurse Lisa) is a 2021 graduate of Ashland University with a BA in Musical Theatre. This is her fifth consecutive show at Pickwick & Frolic after creating the role of Sandy Hart in Bachelorettes Overboard!, Hallmark star Svetlana Toy in Murder at Celebrity Rehab, Lydia in The Scientology Killer and Honey Rodgers in The Sitcom Killer. Other recent roles include Sophie in Mamma Mia!, Caroline and Amy in The Theory of Relativity and Irina in Three Sisters. She would like to thank her family, friends and her husband for always supporting her. Enjoy the show!

Nathan Hach

NATHAN HACH (Dr. Carl Genius) is back at Pickwick after having created the role of First Mate Felix Mudd in Bachelorettes Overboard! He is best known for his roles in the independent films Disconnected and My Summer in Ohio and his voice will be featured in the upcoming video games Celestial Crowns and Do Know Harm. He previously appeared at Pickwick in Serial Bachelorette Killer, #Killbridezilla, Murder at Celebrity Rehab, The Scientology Killer and The Sitcom Killer.

Mia Kardotzke

MIA KARDOTZKE (Amy Hatem) is a musical theatre graduate from Ashland University. She's back on the Frolic Cabaret Stage after having created the role of Cleo in Murder at Celebrity Rehab, Jazzy Howell in The Scientology Killer, Denise Starr in The Sitcom Killer and Joan Creek in Bachelorettes Overboard! Mia has starred in a variety of shows including Mamma Mia! (Donna), Enemy of the People (Peter/ Petrine), Twelfth Night (Olivia) and Theory of Relativity (Catherine/ Jenny). She gives a huge shoutout to her family, friends and all who have supported her throughout the years.

Mark Vandevender

MARK VANDEVENDER (Ellery Dickery) is back at Pickwick after having created the role of Capt. Dick Hudson in Bachelorettes Overboard! Some of his recent credentials include performing on the dance team in Head over Heels, Rocky in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Kurt in Heathers and Sky in Mamma Mia. He has performed in many murder mysteries around the area and wants to thank his supportive family and friends! Enjoy the show!

Michael Rogaliner (Writer/Director/Producer) & John DiSanto (Music Director)

MICHAEL ROGALINER (Writer/Director/Producer) and JOHN DiSANTO (Music Director) have created and produced original shows for Pickwick & Frolic since it opened in 2002. Their original Murder Mystery Comedies include Stage Struck, The Red Carpet Murders, Cruise Ship Killer, Psych Ward Whacker, Murder at the Oasis, Toga Party Terror, Bachelorettes Gone Homicidal, The All-Girl Prison Murder, #KillBridezilla, Beauty Queen Killer, High School Reunion Homicide, Serial Bachelorette Killer, Murder at Celebrity Rehab, The Scientology Killer and The Sitcom Killer. Their Pickwick cabarets include multi-year runs of Burlesque, Cabaret Rock, The Stylettes, The Midnight Martini Show and The Delusional Divas of Drag in the Frolic Cabaret as well as special events like The Hump Day Show and Toga! in Hilarities East 4th Street Theatre and the musical Forever Plaid in the Cabaret. John is a former church music director whose primary instruments include pipe organ and harp. Michael has an MFA in theatre directing from Syracuse University and has directed plays and musicals throughout NE Ohio and Central New York. Some of his favorites include Evita, Pippin, Nunsense, Jesus Christ Superstar, Godspell, Jeffrey and Anything Goes.

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