These are the promotional pieces I created for the Waupaca Ale House's dinner theater production of Billy St. John's Murder's In The Heir, in February 2017.

2. Mystery Dinner Menu
Entrées served with a Dinner Salad, Hot Bacon Brussel Sprouts
and Apple Crisp for dessert.
SORRY!
NO SUBSTITUTIONS!
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Sautéed chicken breast, sliced ham, swiss cheese, topped with bleu cheese alfredo sauce,
served over rice pilaf.
Portobello Pub Sirloin
Char-broiled sirloin sandwiched between portobello mushroom caps,
served over wild rice, topped with beef demi-glace and haystack onions
over garlic mashed potatoes.
Cucumber Dill Salmon
Baked salmon fillet topped with creamy dill sauce, fresh cucumber and red onion,
served over spanish rice.
Vegetarian Pasta Primavera
Spinach pasta tossed in olive oil, topped with a kale-crunch blend, vine-ripe tomatoes
and fresh basil.

4. in the
An Audience
Interactive Murder
Mystery-Comedy
Directed By
Amy Holterman
Dave Larson • Set Designer
Matt Bonikowske • Asst. Director
Hank Holterman • Lighting & Sound Technician,
h-squared design • Tickets, Flyers, Posters, Programs
& Sound Designs
Special Thanks to Monica Reeves and Kathy Alan
from the Waupaca High School Music/Drama Department
for use of costumes & props and to
Trinity Lutheran Church for use of the sound equipment.
Stage furnishings and set dressing provided by
Waupaca Ale House & Hansen Home Furnishings,TV & Appliances
Program & Ballot printing donated by Office Outfitters
h-squared design
h-squared.us/portfolio
715.412.3058 info@h-squared.us
MURDER’S IN THE HEIR
Sponsored by:
990 W. Fulton St., Waupaca, WI 54981
(715) 258-7803

5. MURDER’S IN THE HEIRBy BILLY ST. JOHN
CAST OF CHARACTERS
SYNOPSIS
THE FAMILY
LEVI KETCHUM
Simon Starkweather ..................... the billionaire
Simon Starkweather III .............. his grandson
BARBI NELSON
Fiona Starkweather ...................... his niece by marriage
CHRIS WENNESBERG
Jordan Starkweather .................... his great-nephew, Fiona’s son
JENNY MARQUETTE
Paula Thompson ............................. his great-niece
THE STAFF
PAT PHAIR
Bensonhurst ..................................... the butler
DONNA RICKEL
Mrs.Trent .......................................... the housekeeper
AMY HOLTERMAN
Minerva Walker .............................. the cook
MARY ZELINSKE
Nancy Pollard ................................... the maid
DAVE LARSON
Rufus Jones ...................................... the handyman
THE PROFESSIONALS
LORI BAUER
LoisVan Zandt ................................ the lawyer
MICHELLE BENZ
Miss Withers ................................... the nurse
EMILY NIKOLAI
Kathy Collins .................................... the secretary
GENE BADGLEY
Mike Davis ........................................ the private detective
MATT BONIKOWSKE
Gene Culpepper ............................. the director
HANK HOLTERMAN
The Usher
Almost every character in this hilarious mystery has the weapon,
opportunity and motive to commit the unseen murder. And it’s up
to you, our audience, to decide who actually did it! Each of the heirs to the
tyrannical billionaire Simon Starkweather has the means and the motive
to do away with him. Starkweather gathers his family and employees
to announce the contents of his will. His lawyer, Lois van Zandt,
reveals that he has bequeathed vast fortunes to his befuddled niece,
Fiona, her playboy son Jordan, his great-niece Paula and his grandson
Simon III, as well as to his many servants. Then Lois delivers a bombshell...
Within hours this will becomes invalid! Of course, the rejected heirs are
not pleased, so it’s not surprising when they roam the old mansion
carrying such items as an axe, a gun and knife. Predictably, the lights go out,
and Simon is discovered murdered. Simon III is determined to find his
grandfather’s killer, with the help of detective Mike Davis.
The play’s unique ending, utilizing the ballots on your tables and gathered
at intermission from you, the audience, determines the killer
in this maze of murder!
John Starkweather † m.
Katherine Starkweather †
Ezra Starkweather † m.
Fiona Starkweather
Jordan Starkweather
Simon Starkweather † m.
Lucille Starkweather †
Simon Starkweather Jr. † m.
Anne Starkweather †
Simon Starkweather III
Paul Starkweather † m.
Lillian Starkweather †
Lucian Thompson † m.
Bella Thompson †
Paula Thompson
Starkweather Family Tree
Deceased†
DINNER
6:30 - 7:30
COCKTAILS
5:30 - 6:30
THEATRICAL EVENT
7:30 - 9:00
(15 Minute Intermission)