P.E.I. dinner theatre ponders striking down bridge tolls

It's something that may have crossed Islander's minds more than once since the Confederation Bridge opened — getting together with a small group of people and lobbying to remove the toll booths.

But murder and political cover-up? 

Probably not. 

Murder-mystery, political cover-up

But that is the premise for this summer's Feast Dinner Theatre's murder-mystery production Scandalous.

"This show is, I think, is a genre that really flourishes in the dinner theatre — the murder-mystery," said cast member Brandon Roy on CBC Radio's Mainstreet P.E.I.

"You know, nothing is better than people dying, people coming back to life. Who knows? It's really, really exciting."

Roy added that he's interested to hear what the audience has to say about the subject matter.

Audience should relate to show's subject matter

Brielle Ansems, also a cast member, agreed, and added the show should relate to a lot of people.  

"That's what I find is one of the great things about dinner theatre is we can have that kind of tension with real issues, but people are allowed to have fun with it and not take it so seriously," she said.

Last summer's show involved the premise of a Catholic marrying a Protestant in the 1960s and "their families were clashing," explained Ansems.

"It's a subject that a lot of people find really sensitive. But everyone had such a wonderful time with it. It was great to see people just relax for a night and not take themselves so seriously," she said.

Scandalous opens on Friday at Brothers 2 Restaurant in Summerside. The Charlottetown premiere is slated for June 29 at Rodd Charlottetown.

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