Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem at Petite Violette features unique, original, hilarious murder mysteries with live professional actors and audience participation, paired with a four-course dinner of fine French food (hors d’oeuvres, salad, choice of entree, and dessert) with a glass of wine, plus tea and coffee. The production changes quarterly to offer up fresh stories and mysteries, with a special holiday show in the winter. Seating is family-style, so guests get a chance to sit with the star of the show. (All food except hors d’oeuvres is served in individual portions.) Shows run on Fridays at 7:30 p.m. (check in 6:45-7:15 p.m.) and Saturdays at 7 p.m. (check in 6:15-6:45 p.m.). The cost per person is $75 (plus tax equalling $81) and gratuity. Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem at Petite Violette is designed for adults and recommended for those aged 10 and over. Shows take place in our private Bordeaux Room.

K-Pop murder things hunters

After a brief summer hiatus, our new Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem show will return on Friday, August 7th and show through October 31st.

Show Synopsis: Our story starts in the summer of 1987, well before November. If you were lucky, you had Goonies on home video. You might be admiring your Twisted Sister or Debbie Gibson poster. Or maybe you were lucky enough to have Print Shop on your Macintosh II.

But the town of HawksEnd knows that after three years of relative normalcy, things are strange right now. Heck, it’s nearly post-apocalyptic. Willie has been feeling his possession tingles that connect him to the UpDownSide and Whatthe Heckna. Whatthe Heckna is back snatching people, and someone is helping him. Who? Why? Are things going to get worse?

Well, a whole new bunch of evil doers have crept into town to join forces with Whathe Heckna in order to wreak havoc! How can this new form of evil be stopped? By a fresh band of demon hunters coming to HawksEnd to help set things right! In the style of K-Pop!

Come find out if Eleventeen is able to control her own mind powers. Will Dust Inthawind dominate at D & D? Will more people go missing? Come journey to Petite Violette and the UpDownSide to face what evil lives there. We’ll solve a murder, so the people of HawksEnd can just go to the mall in their parachute pants and buy Swatches from Benneton, like they want to.

Audience Participation

This special brand of comedic murder mysteries is centered on making the audience laugh continuously, while also keeping them guessing. Our audience participation is a little different than other murder mysteries, but it’s also WAY more fun. Two professional actors greet all guests at the door to explain how the evening is going to be played out. At that time, the actors will give every audience member a part in the show.

Parts can range from playing a character in the show, complete with props, or a smaller part singing in a group with many other guests. Participation is highly encouraged, as we try to make the audience the star, but it’s not required. Guests who want to sit back, relax and enjoy a great evening of food and laughter with friends and family, will get exactly that.

The Four-Course Meal

Paired with top-notch entertainment is an outstanding four-course meal. Start with an iced tea or choose a beverage from the cash bar (additional fee). Then, the gourmet meal then begins with a variety of hot and cold appetizers, featuring artisan cheese and crispy crackers, crudités and dips, and a variety of cold salads and hot finger foods.

Hors d’oeuvres are followed by a fresh salad served with two choices of house-made dressings and warm French rolls with butter. You can enjoy this course with a glass of wine (red or white) that’s included in the ticket price.

Next, you have a choice of five entrees including meat, fish, and vegetarian options. If you have a food allergy, please let us know so we can try to accommodate you. These entrees change seasonally with each show and are always made with the freshest ingredients.

Your final course is homemade dessert, served in an individual portion size. Lastly, hot coffee is available upon request.

Don’t forget to make an food requests in the online form upon making your reservations, please.