Key West Mystery Fest

May 4, 2012 - May 8, 2012

Key West Mystery Fest

10 Days — 10 Different Events — Plus the World Premiere Mystery Play Home Exchange

Key West Mystery Fest is a 10-day festival of mysteries and mystery-related events sponsored by The Waterfront Playhouse and will be held in Key West, FL from May 4 to 13, 2012.

The highlight of the festival will be the world premiere of Home Exchange, a mystery written by Hy Conrad, Key West resident and author of many mysteries as well as writer/producer of the TV shows Monk and White CollarHome Exchange will run May 3-26, 2012 at The Waterfront Playhouse in Mallory Square.  CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS TO HOME EXCHANGE.

Other Key West Mystery Fest activities will include:

“Crime Scene Photographer” (May 4, 2012) — An evening of solve-it-yourself short mystery plays

“Mysterious Meet & Greet” (May 5, 2012) — Meet other mystery fans from around the world

“Clue: The Dinner” (May 6, 2012) — A progressive dinner based on the classic board game

“Classic Mystery Movie Night at The Tropic” (May 7, 2012) — A class mystery movie hosted by a local Key West mystery writer

“Behind the Scenes: Mystery Edition” (May 8, 2012) — Go behind the scenes of the world premiere of Home Exchange with the writer, director, set designer and cast

“Monk Night at the Tropic” (May 10, 2012) — Meet Andy Breckman (creator of Monk) and Hy Conrad (writer/producer of Monk) and hear how the Emmy-Award winning show was created

“Mystery Writers’ Panel Discussion” (May 11, 2012) — Meet six mystery writers and hear about what it takes to be a successful writer in the mystery genre

“Home Exchange Talk-Back” (May 12, 2012) — After the performance, meet the author, director, designers and actors from the world premiere production of Home Exchange (To attend the “Talk-Back,” please purchase Home Exchange tickets for May 12, 2012)

“Mystery Short Story Contest Brunch” (May 13, 2012) — Winners of the Key West Citizen’s Mystery Short Story Contest will be announced.

If you love mysteries, this is one festival you won’t want to miss!

Key West Mystery Fest is sponsored by:

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