You made our party absolutely perfect. Everyone will be talking about Saturday night for a long, long time. We were so pleased with the performance, food, and the waitresses were perfect in every way. We had a ball! If you ever need any Pittsburgh references, we would be happy to talk about all of the fun we had... at our party! Catherine Seskey Pittsburgh, PA
Again, many thanks to all of you!!! (Mom) She can tell anyone what it was like to be on the receiving end of this special day. I would be happy also to be placed on your reference list! Lynn Sheahen Pittsburgh, PA
Our group really enjoyed the show and meal yesterday. We are having our monthly meeting today and I am sure to get a lot of feedback from them. Take care and happy singing. Terry L. Gable
Thank you for a wonderful evening! I haven't laughed so much in a long time! What a great way to spend the evening with friends. We truly enjoyed ourselves and the sing alongs and talent shows were so fun! Thank you gain for allowing us to see and participate in your show. Hope to catch you again sometime soon! The Gnarly Hogs
I would also like to say,"Hats Off" to all of you on such a wonderful show this evening! I haven't laughed that much in a very long time. The group that was with me on the way back to Bryan couldn't stop talking about the show and all the fun that they had. Also, the food and service was very nice too! Look forward to attending another Random Act Show in the near future. Please share our thoughts with the other Actors and have a Wonderful Season!! Jan Batt
Last week my family celebrated my dad's 80th birthday by taking him on the Mystery Dinner Train in Charlotte, Michigan. I want to tell you what a wonderful time we had! All the staff made it such a special evening. My mother uses a wheel chair, and we were worried about getting her on board the train, but the staff pitched right in and helped us get her settled. The actors made my dad a part of the show and made a big deal about it being his birthday. Since we knew it would take us longer to get my mom off, we waited until everyone else got off. Many other passengers wished dad happy birthday on their way by. I have not seen my dad so happy in a long time. He is the primary care giver for my mother and many days has nothing to smile about. But not last Saturday night. We have a very special memory to enjoy for a long time to come and I just wanted to let you know and say Thank You! Judy Wall Charlotte, Michigan
saw your show in akron OH... you got a cool show... think it's great & I'll come see your show again... for sure... later PEACEOUT c. bordner
Just wanted to take a moment and thank you from all the GPAL members here in Concord, Ohio. Your performers were tremendous and we all throughly enjoyed the show and the audience participation. It was a successful fundraiser for us and we will be able to help a lot of students with reading disorders, with tutoring. You can be sure that we will be contacting you in the future to return and once again delight us with your performance. Thank You !!!!!! Tina Evanchuck
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What a magnificent concert! the Wildwood Manor House and Toledo Botanical Garden would like to thank Random Acts for providing truly an enjoyable afternoon of entertainment for the Noon tunes Concert series held on Friday , August 12th at the Wildwood Manor House location. We truly appreciated your performance. The Wildwood manor House and Toledo Botanical Garden look forward to a continued relationship with you in the future. Again, thank you for sharing you time and your talents.
Musically Yours, METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT Marge Dembowski Manor House Supervisor
It was a rootin' tootin' good time at The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio's fund-raiser Friday night at Central Park West banquet hall. Random Acts presented Shootin' Stars, an interactive mystery. Guests sipped and supped and bought raffle tickets for gift baskets holding everything from games to wine and gift certificates. Then everyone settled in for some serious fun as detectives. A New Age psychic, a radio announcer, a dizzy detective, a soap star, a singer, a few actors, and a stunt man made up the wild and crazy cast that had guests laughing and singing along. A few audience members were invited or coaxed to the stage for some impromptu acting... everyone had a great time!
Just wanted to let you know how much our group -- we were the Red Hatters -- enjoyed our evening participating in your production of Who Wants to Murder a Millionaire? at Lakeside this evening, 8-11. It was lots of fun and we hope to do it again sometime. Our group recently did our own Murder Mystery BBQ but we just sat around and pretty much read our parts. Watching it acted out is so much more 'realistic'. Thanks to you all for a fun evening. Bonnie Omlor, Queen of Verona JULIETS (Just Us Ladies In Eccentric Togs Socializing) chapter from Fostoria, OH of the Red Hat Society
You folks did a wonderful job Saturday night. Thank you so much. We really liked the show and the audience participation was great. We laughed really hard. Thanks for coming down to do the show!
Lynn Vollrath, Power Sports, Procurement Honda of America North American Cost Planning Raymod, OH
Thanks to you and the other Random Acts actors for providing great entertainment for our holiday mixer last night. The staff is all "abuzz" this morning recalling (with laughter) the details. In my opinion, the participation and laughter from our guests was much better than the band that was playing above us. We made the right decision to hire you folks to present the Christmas murder mystery. Happy Holidays to all and best wishes for success in the New Year.
Rita Wieczorek, Regional Assistant Mercy Health Partners 2200 Jefferson Avenue Toledo, OH
Just wanted to let you know again how great the show was. Please let your entire cast know just how much we loved them. Feel free to use me as a reference. Thanks for a great evening! Michelle Babb, Solution Recovery
To All; ( Random Acts) Thank you for such wonderful entertainment! Fun was had by all. See you next Summer!
Diane Mitchell BAE Systems Sterling Heights, Michigan
Jacks Journal, Jan. II Dinner Theater Where Footlights + Footlongs = Fun
Went to Louis G's last month to see their dinner theater. (Hasten to say that Louis G's is not a hot dog place. Just couldn't resist the alliterative headline opportunity.) The food was fine, as was the show. It was put on by Random Acts, an extraordinary theater troupe of Maumee origins. Owned by Lynda Whiting, Artistic Director and David Fioritto, Business Manager, the company has developed a range of entertainment concepts that is quite unique. For one, it maintains a repertoire of some 40 shows, which it can stage on a moments notice. 3 or 4 actors are put into each part in each show. In an emergency the list of those who are prepared is run down until a cast is assembled. During the travel time to the site, lines and cues are refreshed and all goes smoothly. On one occasion they received 18 hours notice of a performance in Dayton, and fulfilled it!
It keeps an open door for actors. Some of the 30 or so on their list can also be seen at Ms. Rose Dinner Theater, at Toledo Repertoire Theater, The Around the Bend Players, and other area venues from time-to-time. Random Acts philosophy is that there is plenty of room in live theater for all. Actors polish their skills and bring something back from wherever they work. They look for stage actors, good singers and improvisers, and help round out their skills. Music is an integral part of each performance. Whiting writes all the shows and co-writes the music. Fioritto co-writes and arranges the music. He has a degree from BGSU in Guitar Performance and plays every instrument there is except maybe the didgeridoo.
And they travel. Really travel. 100-150 shows were put on last year. Most locations are a few hours away, but a New York engagement took them 9 hours away and on one occasion they did 4 shows, in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Columbus and Toledo, in 2 days. Sites are mostly private parties. They do wedding rehearsals, birthdays, anniversaries, company parties and family gatherings. One lady hired them for a moving-in party she hosted for 100 or so of her new neighbors. A good way for a real estate agent to introduce herself! Public performances include some challenging stages, such as the Charlotte, Michigan Mystery Train and Sandpiper Cruises on the Maumee, where they will appear this summer.
When asked about unusual settings, Fioritto mentioned a wedding hall in New Jersey where they had to compete for sound with a DJ in an adjacent room. Once they started a show in a bus on its way to a casino and finished it back at the Chicago hotel. Not as bad, though, as the show done outside at a campground where the temperature was 100 degrees plus and the sewers were blocked up.
A much better setting is Louis G's, where they will appear again on January 26. Try em. You'll like em. The show is Star Struck. Join us in welcoming dinner theater to Sylvania. Jack MacMillan Sylvania AdVantage Sylvania, OH 43560
Thank you so much for working so passionately to ensure that our leadership and teambuilding experience this summer went so well. The Academy is about young researcher and engineering professionals that have a passion in leading in the space industry. It was great to see that Random Acts troupe connected with the Research Assocates so well on June 14. It was nice opening of our teambuilding process. Kamara Brown, Operations Manager 2007 NASA Academy NASA Glenn Research Center, Code RCA Brookpark, Ohio 44135
It was certainly a pleasure to work with you and all of your fine folks for our Riverboat Murder Mystery. I know the clients enjoyed themselves... ... looking forward to our next "play date!!" Cheers, Cecilia Rose Eventurous http://www.eventurous.com/us/rose.html
To the Entire Random Acts Crew: We would like to thank you so very much for a splendid evening at the Hannon Outing; (Aug. 18 2007) The Law and Murder script was perfect for each and every audience member, and the hilarious crowd participation still has everyone at Hannon buzzing! There has been nothing but compliments ever since the show. So, thank you from all of us! We will gladly recommend you to anyone and are looking forward to working with you in the future!
Best Regards, Ann Paris The Hannon Company Canton, Ohio
