Mysterious Journey

Trapped in a made-for-tv Christmas movie, Mary is determined to fight her way back to her real life and family. All she needs to do is:  1) solve a murder,  2) save a tree farm, and  3) find true love. And all before the clock strikes twelve on Christmas Eve. Because, as her mystical friend, Nick, explains, "It's important to the genre." This is the conclusion of HALLMARKED, based on the novella by Terri Reid. Happy holidays from Artists' Ensemble Theater and Mysterious Journey!

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Mary O'Reilly is stressed,  with Christmas bearing down on her like a freight train. Right as she's ready to snap, she awakens to find herself the glamorous heroine of a made-for-tv holiday romance. Which, admittedly, is kind of fun. But Mary has a real life and family to get back to and the clock is ticking. This is part one of a two-part tale based on the novella by Terri Reid.

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Bertie Wooster embarks on his literary career for Aunt Dahlia's publication and somehow (Really, it was all Bingo Little's fault.) ends up as a gentleman cat burglar. Admittedly, he is not well-suited to either career. Fortunately, there is Jeeves.

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A honeymoon couple boards the Plymouth Express only to discover a dead body in their private compartment. Who is the mysterious dead woman? And who killed her? "Ah, mon ami, it is time to exercise ze little grey cells, no?" From Agatha Christie, this is "Poirot and The Body on the Train."

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Two self-described "gen-u-wine desperados" abduct a young boy from a small town in Alabama, dreaming of a big payoff. The boy, who insists he is Red Chief, an Apache warrior, proves to be more than they can handle. Nothing goes as planned for the hapless kidnappers in this holiday treat from O. Henry, "The Ransom of Red Chief." This episode marks the finale of season one of Mysterious Journey.

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Poirot is called in to investigate a series of deaths that Lady Willard fears are the the result of a curse. The mystery will take him (and his no-nonsense secretary, Felicity Lemon) to Egypt where members of an archeological expedition have been dying ever since an ancient king's tomb was opened. From the pen of Agatha Christie, this is "Poirot and the Egyptian Curse."

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She's a San Francisco private eye with a dead client and too many clues. And nine out of ten have her running in circles. But following the tenth clue could threaten her life. A murderer is on the run but this glamorous gumshoe is hot on the trail. From the pen of Dashiell Hammett, this is the thrilling conclusion of The Tenth Clue.

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Beautiful, but deadly, she's a San Francisco private eye. People say it's a funny profession for a dame, but she doesn't listen to those people. A client has been found murdered, with her card in his pocket. Earlier, by phone, Leopold Grant insist3ed he'd been threatened. She was on her way to meet him when his body was found. Now his son, Charles, has hired her to find the truth. A tough lady tracks a killer in a case that has too many clues. Adapted from a story by Dashiell Hammett, the Continental Op is on the case.

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Two old friends meet— perhaps by chance, perhaps by design— on the last night of Carnival. Their mysterious journey carries them deep into the catacombs of the Montresor family to find a cask of very rare, very expensive, wine. Fortunato, a noted connoisseur, is eager to taste the Amontillado.  His companion has something else in mind… A horror classic from the pen of Edgar Allen Poe.

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Daniel is advertising for a new hire to take over his duties, as he is planning to retire. The pay is phenomenal, but so are the risks. 

Daniel is in a very specialized profession, but then Fiona is a very special boss. She's a centuries-old vampire who requires a human guardian to manage her vast wealth, not to mention her need for a steady supply of O Negative. 

A broke college student answering an ad that sounds too good to be true is about to undergo a very unusual job interview…

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