The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society Presents: TRUE CRIME

Sat Aug 15 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-05:00

Main Stage Showroom | Minneapolis

Crooners Supper Club
Publisher/HostCrooners Supper Club
The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society Presents: TRUE CRIME Doors open for Dinner and Cocktail Service at 6:00 PM.
About this Event

Join The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society for an evening of classic crime dramas torn from the headlines of yesteryear! TRUE CRIME features two vintage radio plays inspired by real events, recreated in the style of an old-time radio broadcast, complete with period commercials and live sound effects. It’s an “entertaining and creepy homage to an era gone by” (Cherry and Spoon), brought to life by veteran Twin Cities performers Shanan Custer, Joshua English Scrimshaw, Tim Uren, and Eric Webster, who “use their voices to paint a picture so vivid that if you close your eyes, you can see the action in your mind’s eye” (Stages of Minnesota). THE PLAYS “The Hangman and William Palmer, Who Won” from Crime Classics (1953) A scheming doctor orchestrates a series of deaths to help pay for his gambling habit. The Big Thank You” from Dragnet (1950) Detective Joe Friday investigates a paroled murderess whose paperwork raises troubling questions. The more he investigates, the more suspicious she seems.

Shanan Custer, Joshua English Scrimshaw, Tim Uren, Eric Webster

The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society performed their first staged old-time radio recreation in 2016 at the Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater in Minneapolis. Since then, they have appeared at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, Daleko Arts in New Prague, The Wabasha Street Caves in Saint Paul, and The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, Wisconsin. Their recreations were also featured monthly from 2017 to 2019 at the James J. Hill Center and from 2020 to 2022 at Park Square Theater in Saint Paul. Currently, the MORLS can be seen bi-monthly at Crooners Supper Club.


“An artisanal, old-school way of making entertainment... The fun is in watching these fine actors work almost exclusively with their voices … and to see them create a sepia-toned world with handmade sound effects.” - Pioneer Press ​

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Event Venue

Main Stage Showroom, 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, United States

Tickets

USD 37.89 to USD 49.05

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