OutCast! is stretching its' wings!

Dear Friends,

We here at OutCast! really enjoy creativity, working in collaboration with others, and finding ways that allow us to branch out and use our skills, while being true to our creative selves. Well, we just found another "branch"! A fellow thespian and Worker in the world of Art proposed a new way for us to work as Actors, add to our resume and learn some pretty up-town Skills. We are now working as a talent contractor for Casino Talent. These gigs train our Casino Dealers and then bring them into special Customer Service Appreciation events or parties where the venue wishes to have a casino event. We are all learning Black Jack, Roulette, Craps and Texas Hold-em and LOVING it! Our "Crowd Characters" are increasing our skills! We have 2 gigs coming up in the next few weeks, and anticipate numerous more in the future. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any ideas for events, our characters, our creative world!

All the best, and more later, Elisa

Our Valentine's Weekend Murder Mystery at the Seward Military Resort on 2/12-14 was GREAT! Our Audience had a wonderful time and they were such an involved, observant audience; we all had FUN! We have been asked to come back to the Seward Military Resort for additional events, and we are excited about being asked and plan to go back as often as they will have us. :)

We have finished the script and fully cast our newest upcoming Mystery at the Historic Anchorage Hotel on 3/20/2010. It is going to be a fun one, an overnight event set in the present, but directly dealing with the true Murder of Anchorage's first police chief John "Black Jack" Sturgus on 2/20/1921. We have a special guest, an author who has written a "tell all" book about who killed Sturgus, and she has invited all the relatives and grandchildren of Mr. Sturgus' associates way back when.... we are asking our audience to dress in 1920's style and help us figure out "who dun it".

check it out if you would like, at www.historicanchoragehotel.com. We are planning to sell out this event, so get in touch soon!

Talk with you all soon... I have words to say about some new work we are getting, work that has great potential to benefit ourselves, our actors as well as the groups who use this new service. More to come.... :)

Valentine's Weekend Mystery and other stuff!

Hi, Friends,



Kim and I have been working hard on our next mystery, to be held in Seward, AK, at the Seward Army Resort 2/12 through 2/14; a TWO night Mystery! Pretty exciting! It has given us the opportunity to really dig into building a wonderful story, to add extra clues, and develop special teams to broaden the mystery experience: it has been wonderful!



We are now finalizing our cast, and will begin rehearsals within the week. This particular event is only available to members of the Military, as it is going to be held at the Seward Army Resort. That is one place I have always wanted to visit, and now, we get to do just that!



We are stepping up our Improvisational Game sales, with the introduction of our Naughty Night Bed Sack, an Improv game for the bedroom, just in time for Valentine's Day, even donating a copy to the ACVB Lunch next week... We are beginning our communication with local assistance organizations that work with children, to discuss donations or low priced sales of our Preschool Improv-Ability game, as well.



Finally, the quest to add Mystery events to our calendar goes on, so as you hear of folks that need small home party entertainment or large, conference events, let us know and we will introduce them to the wonderfully fun art of Mystery!



Terri at the Historic Anchorage Hotel is working with us again, to have a mystery event at her facility on the actual anniversary of John "Black Jack" Sturgus' murder! We are excited about the opportunity, and are having fun writing this one! We love early Anchorage history, especially anything about Mr. Sturgus, so we are happy to be part of this new event!



We are looking forward to an exciting, successful, eventful 2010, and hope for the same for you! More news later!