Murder at Savings & Loan Ballpark
(S.Lo.B.)
 Written by Alexx Stuart
 
 

 

 

 

Laughter and mayhem abound in this parody of Arizona professional baseball.  Audience members are the baseball executives from around the country who have gathered at the Savings & Loan Ballpark for the winter meetings.  Your host is owner Col. Angelo and his charming wife Lulu Belle.  His "assistant," Tootsie Vivacious, is close at hand to attend to any needs as she awaits her promised trip to Hollywood where she thinks the Colonel will make her a star.  Not pleased with her husband's wandering eye, Lulu Belle takes a new interest in the team...one person in particular.

 

 Meanwhile, The Big Eunuch, the star pitcher, has just received his new contract from the Colonel and is outraged at the lack of appreciation demonstrated by the compensation of only $47 million.  Manager Swanny Hack is trying to secure accomplished players to take them to the World Series but can't get the stingy Colonel to bankroll his plans. Former baseball great and non-hall-of-famer Pete Petunia is planning to make a comeback and wants to be a part of the Piggybacks, but the contract the Colonel offered is insulting.  All this is much to Baseball Annie's dismay, who prides herself in taking very good care of " "her boys."  So with this much animosity swirling around the field, is it any surprise when the suspicious sextet discovers the Colonel's chamapane bottle has literally gone to his head?  Defective detective Lt. Cloddumbo arrives on the scene to solve the case.  Each character has an alibi, but with the help of the audience, the case is cracked .

 

This show has been a favorite for over 4 years and is especially popular with baseball fans of all ages.  Performances are open to the public on weekends in October and March in The Encore Room at Arizona Broadway Theatre (Peoria) and may be booked for private shows in the greater Phoenix area.

 

Public performances in 2010:

    • Saturday, March 20th - evening at 6:30 PM

    The Encore Room at Arizona Broadway Theatre

    7701 W. Paradise Lane, Peoria, AZ

    Buy tickets now!

    Private performances available for March, April and May.  

    Call 480-595-7346 to make arrangements.

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    Performance Reviews:
     

    Scottsdale Tribune Review (excerpt)

    July 5, 2007

     

    Dinner Theaters Serve Up Campy Mysteries

    by Chis Page

     

    Murder at Savings & Loan Ballpark (S.Lo.B.)

    The plot: Major League Baseball’s team owners gather at a meeting held by Arizona Piggybacks owner Colonel Beauregard T. Angelo (Gary Caswell, channeling Colonel Sanders); soon enough, Angelo is murdered, and suspicion falls on everyone from his Southern belle wife (Brenda Goodenberger) to star Piggyback player Rusty “Big Eunich” Schwantz (Tom Koelbel), a mullet-headed, mincing guy played with all the subtlety of Charles Nelson Reilly.

    The victims: East Valley playwright Alexx Stuart, who’s penned several local sports-themed shows, leaves nothing sporty unspoofed: baseball groupies, Pete Rose, concessions stand prices, University of Arizona football — even Kinko’s employees and Gov. Janet Napolitano get whacked.

    Grade: B+ Batter up! Stuart’s show is snappier — and more locally minded — than the usual murder mystery fare.

     

     

     

     

    We had a wonderful time! We enjoyed the songs, characters, story and food. What a great night. Look for us in the future.
    Sandy and Milt Gialinas