Gunter, TX –  Mystery and mayhem are on the menu for the Gunter ISD Foundation Trust’s (GIFT) benefit dinner theater, Death of a Doornail, set for 6 p.m. Saturday, April 17, in the Gunter High School Commons.

Tickets go on sale March 22 for the event, which includes a fajita dinner provided by La Colina restaurant and performances by local thespians, many of whom starred in last year’s sell-out dinner theater, also benefiting GIFT.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door and are available at the Gunter ISD offices, 903/433-4750.

Written by Lee Mueller, Death of a Doornail takes place in the drawing room of eccentric tycoon Albert Doornale. Although an assortment of odd characters have gathered at the estate to meet with Albert, the host is nowhere to be found. The play provides for plenty of audience interaction, with a question-and-answer session and a chance to win a prize by casting your vote for the most likely murderer.

Cast members include Stephanie Kelly, Justin Wallis, Starla Burney, Jim Williams, Karla Hughlett, Richard Johnson, Lee Franze, Robert Franze and Gwynn Smith.

Robert Franze, as Sal, is introduced to Candace Bambay, played by Stephanie Kelly on the far right, by Mrs. Morganford, center, played by Lee Franze in the Gunter education foundation’s Death of a Doornail dinner theater, set for April 17. Tickets go on sale March 22.

GIFT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created to support the educational programs for both students and staff of the Gunter Independent School District. The organization has given more than $167,000 in scholarships to GISD graduates and more than $108,000 in campus grants impacting students at all grade levels. GIFT also has given another $28,000 in GISD employees to further their education and more than $40,000 to the Kerfoot scholarship program that benefits every GISD graduate.

For more information on the Gunter Independent School District or GIFT, visit www.gunterisd.org.