For the welcome party of John Michael Fruhlo, Brian Sabino, and myself, DMC took us out in style to Tommy’s Gun Garage, a themed dinner theater set in gangster-ridden, speakeasy-filled, flapper-crazed 1920s Chicago.
From the moment we received our first email with details of the event, we knew we were getting into something interesting. We were told that there was a password in order to get into the theater, and that the password was either: 1) DMC Company, or 2) Little Jake Sent Me.
Of course it turned out to be the second one.
Here for Tommy
On the day of the party, I arrived with a few other new hires via Uber. When our driver stopped and we got out, I first thought that we were at the wrong place. In front of us was only a blank brick wall. There were no signs, no entrances, and definitely no theater.
After about a minute of waiting, a man wearing suspenders and a bowler hat approached us and asked us if we were “Here for Tommy.” After correctly giving the password (took a couple of tries) and having a (hopefully) fake gun pointed at our faces, he led us in the entrance.
Credit: Tommy Gun's Garage
Prohibition-era Performance
Once inside, the entire staff stayed in character the whole time, acting as both our wait staff and, later, performers. There were plenty of musical numbers, and audience interaction. Brian got pulled up on stage, as well as another new hire, Cecilia, and another employee, Heather. They got to take home souvenir pictures of themselves on stage, and the audience got to share a lot of laughs at their expense.
Credit: Tommy Gun's Garage
Overall, it was a fantastic night and a great way to get to know everyone better. We had a lot of laughs, listened to great music, and got to live like prohibition-era rebels for the night.
