The Promise Players will present a dinner theater production, "The Case of the Duplicate Date Nut Loaf," on Friday, May 17, at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, May 18, at noon and 6 p.m. All performances will be held at Lampeter Church of the Brethren, 1900 Lampeter Road, Lancaster.

In the show, Inspector Casey Solved is called to a local church's bake sale and bazaar. As usual, Lillian "Lil" O'Laydee has baked her famous date nut loaf using her family's secret recipe. However, someone else has also baked a date nut loaf and put it on the bake sale table beside Lil's. The inspector will investigate whether Lil's recipe was stolen, and the audience will vote on which character they believe is the culprit.

The event is a fundraiser for The Promise Players' tech fund, and tickets must be reserved at http://promiseplayers.org.

The Promise Players has raised more than $275,000 for local charities over the past 28 years. Now some of the organization's sound and tech equipment must be replaced. The Promise Players prefers to send all money raised from its shows to the named beneficiary, so it hopes that the dinner theater will raise $30,000 for the new equipment.

The Promise Players' mission is to provide Christ-centered entertainment for the public and financial gifts to nonprofit organizations in the community.