PARIS— It’s 1861. The dawn of the U.S. Civil War. Col. Ashford O’Hare, in dire financial straights and desperate to marry off his daughters, Scarlett and Melody, is throwing a cotillion at his tobacco plantation, Sassafrass. Out of his plight, he has invited every eligible bachelor from “here to the Chattahoochee,” including the Pickney twins, Montgomery and Montague, who are rich, well-heeled . . .  and dumb. Rumor has it there’s a Yankee spy at the affair, also. Is the spy one of the O’Hares? One of the Pickneys? Or maybe the stranger who just shows up, uninvited.

Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association mystery dinner theater, “Frankly, Scarlett, He’s Dead,” will be presented at 7 p.m., Friday, March 6, and Saturday, March 7, at the First Congregational Church, East Main Street, South Paris. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets, now on sale, are $20 per person and must be purchased in advance. There will be no holds or at-the-door sales and no refunds.  Tickets are available at Books “N” Things, Main Street, Norway. (It is recommended that individuals who desire to be seated together, purchase tickets at the same time.)

A four-course chicken pie dinner (there is a vegetarian option) will be catered by the members of the church.

The cast for the show features Brett Parsons, Mike Porter, Sarah Porter, Tom Lentz, Rachael Leighton and Chris Damon, under the direction of Kenn Sawyer.

Contact Kenn Sawyer, 743-7677, or [email protected], for more information.