Ryan Sears
Joined in 2007; principal in many shows and co-author on select productions from 2011 onward.
Ryan has appeared across the MTU repertoire and around the valley. He performed in Towngate Theatre’s Matches and The Compleat Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) in 2009 and in the revival at Wheeling Jesuit University in 2011 and again at Towngate in 2025. He’s a member of Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre improv troupe, The Left of Centre Players, and plays bass in multiple bands, including Mr. Fancy Pants.







































Mystery Theatre Credits
As principal actor:
- Tin Man — The Wizard of Odds (2006, 2008, 2010)
- Allen Woodley — Nothing Much About Doo-Doo (2007, 2009, 2015)
- Scoopy — You're a Dead Man, Chuckie Brown (2007)
- Heath Richard — Kill Phil (2008, 2011)
- Ratso — Indiana Smith and the Raiders of the Lost Sequel (2008, 2012)
- Lenny Crisco / Tony Strongarm / Chester Oboyovich / others — Coleslaw & Order (2009, 2012)
- Professor Werner Van Braun — Mind Over Murder (2009)
- Deputy Barney Strife — Mayberry R.I.P. (2010, 2013, 2015, 2025)
- Eli Johnson — Rock 'em Dead (2010, 2019)
- Santa Claus — Slay Ride 6: Santa's Last Christmas (2010)
- Lord Culler Brecknell — The Pirates of Poughkeepsie (2011, 2014)
- Ratso — The Strange Case of Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hype (2011; 2017 revival)
- Scrooge — A Deadly Christmas Carol (2011, 2016)
- Anthony Bordeaux — Who Killed the Top Chef? (2012)
- Baron Von Halen — Mission: Unpossible (2012–13)
- Marvin Gardens — Dead of the Class (2013)
- Ratso — The Calamityville Horror (2013)
- Leonard Beerstein — Overture for an Undertaker (2014)
- Toronto — How the West Was Dumb (2014)
- Cinderhella — Happily Never After (2015)
- Garth Vader — Star Bores (2016)
- Will Quentin / Bernie Flanders / Third Party Candidate — Dead of State (2016)
As an understudy or in revival:
- Rudy the Reindeer — Slay Ride V: CSI North Pole (2005, 2007, 2014)
- Sid Geaser — Murder at the Kit Kat Klub (2006)
- Dexter Small — Murder on the Luv Boat (2006)
- Big Bad Wolf Jr. — Once Upon a Crime (2006)
- Mrs. Peacock-a-Doodle-Doo — Elliot Brick's Case of the Maltese Ferret (2006)
- Ratso — Indiana Smith and the Restaurant of Doom (2007)
- Orton Welles — I Killed Lucy (2007; 2009)
- Jeb Clampett — The Capitol Hillbillies (2007)
- Ron Cheyney (Woofman) — Tales from the Script (2007, 2010)
- Old King Cole — Once Upon a Crime (2007–2008)
- Captain Boobing — Murder on the Luv Boat (2008)
- Newt Diamond — Murder at the Kit Kat Klub (2008)
- Elfish Prezley — Slay Ride IV: Revenge of the Claus (2008)
- Tyler Thwart — One Life to Lose (2009)
- Elfish Prezley — Slay Ride III (2009)
- Mata Hairy — Murder Under the Big Top (2010)
- Grandma — Once Upon a Crime (2011)
- Professor Plumb-Loco — The Maltese Ferret (2012)
- Elfish Prezley — Slay Ride II (2012)
- Lovely Bowell — Survivor on Killigan's Island (2015)
- Elfish Prezley — Slay Ride VI: Santa's Last Christmas (2015)
- Margaret Dripdrysdale — The Capitol Hillbillies (2016)
- Mr. Spork — Space Trek (2017)
- Mary Sweeny Todd Kerry (Snooty) — My Big Fat Reality Wedding (2017)
The Mystery Theatre Unlimited, at various times, features:
Emeritus Members
Others Who Have Appeared with the Company
Last updated: September 21, 2025