Murder and fundraising don’t usually go together – that is, unless you were at the Wareham Free Library Friday night.

The Wareham Library Foundation, Inc., presented the third annual whodunit comedy to benefit the library. The performance of “And Then There Was One,” by Michael Druce, was directed by Selectman Judith Whiteside, and her rather colorful wig.

Before the performance started, Whiteside took it upon herself to remind the audience “there will be no throwing of anything at all, at any time.” Her command was met with a large, “Awwwww,” of disappointment.

In the play, which relied heavily on puns and physical comedy, 10 people are gathered together on an island, via mysterious invitation, only to learn they are there at the whim of an eccentric millionaire (voiced by School Committee member Mel Lazarus), who wants them to deduce who will be killing them off, one by one.

There ended up being no murderer – the millionaire just wanted them all to write a murder mystery script together (which, apparently, works best by scaring the living daylights out of people in an isolated area) – but the audience seemed less interested in who could be the murderer, and more interested in the script, especially when cast members (Selectman Peter Teitelbaum, in particular) went off-script.

Teitelbaum, who played Matthew Charisma, “the handsome man,” inserted several memorable lines, including “that’s what she said,” complete with a knowing grin at the audience.

Other cast members, with equally flamboyant wigs, costumes, and toy guns that made zappy space noises, were as follows:

Kat Jones, who played Mimms, the maid; Geoff Swett, who played Clayhorn, the butler; Henry St. Julien, who played Albert prince, the doctor; Rose Berry, who played Emily Plain, the plain woman; Jim Medes, who played Horatio Miles, the inspector; Pat Rumney, who played Delores Biggs, the actress; Peter Dunlop, who played Presley York, the singer; Traci Medeiros, who played Heather Starlett, the ingenue; and Deborah Rose, who played Margaret LaRue, the first victim.

The night also included a buffet dinner beforehand, a silent auction, and raffle baskets.