Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express
Adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig
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VenueBF Rec Center Auditorium
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DatesJune 27 – 29 at 7pm and June 30 at 3pm
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DurationApprox. 110 Minutes (Incl 15 Min intermission)
All Aboard!
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.
Good evening. The story you are about to witness is one of romance and tragedy, primal murder, and the urge for revenge. What better way to spend a pleasant evening together?
Photos taken on location at the Historic 1880 Train in Hill City
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express Cast
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MichelTyler Schone
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Mrs. HubbardChyann Cody
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RatchetOwen Ligtenberg
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MacqueenTimothy Thompson
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GretaTaffy Anderson
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PrincessSharon Thompson
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CountessKatharina Steeves
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PoirotNathan Thompson
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BoucMitchell Clark
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MaryStephanie Bussiere
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ArbuthnotAustin Huether
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Head Waiter Istanbul/Voice of FatherCarston Sechser
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Conductor/Radio #2Jenifer Zoller
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Train Wait StaffAllie Juso Verry
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Train Ladies Maid to the CountessKelsie Reid
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Train Head MaidHeather Pittman
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Istanbul Crowd/Voice of Mother/Radio #1Whitney Bridgers
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Istanbul Crowd/UsherMichael Meemken
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express Creative
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DirectorMelita Quinonez
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Assistant DirectorReagan McKay
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CostumerCrystal Woods
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Props MistressBecky Tinsley
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Stage ManagerKaitlyn Thompson
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Lights/SoundAriana Richter, Maddie Baldwin, & Braxxton Reid
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“Stained Glass” ArtHeather Pittman
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ProducerDerek Olson
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Tech DirectorJonathan Tinsley
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Set DesignJonathan Tinsley & Terry Hoscheid
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MakeupEmma Tinsley
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Tech CrewRaya Meemken
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Set Building & DecorationToi Lyn Flick, Gideon Gilger, Joel Edgar, Lori Marchant, Mike and Nancy McFarland, Blaine and Colleen Anderson, Nathan Schreier, Reva Potter, Garrett Merrow & Angela Hastings
About the Author
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express premiered at the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, NJ on March 14, 2017. Directed by Emily Mann, the production featured Alan Corduner, Veanne Cox, Julie Halston and Max von Essen.
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express Adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig
Ken Ludwig has had six productions on Broadway and eight in London’s West End. His 34 plays and musicals are staged around the world and throughout the United States every night of the year.
His first play, Lend Me a Tenor, won two Tony Awards and was called “one of the classic comedies of the 20th century” by The Washington Post. Crazy For You is currently running on London’s West End. It was previously on Broadway for five years, on the West End for three, and won the Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Musical.
In addition, he has won the Edwin Forrest Award for Contributions to the American Theatre, two Laurence Olivier Awards, two Helen Hayes Awards, the Charles MacArthur Award, and the Edgar Award for Best Mystery of the Year. His other plays include Moon Over Buffalo, Leading Ladies, Baskerville, Sherwood, Twentieth Century, Dear Jack, Dear Louise, A Fox on the Fairway, A Comedy of Tenors, The Game’s Afoot, Shakespeare in Hollywood and Murder on the Orient Express. They have starred, among others, Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Kristen Bell, Tony Shaloub, Joan Collins and Henry Goodman.
His book How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare, published by Penguin Random House, won the Falstaff Award for Best Shakespeare Book of the Year, and his essays on theatre are published in the Yale Review. He gives the Annual Ken Ludwig Playwriting Scholarship at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, and he served on the Board of Governors for the Folger Shakespeare Library for ten years. His first opera, Tenor Overboard, opened at the Glimmerglass Festival in July 2022. His most recent world premieres were Lend Me A Soprano and Moriarty, and his newest plays and musicals include Pride and Prejudice Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley and Lady Molly of Scotland Yard.
His plays include commissions from the Agatha Christie Estate, the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Old Globe Theatre, and the Bristol Old Vic. For more information visit www.kenludwig.com.
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express Credits
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com
