Friday, November 1, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 2, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 3, 2:00 p.m.
Wieting Theatre, Worcester, NY
The Catskill Community Players present Agatha Christie’s murder mystery MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at the historic Wieting Theatre in Worcester, November 1, 2, and 3. Written by Agatha Christie, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig, and directed for the CCP by Lissa Sidoli, this iconic play takes the audience on a twisted thrill ride through the mountains of Europe during a snowstorm, as Detective Hercule Poirot races against time to solve a murder aboard the Orient Express. With a train full of suspects, will he succeed in solving the case before the killer strikes again?
The cast:
Hercule Poirot: J Lentner
Monsieur Bouc: Jay Goldman
Mary Debenham: Kelsey Stearns
Hector MacQueen: Sebastian Griffiths
Michel, the conductor: Emily Travisano
Princess Dragomiroff: Diane Stammel
Greta Ohlsson: Rebecca Maeder Chien
Countess Andrenyi: Colleen Bunn
Helen Hubbard: Sheila Ayres
Colonel Arbuthnot: Nick Kocieniewski
Samuel Ratchet: Charlie Reiman
Head Waiter / ensemble: Lee Lattimer
Soldier / ensemble: Dan Ayres
Stage management is by Rosemary Summers, with assistance from Kathy Varadi. Set design and construction is by Charlie Riemann, assisted by Andy Odell. Scenic design is by Abbey Koutnik. Costume design is by Diana Friedell and Diane Stammel. Lighting design is by Nancy Bondurant-Couch. Sound design is by Dan Chien, with operation by Kelly Chien. Publicity is by Evelyn Kinnear. Production is by Diana Friedell.
Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express, adapted by Ken Ludwig, was originally staged by McCarter Theater Center, Princeton, NJ Emily Mann, Artistic Director, Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director. The production subsequently transferred to Hartford Stage, Harford, CT Darko Tresnjak, Artistic Director, Michael Stotts, Managing Director.
Murder on the Orient Express is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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The Catskill Community Players are a proud recipient of a Community Events Grant administered by the Otsego County Government.
This project is funded by Earlville Opera House’s Arts in the Community Grants Program, made possible by the NYS Legislature with support of the Office of the Governor, and administered by the New York State Council on the Arts.
