Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminar: Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express

Kim Montelibano Heil welcomes special guest, director Peter Amster for a discussion about Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express.
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Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express
Adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Peter Amster
September 7 -- October 6, 2024
Get ready for a glamorous and enthralling journey in this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s masterpiece. On a train traveling through Europe, a wealthy American tycoon is found dead in his compartment, the door locked from the inside. Enter world-famous detective Hercule Poirot, who must navigate a train full of suspects and solve the murder before the killer strikes again. With humor and romance, audiences will experience a thrill ride in a spectacular production whose gorgeous designs and innovative staging are a true knockout.
Cast: Sam Ashdown as Colonel Arbuthnot; Rajesh Bose as Michel and Marcel; David Breitbarth as Monsieur Bouc; Karole Foreman as Princess Dragomiroff; Marquis D. Gibson as Hector MacQueen; Maya Gimbel as Daisy Armstrong; Mylinda Hull as Helen Hubbard; Ariella Kvashny as Countess Andrenyi; Helen Joo Lee as Mary Debenham; Giancarlo Lugo as Ensemble; Sophia Oberg as Greta Ohlsson; Matthew Patrick Quinn as Samuel Ratchett; Larissa Ryan as Ensemble; Andrew Sellon as Hercule Poirot; Addison Smyres as Daisy Armstrong; Maya Sofia as Ensemble; and Samuel Young as Ensemble, with understudies Alyssa Anne Austin for Mary Debenham and Ensemble; Christine Hewitt for Princess Dragomiroff and Helen Hubbard; Giancarlo Lugo for Hector MacQueen; Larissa Ryan for Greta Ohlsson; Maya Sofia for Countess Andrenyi; Ben Williams for Colonel Arbuthnot and Samuel Ratchett; Eddie Yaroch for Hercule Poirot and Monsieur Bouc; and Samuel Young for Michel and Marcel.
Creative team: Paul Tate dePoo III (Scenic Design), Tracy Dorman (Costume Design), JAX Messenger (Lighting Design), Matthew Parker (Sound Design), Greg Emetaz (Projection Design), Gregg Coffin (Composer), Emmelyn Thayer (Dialect Coach), Tara Rubin Casting/Claire Burke, CSA (Casting), and Anjee Nero (Production Stage Manager).
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