The Drama Group begins its exciting 93rd season with Agatha Christie’s murder mystery thriller MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS directed by MaryEllen Fawk; originally brought to the stage by Ken Ludwig.
Show times for MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS are 7:30pm beginning Friday, October 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12; ADDED Saturday matinee October 12 at 2:00pm and Sunday matinees at 2:00pm October 6 and 13.
The Drama Group has an online ticketing service - BookTix Ticketing and Livestreaming. All tickets are available by going to The Drama Group BookTix website: https://dg.booktix.com, where you will be directed to set up your account with “The Drama Group-BookTix Box Office.” Or you may always opt to call our Box Office at 708-755-3444.
SYNOPSIS – MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
It is Winter 1934. The great Orient Express is traveling through Europe when its journey is halted by a great snowdrift blocking the tracks. Passengers aboard the opulent Orient Express awake to frightful news: Overnight, one of the passengers, an American business mogul, is found stabbed to death in his bed behind his locked compartment door. Thankfully, debonair detective Hercule Poirot is on board the train and on the case. He promptly begins interviewing suspects, securing alibis and forming theories about the killer, who remains at large and could be closing in on the next victim. As the plot thickens and the travelers grow restless knowing they are suspects, Poirot presents two viable scenarios about who murdered the mogul and why, thus taking the audience on a wildly glamorous crime-solving ride.
CAST
Hercule Poirot - Chuck Cairns, Park Forest IL
Monsieur Boue - Michael Cabsinger, Chicago Heights IL
Princess Dragomiroff - Deb Cairns, Park Forest IL
Samuel Rachett. Arbuthnot - Rick Rapp, Chicago IL
Mary Debenham - Grace Pieczynski, Mokena IL
Helen Hubbard - Alicia Cuccia, Mokena IL
Hector MacQueen - Matt Jednoroz, Schererville IN
Michel (conductor) - Dan Blewitt, Cicero IL
Greta Ohlsson - Dawn E. DeVries, Park Forest IL
Countess Andrenyi - Liliana Mitchell, Chicago IL
Daisy Armstrong - Mariko Takaoka, Flossmoor IL
Head Waiter - Michael Behrens, Schererville IN
Kidnapper - Tim Bray, Chicago Heights IL
Colonel Arbuthnot - Rick Rapp, Chicago, IL
PRODUCTION STAFF
Director - MaryEllen Fawk, Chicago Heights IL
Barbara Whitney - Assistant Director/Nanny, Richton Park IL
Rose Crockett - Assistant Director Manager, Chicago Heights IL
Painting/Decor - Michael Behrens, Schererville IN
Set Design - Russ Hoganson, Homewood IL
Set Construction - Michael Renzi, New Lenox IL
Set Engineer - Matt Jednoroz, Schererville IN
Costumes - Diana Principe, Crete IL
Lights - Jennifer Larkin, New Lenox IL
Sound Design - Ron Edwards, Chicago Heights IL
Sound - India Pajeau, Chicago Heights IL
Props/Lobby Display - Arlene Freeman, South Holland IL
Hair and MakeUp/Costumes - Skipp Poulton, Chicago Heights IL
Stage Manager - Dayna Sowa, Homewood IL
Production Mgr - Rose Crockett, Chicago Heights IL
Publicity - Tina Zagone, Olympia Fields, IL
Graphics Designer - Diane Kaffka, Tinley Park, IL
The Drama Group is pleased to be a member of Southland Arts with 26 local arts organizations. See details at southlandarts.org.
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The Drama Group acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.