STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University’s Department of Fine Arts and Theatre at Tarleton will present Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, opening Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the theater of the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center.
Based on Christie’s 1934 novel, the play centers around a lavish trip through Europe that quickly develops into a race against time to solve the murder aboard a train of an American tycoon (senior theatre major Charlie Smith).
When an avalanche stops the Orient Express dead in its tracks, the world’s greatest detective — Hercule Poirot (senior theatre major John David Dvorak) — arrives to interrogate all passengers and search for clues before the killer can strike again.
Theatre Associate Professor Carol Stavish directs the production.
The cast includes Tarleton students and Stephenville community members Tiffany Wynne, Madelynn Henson, Clay Luton, Toni Price, Benny Brown, Reyna Trujillo, Tommy Vest and Rolan Garcia.
Working backstage are costume designer Andrea Alviar, lighting designer Kody Lewis and makeup designer Kyllie Avery.
The curtain rises at 7:30 for nightly performances. The production runs through Saturday, Sept. 24.
For ticket information contact Maria Ross in the box office at 254-968-9634.
A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.