Show Information
March 3 - March 15
OneAmerica Mainstage
Tickets start at $25
About the Play
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express
adapted by Ken Ludwig
directed by Risa Brainin
March 3 - 29, 2020
the ultimate whodunit
A luxury train trapped in a snowdrift, a dining car full of glamorous passengers, a dead body with multiple stab wounds, a suspicious intruder who keeps disappearing, and mysterious links to a far-distant murder case. Hercule Poirot, the world’s greatest detective, must interrupt his holiday to solve this fiendishly intricate and clever plot—before the snow is cleared and the train moves on. A golden-age detective story springs to life from the pages of the world’s best-selling author.
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME: 2 hours and 5 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission
Murder on the Orient Express is a thrilling Agatha Christie whodunit and contains profanity, mild violence, gunshots, and fog. Recommended for patrons 9th grade and above. Due to content and length, children under 4 years of age are not permitted in the OneAmerica Mainstage and Upperstage Theatres. Learn more about our attendance policies here.
Artistic Note:
"After directing Jeffrey Hatcher’s Holmes and Watson last season, it is exciting to come back to IRT and work on a very different kind of mystery play: Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of Agatha Christie's masterpiece Murder on the Orient Express. It is widely believed that the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh’s son in 1932 inspired the sub-plot of this 1934 novel. When Christie wrote the book, the killer was still at large. The play begins with a kidnapping reminiscent of the real one, but quickly transports us to Istanbul where we meet 10 delicious characters about to take a journey on the luxurious Orient Express. These complex, eccentric, passionate individuals hail from all over the globe from all walks of life. And they all have secrets! Put them together on a train stranded in a heavy snowstorm, and who can tell what might happen? I can tell you these ingredients make for a highly entertaining evening in the theatre.” –Risa Brainin, Director of Murder on the Orient Express
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Cast Members
Colonel Arbuthnot & Samuel Ratchett

Countess Andrenyi

Mary Debenham

Princess Dragomiroff

Michel & Head Waiter

Greta Ohlsson

Helen Hubbard

Hector MacQueen

Monsieur Bouc

Hercule Poirot
Sponsors
Cynthia & William Smith III | Artist Sponsors of Risa Brainin
Gary Denney & Louise Bakker | Artist Sponsors of Callie Johnson
Rollie & Cheri Dick | Artist Sponsors of Jennifer Jopli
Dan & Ginny Emerson | Artist Sponsors of Ryan Artzberge
Dick & Brenda Freije | Artist Sponsors of Nastacia Guimon
Susan & Charlie Golden | Season Sponsors of Rob Johansen
Donald & Teri Hecht | Artist Sponsors of Katie Bradley
Bill & Susie Macias | Artist Sponsors of Andrew May
Dod & Laura Michael | Artist Sponsors of Dale Hodges
Wayne & Susan Schmidt | Artist Sponsors of Aaron Kirby
John & Kathy Vahle | Artist Sponsors of Gavin Lawrence
Richard & Elizabeth Holmes | Artist Sponsors of Devon Painte
Michael Dinius & Jeannie Regan-Dinius | Artist Sponsors of IRT Paint Shop
David & Ann Frick | Artist Sponsors of IRT Prop Shop