Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Adapted by Ken Ludwig, was originally staged by McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton, NJ. Emily Mann, Artistic Director, Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director. The production subsequently transferred to Hartford Stage, Hartford, CT. Darko Tresnjak, Artistic Director, Michael Stotts, Managing Director.

In 1934, the world stood poised between World Wars, and a beautiful train filled with travelers rushed through the night. But there were secrets on board the train, as well, and a mystery unfurled that would change lives forever.

Even Hercule Poirot, the great detective, is changed by his attempt to solve this crime. He has spent his life drawing a clear line between right and wrong, seeing the truth in black and white-- and with this case, he comes face to face with the gray of the human heart.

Today, at another moment in history where battle lines seem clearly drawn, we, too, have to reckon with the gray. What secrets live in us that make us reach past our differences? And what will we do when faced with something that calls what we have always believed into question? We, like Poirot, will have to answer these questions as the world changes around us.

Katy Brown, Director

Hercule Poirot
Michael Poisson*

Monsieur Bouc
Nick Piper*

Countess Andreyni
Kim Morgan Dean*

Hector MacQueen
Zacchaeus Kimbrell*

Michel the Conductor/Head Waiter
Sean Campos*

Princess Dragomiroff
Mary Lucy Bivins* / Tricia Matthews*

Greta Ohlsson
Hannah Ingram*

Mary Debenham
Rita Cole*

Helen Hubbard
Paris Bradstreet*

Colonel Arbuthnot
Justin Tyler Lewis*

Samuel Ratchett
Sam McCalla

*Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

Director
Katy Brown

Set / Projection Design
Derek Smith

Costume Design
Kelly Jenkins

Lighting Design
Andrew Morehouse

Sound Design
Miles Polaski

Dialect Coach
Zacchaeus Kimbrell

Intimacy Coordinator
Ashley Campos

Fight Coordinator
Sean Campos

Stage Manager
Cindi A. Raebel*

Playwright
Ken Ludwig

*Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.