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September 7 – October 6, 2024
(Opening night: Thursday, September 12)
Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage
Old Globe Theatre
Conrad Prebys Theatre Center
Adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Peter Amster
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, Tony Award–nominated playwright Ken Ludwig takes audiences on a thrill ride in a spectacular production whose gorgeous designs and innovative staging are a true knockout.
This production includes mild language and violence.
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Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminar: Tuesday, September 10 at 6:00 p.m.
BIPOC Theatre Night: Friday, September 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Open-Caption Performance: Saturday, October 5 at 2:00 p.m.
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express is supported by lead production sponsors Terry Atkinson, Evelyn Mack Truitt*; major production sponsors Diane Berol in memory of John Berol*, Elizabeth Cushman, Paula and Brian Powers, United; production sponsors Ann Davies, Pamela Farr and Buford Alexander, Les J. Silver and Andrea Rothschild-Silver, Philip and Margarita Wilkinson; and artist sponsors California Bank & Trust (for director Peter Amster), and The Donna Van Eekeren Foundation.
This production of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express originally appeared at Asolo Repertory Theatre in January 2020.