Murder on the Orient Express

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Directed by Sean k. Thompson

Auditions will be cold readings from the script 

Performances will be a Special New Years Eve Gala presentation followed by a run from Jan 2nd thru the 17th Fridays & Saturdays at 8 p.m. 

Sunday Matinees Jan 4th and 11th at 3pm

Theatre Southwest is holding auditions for its upcoming production of AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Sean K. Thompson. This production will have a special opening on December 31 for the theatre’s annual New Year’s Eve Gala, and then run the first three weekends in January of 2026, from the 2nd  through the 17th.

Famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot finds himself steaming toward intrigue on the world’s most famous train as he encounters a murder where everyone is the suspect. This 1930s whodunnit is a classic that you’ll want to be a part of.

For this production, adults with strong dramatic (and comedic) timing and an ability to master accents and layered characterizations are sought to audition.

Rehearsals will run Sunday afternoons and Tuesday through Thursday evenings from November 9 - December 30 (with holiday time off).

•  Hercule Poirot: A famous Belgian detective hired to solve the murder. 
• Monsieur Bouc: A friend of Poirot and a director of the railway company. 
• Samuel Ratchett: A wealthy and disagreeable American businessman who is the victim of the murder. 
• Hector MacQueen: Ratchett's secretary and a suspect. 
• Mary Debenham: An English governess who is one of the main suspects. 
• Princess Dragomiroff: An elderly Russian princess who is a suspect. 
• Greta Ohlsson: A Swedish missionary and suspect. 
• Countess Andrenyi: A Hungarian countess and suspect. 
• Colonel Arbuthnot: A British Army officer and suspect. 
• Helen Hubbard: An outgoing American woman and suspect. 
• Cyrus Hardman: An American detective who is a suspect.
• Michel the Conductor: The conductor of the Orient Express. 
• Dr. Constantine: The doctor who performs the initial examination of the body.
• Head Waiter

Samuel Ratchett may be doubled with Colonel Arbuthnot

Michel the Conductor my be doubled with Head Waiter

• Please have a list of all conflicts on your calendar from November thru mid January