Production Information
Barry Edelstein
ERNA FINCI VITERBI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Timothy J. Shields
AUDREY S. GEISEL MANAGING DIRECTOR
PRESENTS
THE ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE PRODUCTION OF
SCENIC DESIGN Paul Tate dePoo III
COSTUME DESIGN Tracy Dorman
LIGHTING DESIGN JAX Messenger
SOUND DESIGN Matthew Parker
PROJECTION DESIGN Greg Emetaz
COMPOSER Gregg Coffin
DIALECT COACH Emmelyn Thayer
CASTING Tara Rubin Casting/Claire Burke, CSA
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Anjee Nero
DIRECTED BY
Peter Amster
CAST
(in order of appearance)
HERCULE POIROT
Andrew Sellon*
MARCEL
Rajesh Bose*
COLONEL ARBUTHNOT
Sam Ashdown*
MARY DEBENHAM
Helen Joo Lee*
HELEN HUBBARD
Ellen Harvey*
HECTOR MACQUEEN
Marquis D. Gibson*
MONSIEUR BOUC
David Breitbarth*
PRINCESS DRAGOMIROFF
Karole Foreman*
GRETA OHLSSON
Sophia Oberg
MICHEL
Rajesh Bose*
SAMUEL RATCHETT
Matthew Patrick Quinn*
COUNTESS ANDRENYI
Ariella Kvashny*
DAISY ARMSTRONG
Maya Gimbel -or- Addison Smyres
ENSEMBLE
Giancarlo Lugo, Larissa Ryan, Maya Sofia, Samuel Young
UNDERSTUDIES
or Mary Debenham, Ensemble – Alyssa Anne Austin; for Princess Dragomiroff, Helen Hubbard – Christine Hewitt; for Hector MacQueen – Giancarlo Lugo; for Greta Ohlsson – Larissa Ryan; for Countess Andrenyi – Maya Sofia; for Colonel Arbuthnot, Samuel Ratchett, Ensemble – Ben Williams; for Hercule Poirot, Monsieur Bouc – Eddie Yaroch; for Marcel, Michel – Samuel Young
Production Stage Manager
Anjee Nero*
Assistant Stage Manager
Kendra Stockton*
Assistant Stage Manager
Stefania Giron Zuluaga*
SETTING
A train traveling from Istanbul to Paris, 1934.
This production contains two acts with one 15-minute intermission.
PRODUCTION STAFF
Fight Coordinator
Ka’imi Kuoha
Intimacy Coordinator
Kate Neff Stone
Assistant Director
Joey Landwehr
Associate Scenic Design
Kaitlyn Peterson
Resident Assistant Scenic Design
Audrey Casteris
Assistant Costume Design
Grace Kang
Assistant Lighting Design
Hannah Beerfas
Video Engineer and Programmer
Erin Teachman
Studio Teacher
Abby Smith
Stage Management Apprentice
Cate Celio
Stage Management Apprentice
Alina Novotny
Stage Management Swing (August 13 – September 15)
Evelyn G. Myers*
Stage Management Swing (September 16 – October 6)
Marie Jahelka*
September 7 – October 6, 2024
Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage
Old Globe Theatre
Conrad Prebys Theatre Center
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, Harford, CT; Darko Tresnjak, Artistic Director; Michael Stotts, Managing Director.
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Si desea una sinopsis de esta obra en Español o en Inglés, favor de pedírsela al acomodador que le entregó este programa.
If you would like a synopsis of this production in English or Spanish, please request it from an usher.
TAKING PHOTOS IN THE THEATRE
Audience members may take photos in the theatre before and after the performance and during intermission.
Paul Tate dePoo III, Scenic Design
www.pauldepoo.com
Tracy Dorman, Costume Design
www.tracydorman.com
JAX Messenger, Lighting Design
Matthew Parker, Sound Design
Greg Emetaz, Projection Design
www.MINORapocalypse.com
Please note: Photos are strictly prohibited during the performance. Photos of the stage are not permitted if an actor is present. Video recording is not permitted at any time in the theatre.
ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE
Peter Rothstein, Producing Artistic Director
Ross Egan, Managing Director
Corinne Deckard, General Manager
Vic Meyrich, Director of Production & Facilities
Eric Pugh, Marketing Director
Ron McDonough, Finance/HR Director
Mike Rodgers, Production Manager
CASTING
Tara Rubin Casting
Tara Rubin CSA; Merri Sugarman, CSA;
Claire Burke, CSA; Peter Van Dam, CSA;
Xavier Rubiano, CSA; Kevin Metzger-Timson, CSA;
Louis DiPaolo; Spencer Gualdoni, CSA;
Olivia Paige West; Frankie Ramirez, CSA