[NEohioPAL] EVENT: Last Weekend to See Dover Players' Adaptation of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

[Mark Little]

EVENT: Last Weekend to See Dover Players' Adaptation of The Murder of Roger
Ackroyd

 

The Dover Players community theater group opens its 2013 season with an
adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.  The
director, Todd Evangelista, has adapted the murder mystery to suit our
location in the North Olmsted Old Town Hall, our actors and our budget. We
are the first version to use the gimmick Agatha Christie originally used and
feel she would find our play more faithful to her book than any other
version. 

 

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Dr. James Sheppard always wanted a life of excitement but instead lives
quietly in a sleepy village where nothing much happens until Hercule Poirot
moves in. After a dinner party at Roger Ackroyd's, Dr. Sheppard arrives back
at his house and receives a phone call saying to return because Mr. Ackroyd
has been murdered. When he returns to Ackroyd's home, no one knows anything
about a murder or a phone call, but Roger Ackroyd has indeed been murdered.
The family sends for the retired Hercule Poirot who must solve his most
baffling case and find out who committed The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. 

 

Audience members will have a chance to match wits with the famous detective
by giving us your answers at intermission and the best answers will be read
at the end of the play.

 

Cast
Hercule Poirot, Retired Detective............           Eric Magnuson
Inspector Raglan ..................            Neil Donnelly
Dr. James Sheppard ......................           Todd Evangelista
Caroline Sheppard, Dr. Sheppard's sister .........         Jackie Kelly
Roger Ackroyd, Wealthy industrialist ...........          Gregory J. Lavelle
Mr. Ralph Paton, Roger's stepson ...........         Ben Saylor
Mrs. Vera Ackroyd, Roger's sister-in-law ........          Marilyn Ransom
Miss Flora Ackroyd, Vera's daughter, engaged to Ralph....       Rachel Roth
Miss Elizabeth Raymond, Roger's Personal secretary...        Madchen Hirsch
Ursula Bourne, the Ackroyd's maid ...........        Emily Rhinehelder
Parker, the butler ....................          Mark Little

The Hand ......................          Bill Ransom 

 

Production Crew

Reservations ..................        Todd Evangelista

Advertising/Box Office/Refreshments ...........     Linda Little

Technical Advisor/Program .............     Mark Little 

Stage Assistant ..................      Bill Ransom 

 

Remaining Performance Dates:   Apr. 26-28           

Performance Times:  Friday and Saturday 8:00 p.m.,  Sunday 6:00 p.m. 

(Intermissions will be after Act I (10 minutes) and after Act II (15 minutes
with light refreshments)

 

Location:

North Olmsted Old Town Hall

5186 Dover Center Road

North Olmsted, OH 44070

NOTE: The Old Town Hall is located just south of the intersection of Dover
Center Road (runs North and South) and Lorain Avenue (runs East and West) in
North Olmsted. As you travel south on Dover Center Road you will pass the
Police Station on the right. The Old Town Hall is the small building between
the Police Station and City Hall. You may park in the lot to the left of the
Old Town Hall building. 

 

Cost:

Admission is FREE, first come, first serve.  Arrive early for best seats to
view the performance. 

Or, call Acting Out! at 440-779-1284 for reservations available for $5.00
per seat. 

 

 

 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.neohiopal.org/pipermail/neohiopal-neohiopal.org/attachments/20130422/7b08540e/attachment-0004.htm>