Milam Community Theater will hold auditions Aug. 21-22 for Ken Ludwig’s new adaptation of the Agatha Christie masterpiece, “Murder on the Orient Express,” the final show of the 2022 season. Auditions will be at the Williams Event Center in Cameron at 7 p.m. both days. For audition forms, visit http://www.milamcommunitytheater. com. The story involves 10 passengers who board the famed Orient Express traveling from exotic Istanbul to the lights of Paris. When the train is unexpectedly stranded in mountain snowdrifts, only nine passengers are still alive. An American tycoon has been stabbed to death in his private compartment, and suddenly, every passenger is a suspect. Tensions rise as famed detective Hercule Poirot works to identify the killer before he or she can strike again.
MCT veteran actor and director Richard Stone will return to helm this production. His past directorial efforts at MCT include “Seven Year Itch,” “Nuncrackers” and “A Christmas Carol.”
The script calls for five men and five women, all adults of varying ages.
Characters come from many different backgrounds with a multitude of accents.
Additional details and character descriptions are available on the website.
Rehearsals begin the week of Aug. 29.
Performances are Oct. 22-23 and 29-30.
For more information, contact Jigar Bhakta at 254-780-6895 or producer@ milamcommuitytheater. com.
