Author – Agatha Christie. Adapted for the stage by Mark Shanahan

Director -  Phillip Gabriel

Ingenious and dramatic mystery

In this thrilling stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s ingenious 1926 novel, the tiny village of King’s Abbot is rocked by scandal when Roger Ackroyd, the wealthiest man in town, is found dead shortly after the apparent suicide of his fiancée. Now, the landmark novel comes to the stage in a new and fast-moving adaptation by Edgar Award-nominated playwright Mark Shanahan. Filled with colorful characters, outrageous laughter, and nail-biting suspense, this Christie classic is sure to leave audiences guessing, gasping, and delighting in the case long after the curtain has come down.

“The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Author – Ken Ludwig

Director - Hedley Duncan

Laugh-out-loud comedy

In this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren’t nephews, but nieces! Romantic entanglements abound, especially when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady’s vivacious niece, Meg, who’s engaged to the local minister. Meg knows that there’s a wide world out there, but it’s not until she meets “Maxine and Stephanie” that she finally gets a taste of it.

“Ken Ludwig’s Leading Ladies” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com