The Agatha Christie classic novel comes to life on stage at Little Lake Theater!

Director and Resident Scenic Designer Tucker Topel, Stage Manager Andi Tageser, and actor Sean Barrett, talk about the upcoming show. "Murder on the Orient Express" follows a luxurious train, that just witnessed a murder. Sean talks about playing the infamous Hercule Poirot in this adaptation. He loves the politeness, shrewdness, and humor of this character, and looks forward to bringing him to life.

Andi talks about running the lights and sound for her first Little Lake production. Both Sean and Andi's first production at the Lake is due to doing shows in the past with Tucker. Tucker is excited to bring them both to Little Lake, and explore this famous novel. He also highlights the challenges of producing this show in the round style.

The audience is a part of the train ride and close to the action in this production! All aboard this murder mystery!

You can see Little Lake Theater Company's "Murder on the Orient Express" from August 28th to September 14th. Tickets are going fast!

Visit https://www.littlelake.org/ to learn more about the production, and see upcoming shows for the rest of the year!

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