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Different Stages
Presents
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
By Agatha Christie
Adapted by Mark Shanahan
November 14 – December 6, 2025
The Vortex, 2307 Manor Rd
Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 PM, Sunday At 6 PM
No Performance on Thanksgiving, November 27
Added Performance on Wednesday December 3 at 8 PM
$15 - 39
Different Stages opens its 2024-2025 season with Agatha
Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, adapted for the stage by Mark Shanahan.
When Mrs. Ferrars is discovered dead from an apparent suicide, the tiny village
of King’s Abbot is rocked by scandal. Her fiancé, Roger Ackroyd, the wealthiest
man in town, suspects foul play. But within hours, Ackroyd too, is found dead – a
victim of murder! Investigating the crime in a mansion filled with suspects - each
with their own motive – has left the local police baffled. Fortunately, a mysterious
newcomer who claims to be a retired detective has arrived in King’s Abbott and is
on the case. From the Queen of Crime comes a thrilling tale of greed, blackmail
and murder most foul.
Directed by Norman Blumensaadt and featuring Gabriel Maldonado as Hercule
Poirot. The rest of the cast includes, Rick Felkins, Bernadette Nason, Reed
Syzdek, Alexandra Russo, Frank Rivera, Shanaya Dixon, Zachary Gamble,
Haylee Meyers, Steven Fay, Katherine Schroeder, Adam Martinez.
Performances are Thursdays – Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 6 PM.
There is no performance on Thanksgiving, Thursday November 27.
Added performance Wednesday December 2, 2025 8pm.
Ticket prices are $15-$39 pick your price.
For information call 512-926-6747
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was a British author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime"—a moniker which is now trademarked by her estate—or the "Queen of Mystery". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
Mark Shanahan is the Westport Country Playhouse artistic director. Shanahan is the writer/director of The New York Times Critics’ Pick A Sherlock Carol (Off-Broadway Alliance nomination, Best New Play 2021), playing two seasons in New York and annually at London’s Marylebone Theatre. He directed his own adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, in partnership with Agatha Christie Ltd. in a World Premiere production at the Alley Theatre. Additionally, he is the author of A Merry Little Christmas Carol, See Monsters of the Deep, the Off-Broadway and regional hit comedy The Dingdong, and numerous radio plays as creator of the White Heron Ghost Light series, featuring Christopher Plummer, Judith Ivey, Rhonda Ross, and other notable actors.
Shanahan has directed at stages around the country such as Alley Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Virginia Stage, Arkansas Rep, White Heron, Mile Square Theatre, Hudson Stage, Theatre Squared, Fulton Opera House, Weston Playhouse, Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Florida Rep, Penguin Rep, Merrimack Rep, The Cape Playhouse, and many more.
As an actor, he has appeared on and Off-Broadway (The 39 Steps, Tryst, The Shaugraun, and others) and at many celebrated regional theatres.