Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
- Pittsburgh Public Theater
- O'Reilly Theater
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Join Detective Hercule Poirot on board the most luxurious train in the world when a suspicious businessman unexpectedly turns up murdered in his cabin. A freak snowstorm may have stopped the train in its tracks, but nothing will impede Poirot's pursuit of the truth. The motley crew of passengers aboard range from service staff to Russian royalty and all of them become suspects as their secrets unfurl and suspicion mounts. Agatha Christie's beloved classic becomes a thrilling ride on the stage as renowned playwright Ken Ludwig twists her timeless plot with his signature comic flair.
Featuring James FitzGerald as Michel the Conductor/Head Waiter, Martin Giles as Hercule Poirot, Catherine Gowl as Mary Debenham, Lenora Nemetz as Helen Hubbard, Caroline Nicolian as Countess Andrenyi, Helena Ruoti as Princess Dragomiroff, Alec Silberblatt as Hector MacQueen, Saige Smith as Greta Ohlsson, Ricardo Vila-Roger as Monsieur Bouc, and David Whalen as Colonel Arbuthnot/Samuel Ratchett, with Jason McCune and Amy Landis as Understudies.
Featuring
James FitzGerald
JAMES FITZGERALD (Head Waiter/Michel) - Pittsburgh: Multiple appearances at Kinetic, City Theatre, Quantum, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Opera Theater, Pittsburgh Playhouse, and PICT. Extensive regional credits and recipient of two of Chicago's Joseph Jefferson Awards, Jeff Citation, Jeff nomination, OE Award Nomination. Post-Gazette 2016 Performer of the Year.
Martin Giles
Catherine Gowl
CATHERINE GOWL (Mary Debenham) - Catherine Gowl is an actor, puppeteer, and educator. Previously at PPT: Chrysothemis in Electra and Gwendolyn in The Importance of Being Earnest. Pittsburgh credits include: Penelope and Circe in An Odyssey, King Lear (Quantum); The Father (Kinetic); Project Amelia (Bricolage); and a stop at the Benedum with the North American tour of War Horse.
Lenora Nemetz
LENORA NEMETZ (Helen Hubbard) last appeared with Pittsburgh Public Theater in Yinzer Yuletide and has performed with companies across the region. Broadway: Cabaret, Chicago, Working, The Rink, Pajama Game, Gypsy. Broadway National Tours: Sweet Charity, Bye Bye Birdie, Cabaret, Some Like It Hot. TV: Flora the Red Menace, Showboat, Leonard Bernstein’s 60th Birthday: A Celebration of Wolf Trap.
Caroline Nicolian
CAROLINE NICOLIAN (Countess Andrenyi) - Caroline Nicolian was last seen at the Public Theater in My Fair Lady as Ensemble and Eliza u/s. She is a Pittsburgh native and her favorite credits include First Date the Musical (PCLO), The Toxic Avenger (PCLO), The Bridges of Madison County (Carnivale Theatrics), Jacques Brel… (PICT) In December, she performed her own one-woman show at the Greer Cabaret, A Leading Lady Songbook. Proud member of AEA.
Susannah Robertson
SUSANNAH ROBERTSON (Daisy Armstrong) is excited to be in her first play. She is a kindergartener at Winchester Thurston School. Her favorite subjects are science and P.E. She loves candy, her sister Ruth, and her cat Tripod.
Helena Ruoti
Helena Ruoti has performed more than a dozen leading roles at The Public. Favorites include Julie in The Royal Family, Regina in The Little Foxes, Ann Landers in The Lady with All the Answers. Awards include PPG Performer of the Year, Cultural Trust’s Creative Achievement Award, and an Allegheny County Council award for contribution to women in the arts.
Alec Silberblatt
ALEX SILBERBLATT (Hector MacQueen) - Alec Silberblatt is a playwright and actor. His play, A Tell-Tale Heart, was commissioned by The Pittsburgh Public Theater. As an actor, he’s worked with George Street Playhouse, Ivoryton Playhouse, Hatch Arts Collective, Quantum Theater, PICT Classic Theater, Hartford TheaterWorks, and others. TV/Film: American Rust (Showtime). Member: PPT’s Playwright's Collective.
Saige Smith
Saige Smith is thrilled to make history with this production! Recent credits include: Hamlet with Quantum Theatre, Steel Magnolias, A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Harlem, Murder on the Orient Express with Pittsburgh Public Theater, Clyde’s with City Theatre, and Sister Act, Puffs, Kinky Boots at Pittsburgh CLO. (PPU MT ‘18)
Ricardo Vila-Roger
RICARDO VILA-ROGER (Monsieur Bouc & U/S Poirot) Ricardo Vila-Roger is a lecturer at Pitt and a proud member of AEA. Happy to be back at the Pittsburgh Public after appearing in Indecent (Mendel), Romeo & Juliet (Montague & Apothecary) and Tartuffe (Orgon). Other shows: Gloria (Loren), Nine (Guido), and Much Ado bout Nothing (Benedick).
David Whalen
DAVID WHALEN (Ratchet/Col. Arbuthnot) has performed in over 100 plays from NYC to LA. Awards: PPG performer of the Year, Barrymore, Kevin Kline, & Helen Hayes. Representative Film: THE LOUDEST VOICE, FBI: MOST WANTED, AMERICAN PASTORAL, SOUTH PAW, JACK REACHER, THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, CYRIL, THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION, among others.
Amy Landis
Amy Landis (understudy/Martha)- Pittsburgh Public: Murder On The Orient Express, SWEAT, EQUUS, Comedy of Errors, ELECTRA, Born Yesterday, The Bird Sanctuary. NYC: Urban stages, Lincoln Center Salon, West Bank, Ohio. Regional: Meadow Brook, American Repertory Theater, Wellfleet Harbor Actor’s Theater, Centenary Stage, Seven Angels, Fulton Theater, Gretna Playhouse. Pittsburgh: Playhouse REP, Irish & Classical, Quantum, Bricolage. Training: A.R.T. Institute/Harvard University.
Jason McCune
JASON McCUNE (Production Understudy) - Jason happily returns to Pittsburgh Public Theater, where previous work includes A Few Good Men, Murder on the Orient Express, A Moon for the Misbegotten, and numerous readings. Jason has worked extensively on stage and screen and is thrilled to be part of this Christmas classic.
Marya Sea Kaminski
Director
MARYA SEA KAMINSKI (Director) is honored to co-lead Pittsburgh Public Theater. She came to Pittsburgh after four years as the Associate Artistic Director at Seattle Repertory Theatre. One of the highlights of her tenure there was spearheading a collaboration with New York’s Public Theater and Dallas Theatre Center to create Public Works Seattle. This initiative was based on long-term, authentic partnerships between regional theaters and local non-profits and designed to make theater of, by, and for the people. Earlier in her career, Marya co-founded the Washington Ensemble Theatre and served as Co-Artistic Director there for five years, leading season planning and new play development. She has worked as a director, writer, producer and actor and is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Actors’ Equity Association, and the Society of Authors and Dramatic Composers. Marya has taught and lectured on Theater at Hollins University, the University of Washington, and at Cornish College of the Arts, where she was awarded the Drama Department’s Award for Teaching Excellence. She has also been honored with the Genius Award in Theater from the Seattle newsweekly, The Stranger, and has been recognized as an Artist of the Year by Seattle Magazine. Marya holds a BA in English and Theatre Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from the University of Washington’s School of Drama.
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