The Garden City High School Drama Department will be holding auditions for “Murder on the Orient Express” on September 3rd and September 4th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the GCHS Auditorium. There is no need to prepare anything for the audition; just bring a positive attitude and excitement to the audition.
Students can pick up audition packets from Mr. Van Savage in Room A110 – Auditorium at the high school and Mr. Lawrence in Room CL120.
Synopsis
Famous detective Hercule Poirot is called back from Istanbul to London on urgent business. He intends to book a first-class compartment on the Orient Express, run by his former friend and colleague, Monsieur Bouc. The train is surprisingly full, but Bouc manages to secure Poirot a spot in the first-class cabin. While aboard the Orient Express, Poirot meets a host of peculiar characters. An angry businessman, Samuel Ratchett, corners Poirot and demands that Poirot investigate a series of ominous letters that have been sent to Ratchett, threatening his life.
As a snowdrift halts the Orient Express in its tracks, Ratchett is found stabbed multiple times in his locked train compartment. Poirot is tasked by Monsieur Bouc to solve the murder, as the killer could still be in their midst. As Poirot investigates, conflicting clues and convoluted alibis lead him to dead ends. Over the course of 48 hours, will Poirot be able to solve the case of the Murder on the Orient Express?
The play will be staged at the Garden City High School Auditorium April 9 – 11, 2027.
For more information, email blawrence@gckschools.com.