Only one more day remains before people can head over to Delta Center Stage to try and figure out the mysterious events of the production, “Murder on the Orient Express.”
“Murder on the Orient Express” is set to run Thursday-Sunday and will also be this season’s annual dinner theater for two nights, Friday and Saturday.
Tickets to the dinner shows are selling out quickly, so anyone wanting to book a reservation needs to call show director Tim Bixler as soon as possible at 662-820-5489.
The dinner theater costs $30 for DCS members and $50 for non-members. Dinner will be prepped by Stamson’s Restaurant and reservations are required.
“The dinner is always fabulously prepared by Stamson’s and our patrons always enjoy it,” Bixler said.
For those attending the dinner theater, hospitality opens at 6:30 p.m. and dinner is served at 7 p.m. with curtain at 7:30 p.m.
The Thursday and Sunday performances will be standard seating. Adult general admission costs $10 and student or youth ages 16 and younger cost $6.
Curtain will open at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and the Sunday matinee curtain will open at 2:30 p.m.
For more information or to purchase tickets online, visit deltastage.com.
About the show
Adapted from the popular Agatha Christie novel, this show, “Murder on the Orient Express” is written by comedic playwright Ken Ludwig, whose other productions, “Lend Me a Tenor,” “Moon Over Buffalo” and “Fox on the Fairway” have been presented on the DCS stage in the past.
With three movies made after the novel, Bixler said the plot isn’t a mystery for many, but will still be fun to experience on the live stage.
With several veteran DCS actors acting the roles of the show’s many colorful characters, Bixler said the show is a fun-filled, family friendly production.
“It’s a good, experienced group, it’s been a fun play to do. It’s been a lot of fun. The characters are all over the top,” Bixler previously said.
Only dealing with 360 square feet of platforming to stage the show, which takes place aboard the train, Bixler said the stage design has been an interesting challenge as the show is fast-paced until the very end.
Playing the part of Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, Dave Adams said all the actors have worked hard to make the show as great as possible.
“We have a very good cast and the show should bear that out when it opens… Tim Bixler does a great job getting a good show together and there is a lot of collaboration. It is a fun process,” he previously said.
Adams said he encourages more locals in the community to get involved with the plays.
“If you have ever given consideration to participating in a play or musical here, give it a whirl,” he said. “Our family didn’t take a stab at it until five years ago, but all of us have found it a great way to get to know and be part of our community. Delta Center Stage has done it very well for 40 years now and, it seems year after year, the bar keeps getting raised.”
The next show for the Delta Center Stage season will be “Little Shop of Horrors,” which is set to run Feb. 27-March 1.
