Classic Murder Mystery Coming To Reading Theater

Press release from Jennifer Estabrooks, Colonial Chorus Players

READING, MA — Welcome to Monkswell Manor, where some guests check in while others check out—permanently. Colonial Chorus Players proudly presents the longest-running theatrical production in the world, The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie, March 6–15 at the Old Hose House Theater in Reading.

The Mousetrap is a mystery set at a remote guest house in the English countryside run by newlyweds Mollie and Giles where six strangers find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. When the guests learn that a woman was murdered in London the day before, they soon begin to suspect that the killer is among them.

Performances of The Mousetrap are March 6, 7, 13 & 14 at 7:30 PM and March 8 & 15 at 2 PM at the Old Hose House Theater, 1249 Main Street, Reading. Advance tickets are $30 for adults and $25 for seniors and students at www.ccp1961.org. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door 30 minutes before showtime with cash, Venmo, or PayPal only. All seats are reserved seating.

The ensemble cast features Paul D’Onofrio, Andrew Haber, Madeleine Herrick of Reading, Colin Lamusta, Saeed Maseeh, Sorchae McMeel, Jackson Ploof, Michaelyn St. Pierre, and Sharyn Taitz under the direction of Shay Wainwright.