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Agatha Christie's Black Coffee
The Vokes Players of Wayland present the murder mystery Black Coffee by Agatha Christie, directed by Chris Cardoni.
Performances will be held at Beatrice Herford’s Vokes Theatre, Route 20 in Wayland, MA from February 25th through March 12th Thursday-Saturday evenings at 8PM with a 2PM matinee on Saturdays, March 5th & 12th. For tickets and information call 508-358-4034, or order online via our website www.vokesplayers.org. Ticket prices are $18.00 for Thursday evenings & Saturday matinees; $22.00 for Friday & Saturday evenings.
Dame Agatha’s celebrated Belgian detective Hercule Poirot once again puts his little grey cells to the test as he solves a murder mystery in Black Coffee. In a classic “closed room” setting at a country estate, someone has killed Sir Claud Amory (owner of said estate), and everyone in residence is a plausible suspect. Monsieur Poirot had previously been contacted by Sir Claud about a possible robbery, and since the good detective was around anyway when the murder took place, he felt that he ought to stay around to find the murderer. The action all takes place in one room and the audience is allowed to sift through the clues just as Poirot is doing, and follow him as he puts the pieces together. This is classic mystery fun, offering delicious suspects and a much-loved, world-class detective, written by one of the masters of the genre.
The cast for the show includes: James Barton (Marlboro), Richard Schieferdecker (Central Falls, RI), Eric Borgman (Westwood), Gordon Ellis (Waltham), David Wood (Ashland), Phil Lanides (Marlboro), Robert Zawistowski (Medway), Kristie Norris (Somerville), Christina Petrillo (Newton), Deanna Swan (Framingham), Melissa Sine (Billerica), and Kate Mahoney (Wakefield). The director, Chris Cardoni, is from Billerica.
The historic Beatrice Herford’s Vokes Theatre in Wayland is one of the truly unique cultural and historical resources in Metrowest. The Vokes Players is a non-profit theatrical organization. Black Coffee is the second production of our 2015-16 season; our 316thproduction to date. The theatre is wheelchair accessible. For more information about the Vokes Players, visit our website – www.vokesplayers.org.
