The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

 

the murder of roger ackroyd

based on the novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

7 to 13 actors of all genders
120 minutes, one intermission

“It brings me no pleasure to say that someone in this room murdered Roger Ackroyd.”

Gossip, deception, and murder, oh my! When renowned detective Hercule Poirot retires to King’s Abbott, he does so in the hope of growing vegetable marrows and living a quiet life. But when pillar of the community Roger Ackroyd is discovered murdered — from inside a locked room, no less — there is only one detective fit to solve the case. This adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic work is a treat for fans of murder mysteries, unreliable narrators, small towns, and petty family drama.

Production History

BOOK-IT REPERTORY THEATRE (SEATTLE, WA)
PRODUCTION
DIR. JASMINE JOSHUA, 2023

Development History

DRAMATURGY BY SARA KEATS (2022 - 2023)

BOOK-IT REPERTORY THEATRE (SEATTLE, WA)
COMMISSION & WORKSHOP
DIR. JASMINE JOSHUA, 2022

 

Megan Aheirs as Mrs. Ackroyd and Riley Gene as Miss Flora Ackroyd in the 2023 Book-It Repertory Theatre production of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, directed by Jasmine Joshua. Photo by Anthony Floyd

Sydney Maltese as John Parker, Brandon J. Simmons as Dr. James Sheppard, and Aaron Pitre as Hercule Poirot in the 2023 Book-It Repertory Theatre production of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, directed by Jasmine Joshua. Photo by Anthony Floyd

Brandon J. Simmons as Dr. James Sheppard and Aaron Pitre as Hercule Poirot in the 2023 Book-It Repertory Theatre production of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, directed by Jasmine Joshua. Photo by Anthony Floyd

Megan Ahiers as Inspector Raglan, Rhys Daly as Major Hector Blunt, and Aaron Pitre as Hercule Poirot in the 2023 Book-It Repertory Theatre production of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, directed by Jasmine Joshua. Photo by Anthony Floyd