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Agatha Christie's Masterpiece The Mousetrap at Olney Theatre Center

Olney Theatre Center - New Main Stage (Olney, MD)
Title: Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
Venue: Olney Theatre Center - New Main Stage (Olney, MD)
Full Price: $38.00 - $48.00   Our Price: $19.00 - $24.00
Rating: 3.2 stars

Rated 3.2 by 43 members who went.

Set in a guesthouse on the English countryside, a pair of newlyweds, a man running from his past, an army major, a spinster, a foreigner and a policeman find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. Unfortunately, a murderer is in their midst and no one is above suspicion. Agatha Christie weaves together red herrings, dead ends and false leads to create an excellent mystery.

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Members Who Went Said:

4 Star Rating
Written on
Jun 24 2008

gwen

gwen

1jazzylady

The play was really enjoyable. The set was great. If you like theater go for it.

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4 Star Rating
Written on
Jul 23 2008

Rachel

Rachel

great venue— very intimate and the production was just fantastic

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3 Star Rating
Written on
Jul 22 2008

Anonymous Member

A fine old entertainment done very well by the cast and Olney.

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More Details About This Event:

Still running on London’s West End, this murder mystery by Agatha Christie has been captivating audiences for more than 50 years. The suspense builds from the first moment, when a snowbound group gathers in a country inn. The guests include a major, an architect, a young woman and a retired judge. An uninvited stranger with an indefinable accent, Mr. Paravincini, wanders in after his auto skids off the road. There is talk of a murder in town, and a detective arrives to question them. The plot thickens when one of the guests is killed, and the officer intensifies his inquiry.

Associate Artistic Director John Going (director) has staged more than 30 productions at Olney including Doubt: A Parable, 13 Rue de L’Amour, I Am My Own Wife and The Constant Wife. A four-time Helen Hayes Award nominee, Going received the award for Outstanding Direction for his work on The Miser at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre. He recently won the Kevin Kline Award for Best Director for I Am My Own Wife at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

Starring Olney regulars Julie-Ann Elliott, MaryBeth Wise, Jeffries Thaiss, Harry A. Winter, Paul Morella and Cornelia Hart, with Scott Barrow and Andrew Grusetskie making their Olney debuts.

About Olney Theatre Center:

Located just north of Washington, D.C. in arts-rich Montgomery County, Maryland, Olney Theatre Center for the Arts offers a diverse array of professional productions year-round that enrich, nurture and challenge a broad range of artists, audiences and students. One of two state theaters of Maryland, OTC is situated on 14 acres in the heart of the beautiful Washington-Baltimore-Frederick "triangle," within easy access of all three cities.

An award-winning regional theater, Olney Theatre Center operates under an Actors' Equity Association Council of Stock Theaters (COST) contract, one of only three theaters in the country to operate under such a contract.

In addition to its mainstage season, which emphasizes 20th-century American classics, new works, area premieres, reinterpretations of classics and musical theater, OTC offers a wide range of programs and affiliations including: National Players, America's longest running classical touring company (since 1949), which performs for high school and college audiences in over 25 states; Potomac Theatre Project, which offers experimental and alternative plays that explore provocative and challenging human situations, ideas and visions; special school performances of mainstage shows; a free Summer Shakespeare Festival; and post-show discussions.