WESTPORT–Wondering whether you would enjoy the Westport Country Playhouse’s adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic, “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd”? The Playhouse has posted this preview to take the mystery out of your decision.

Adapted from the novel and directed by Playhouse artistic director Mark Shanahan, the show runs through Aug. 1. It closes out the Playhouse’s 2025-2026 season.

Published in 1926, the classic whodunit was the third to feature Christie’s Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. In 2013, the Crime Writers Association voted “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” the best-ever crime novel and Christie as the best crime writer of all time.

The cast of the Playhouse show includes: Shereen Ahmed, Anthony Cochrane, Joe Delafield, Allen Gilmore, Erin Noel Grennan, Ruiz Henry, Tom Hewitt, John Rapson, Nicole Shalhoub, Mark Silence, Katy Tang and Karen Ziemba.

In addition to Shanahan, the creative team includes Bruce Warren, assistant director; Charlie Corcoran, set designer; Jeni Schaefer, costume designer; Julie Duro, lighting designer; John Gromada, sound designer; Chloe Cobb, props supervisor; Seth Andrew Bridges, fight choreographer; Kevin Jinghong Zhu, production stage manager; Matthew Rohan, assistant stage manager; and Sarah Rachel Katz, production assistant.

Watch the 36-second trailer here.

Westport Country Playhouse

25 Powers Court, Westport, Connecticut 06880

www.westportplayhouse.org

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