Very fun. I really enjoy these more classical plays with nice stage set and a concrete story.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is the first stage adaptation (by local playwright Danielle Mohlman) of the Agatha Christie's novel. A complicated story distilled into a 2 hours stage, with humor and personalities. Well done.
In this production, 7 actors play 13 charaters:
- Hercule Poirot is played by a thin black actor with a fake French accent.
- Roger Ackroyd is played by an actress.
- Doctor Sheppard is the most important charactor. These 3 are played by a dedicated actor.
- The secretary, the niece, the American stranger are all played by one male actor.
- Captain Ralph Paton (the stepson, who's engaged to the niece) and Major Hector Blunt (a house friend who's enamored with the niece) are played by the same actor (this is the only one that got me confused).
- The male butler and a young maid are played by the same actress.
- The sister-in-law, inspector Raglan, and the older maid are played by the same actress.
They did a fabulous job.
I also like how it is directed. The "re-enact" scenes are cleverly done.
Today is the first preview. Only one glitch. The performance didn't start until 7:42pm. I wasn't late. 2.5 hours with an intermission. Everyone (the audience) wore a face mask.
