Murder on the Links

By Steven Dietz

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Regional premiere, based on Agatha Christie’s gripping novel. After receiving an urgent plea from a stranger, Hercule Poirot whisks himself to the French seaside only to arrive a day too late. Paul Renauld has been found dead and the scene of the crime... a golf course. Poirot sets out to solve the murder, uncovering a web of deception, hidden identities, and old grudges.

Cast
Hercule Poirot – Richard Nguyen Sloniker*
Captain Arthur Hastings – Nathan Brockett
Actor One – Jeff Allen Pierce
Actor Two – Betsy Mugavero*
Actor Three – Tyler Todd Kimmel
Actor Four – Claire Marx

Hercule Poirot/Actor One u/s – Mark Emerson*
Captain Hastings/Actor Three u/s – Brandon Riel
Actor Two u/s – Mary Guthrie
Actor Four u/s – Justine O’Neill

Director – Karen Lund**
Scenic & Sound Designer – Mark Lund
Costume Designer – Nanette Acosta
Lighting Designer – Tucker Goodman
Dramaturg – Sonja Lowe
Dialect Coach – Marianna de Fazio
Props Designer – Jaiden Clark
Production Manager – Michelle Rodriguez
Costume Shop Manager – Kilah Williams
Master Electrician – Aiyana Stephens

*Appearing through an agreement between this theatre, Taproot Theatre Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
**A member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

Complete cast and understudies to be announced.

Dates and Times

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Run Dates: July 9–August 9, 2025
Pay-What-You-Can performance: Wednesday, July 16 at 7:30 PM (more)
Run Time: Approximately two hours with one 15-minute intermission.
Start Time: All evening performances begin at 7:30 PM.

Tickets

Price: $25-62, dependent on day and time; fees may apply
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Advisory

Age Rec: 14+ (children under 5 are never admitted, including babes in arms)
Sensitivity Note: Descriptions of violence.
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Further Reading

Study Guide: To come (PDF)
Read the Program: To come.

Nathan Brockett and Richard Nguyen Sloniker return as Hercule Poirot and Captain Arthur Hastings in Taproot’s 2022 production of Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee. Photos by Robert Wade.

Richard Nguyen Sloniker and Nathan Brockett as Hercule Poirot and Captain Arthur Hastings in Taproot’s 2022 production of Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee. Photos by Robert Wade.

Nathan Brockett as Captain Arthur Hastings in Taproot’s 2022 production of Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee. Photos by Robert Wade.

Richard Nguyen Sloniker as Hercule Poirot in Taproot’s 2022 production of Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee. Photos by Robert Wade.

To come...

Jul 9 – Aug 9, 2025