LEFT: ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ at Coaster Theatre Playhouse stars, clockwise from upper left, Marcus Liotta,
Liz McCall, Leonard Hoge and Tita Montero. ABOVE: ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ cast members, clockwise from
upper left, John Hoff, Margo Mclellan, Frank Jagodnik, Rhonda Warnack, David Sweeney and Heidi Hoffman.
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All aboard the
mystery train in
Cannon Beach
‘Murder on the Orient Express’
opens at Coaster Theatre Playhouse
BY M.J. CODY
It’s easy to love travel-
ing by train. Departing from
Istanbul on a winter morn-
ing seems magical, but not so
when stuck in the mountain
snow with a fellow passenger
suspected of murder.
In Agatha Christie’s 1934
novel, “Murder on the Ori-
ent Express,” that’s just the
scenario. This intriguing tale,
deftly adapted for the stage
by Ken Ludwig, is now being
performed at the Coaster
Theatre Playhouse in Cannon
Beach.
Christie has a knack for
conjuring a potpourri of deli-
cious characters in unusual
circumstances. “Murder on
the Orient Express” is one of
her most colorful plots. Any-
one familiar with a Chris-
tie story knows that someone
will die. Someone else, with
uncanny insight, will also
solve the crime. This after
interviewing many suspects,
all of whom have some con-
nection to, and likely a per-
fectly good reason for, mur-
dering the victim.
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‘Murder on the
Orient Express’
Coaster Theatre Play-
house, 108 N. Hemlock
St., Cannon Beach
Now playing at
7:30 p.m. on Wednes-
days, Thursdays and
Saturdays through
Aug. 6
Admission is $20 in
advance and $25 at
the door. The box
office is open from
12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, Thurs-
days, Fridays and
Saturdays, and until
curtain on perfor-
mance days. Proof of
COVID vaccination
required to attend this
performance
www.coaster
theatre.com