“Murder on the Orient Express” by Agatha Christie and adapted by Ken Ludwig: poster for preview performance on February 25, 2024.
Join the Ottawa Little Theatre and the Zonta Club of Ottawa to solve the mystery of the “Murder on the Orient Express” – and support a good cause!
Author: Christina Hasley
Centretown’s Ottawa Little Theatre (OLT)’s first production of 2024 is an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express.” The OLT is generously donating all proceeds from the preview matinee performance on Sunday, February 25, to the Zonta Club of Ottawa, Canada (ZCO). Zonta is a local, nonprofit volunteer organization that focuses on building a better world for women and girls.
Adapted by pre-eminent comedy playwright, Ken Ludwig, and directed by Venetia Lawless and Lindsay Laviolette, the play features a diabolical murder that takes place on the luxurious Orient Express. With a train full of suspects and an alibi for each one, it’s the perfect mystery for Agatha Christie’s legendary detective Hercule Poirot.
The proceeds from the preview performance will support the ZCO’s annual awards and bursaries program for high-school and post-secondary girls and women in the National Capital Region. The Club offers 8 different awards each spring. The awards provide financial assistance for awardees to pursue their studies in several fields, including business and STEM. They also provide financial recognition for outstanding commitment to public and humanitarian community service, as well as to the theatre arts. Two awards assist mature female undergraduate students who have had to interrupt their studies or formal education for medical, financial or other reasons, and are returning to complete their programs. Lastly, the Zonta Club of Ottawa offers an award to a new immigrant woman who is a single mother and is raising a family while working on her education at any level.
Come join us for this mysterious afternoon of theatre and support local girls and women in need!
Murder on the Orient Express’s preview performance will be presented at the Ottawa Little Theatre, 400 King Edward Avenue, at 2:30 pm, on Sunday, February 25. General admission tickets are $30.00. Tickets: www.bit.ly/ZCO-theatre-Feb2024
Eventbrite link to order tickets: www.bit.ly/ZCO-theatre-Feb2024
General Admission: $30 CAD
Enjoy a Matinee Performance of “Murder on the Orient Express”
A thrilling fundraiser for Zonta Club of Ottawa’s educational awards.
Date and time
Sunday, February 25, 2024 · 2 – 4:30pm EST
Location
Ottawa Little Theatre
400 King Edward Avenue Ottawa, ON K1N 7M7
Refund Policy
About this event
- 2 hours 30 minutes
Join the Zonta Club of Ottawa for a winter fundraiser, supporting our awards and bursaries program for high school and post-secondary women and girls.
Tickets are open seating – arrive early for the best seats!
THE SHOW:
Location: Ottawa Little Theatre (OLT) (website)
Description: A diabolical murder is about to take place on the luxurious Orient Express. With a train full of suspects and an alibi for each one, it’s the perfect mystery for Agatha Christie’s legendary detective Hercule Poirot. All aboard for a thrilling ride in this adaptation by pre-eminent comedy playwright Ken Ludwig.
Please note this is a preview performance. Previews are a set of public performances of a theatrical production that take place before its official opening. The purpose of the preview is to allow the creative team time to identify problem areas and opportunities for improvements or adjustments that weren’t found during rehearsals.
For assistance with parking, please view OLT’s website: http://www.ottawalittletheatre.com/parking/
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OUR ORGANIZATION:
The Zonta Club of Ottawa, Canada is a local part of Zonta International, a global organization of over 30,000 members in 62 countries which envisions a world in which women’s rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential. We are building a better world for women and girls. For more information, please go to: www.zontaottawa.ca