Raritan Valley Community College students will perform a musical based on an Agatha Christie short story, "And Then There Were None."
BRANCHBURG -- Raritan Valley Community College's Department of Visual and Performing Arts presents "The Loved Ones," an original workshop musical inspired by the Agatha Christie short story, "And Then There Were None," at 7:30 p.m. March 30 through April 2 in the college's Welpe Theatre.
The show is being directed by guest artists Mariella Klinger, an college theatre alumna and a founding member of The Bullet Theatre Collective; David Seamon from George St. Playhouse in New Brunswick, who is also a founding member of The Bullet Theatre Collective; and Associate Professor of Theatre Dennis Russo, a full-time member of the college's Department of Visual and Performing Arts, according to a news release.
The original Christie short story revolves around a group of guests invited to a mansion for a getaway. All of those in attendance are guilty of their own hideous crimes, and as the getaway unfolds guests are murdered one by one.
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The adaptation, a farcical take on the piece, is being crafted using improvisation and storytelling theatre. It is completely ensemble-based -- from the dialogue to the musical numbers.
Tickets are $12 for general admission, $8 for students and seniors. For advance ticket reservations, call 908-725-3420. The college's main campus is located at 118 Lamington Road.
The cast and crew include theater students, as well as members of the community:
Buses to go from Flemington to RVCC
Hunterdon County:
- Natallee Mira - Whitehouse Station
- Hayley Pellis - High Bridge
- Grace Lamport - Tewksbury
- Jess Fabiano - Ringoes
- Mary Puleo - Alexandria
Somerset County:
- Ileana McCabe - Bedminster
- Chris Esmerado - Basking Ridge
- Kristine Klimchock - Branchburg
- Georgina Denis - Somerset
- Brandon Roche - Manville
- Dennis Scanlon - Somerville
Middlesex County:
- Dan Berman - New Brunswick
Warren County:
- Zachary Pflugh - Washington