Fulton Theatre Opens Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP

The nationally regarded Fulton Theatre is proud to present the classic murder mystery Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, January 16 through February 11. Check in to the Monkswell Manor and stay the night as murder is the name of the cruel game played with inside these walls.

The popular Agatha Christie has made a resurgence lately with the successful film adaptations of Murder on the Orient Express and Crooked House, which opened in cinemas in November and December 2017. Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap began its life as a short radio play on May 30th 1947 by the name Three Blind Mice based off the real-life case of Dennis O'Neil. From radio to stage, The Mousetrap premiered on London's West End at the Theatre Royal, Nottinghan on October 6th 1952 which was originally directed by Peter Cotes. Since then The Mousetrap has become known as theatre history's longest running play and reached its 25,000th performance back on November 18th, 2012. Agatha Christie had an extraordinary imagination with a remarkable ability to interweave a murder mystery plot that kept her readers and audiences guessing until the very end.

From the best-selling author of all time and the Dame of murder-mystery storytelling, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap holds the world record for the longest running production, mesmerizing audiences for more than sixty years. To the tune of "Three Blind Mice," will it be one-two-three murders? Christie weaves a clever and suspenseful 1950s whodunit, which leaves even the most impressive gumshoe guessing. Monkswell Manor welcomes five strangers in the midst of a snowstorm and on the heels of a murder in town. When the second victim is found in the Manor, everyone becomes a suspect and hidden identities and motivates are revealed. Will the identity of the murderer be revealed before they strike again?! The Mousetrap's riveting plot will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish!

The Fulton Theatre's production stars Katie Sina as Mollie Ralston. Fulton credits include; Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Babette), Billy Elliot, The Musical (Dead Mum), The Wizard of Oz (Glinda), And Then There Were None (Vera Claythorne), Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, Broadway World Best Actress Award). Regional credits include; Julie in Carousel in Concert (Brickhouse Theatre/Reading Pops Symphony) Milly in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof (Fireside Theatre), Marian in The Music Man (Beef and Boards). She holds a BFA in music theatre from Shenandoah University. Andrew Kindig as Giles Ralston. Kindig was most recently seen in A Christmas Story, The Musical and The Nutcracker over the holiday season. Favorite Regional Credits: Leo Bloom (The Producers), Isaac (Disgraced), Jeff Douglas (Brigadoon), Joe Pitt (Angels in America), Nick (Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolff?), Emcee (Cabaret). Peter Simon Hilton as Christopher Wren. Hilton was previously seen at Fulton Theatre: Witness for the Prosecution , My Fair Lady. Elsewhere: Oklahoma!, Les Misérables, Frost/Nixon (National Tours); Hamlet (Denver Center); Mamma Mia, Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady (Maine State Music Theater); What the Butler Saw, Child's Christmas in Wales (Shakespeare Theater New Jersey); 39 Steps (Dury Lane) Much Ado, Julius Caesar, Merry Wives (Alabama Shakespeare Festival); Spamalot (Gateway); The Full Monty, Boeing Boeing (Engerman); Arcadia, Equus (Palm Beach Dramaworks); The Audience, Frost/Nixon (Maltz Jupiter); Tempest, Henry IV pt.1 & 2, Henry VI pt.1, Othello, Much Ado (Colorado Shakespeare Festival). TV/Film: Pan Am, An Englishman in New York. Paula Scrofano as Mrs. Boyle. Scrofano has appeared at the Fulton as Mrs. Meers (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Dorothy Brock (42nd Street) and Madame Thenardier (Les Misérables) in 2009 and again in 2014. She appeared recently as Fonsia Dorsey (The Gin Game), and Frau Blucher (Young Frankenstein) at Drury Lane Theatre, Mrs. Jennings (Sense and Sensibility) at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and the Old Globe Theatre, Abuela Claudia (In the Heights) at Paramount Theatre, Aunt Eller (Oklahoma!) at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Golde (Fiddler on the Roof ) at Marriott Theatre.

Also starring is John Reeger as Major Metcalf. Reeger has previously appeared at Fulton Theatre as Julian Marsh (42nd Street), FDR (Annie), and Thenardier (Les Misérables) in 2009 and again in 2014. Recent roles include Weller Martin (The Gin Game) and Fagin (Oliver!) at Drury Lane Theatre, Cecil Lewis (The Iceman Cometh) at Goodman Theatre and the Brooklyn Academy Of Music, Capt. Shotover (Heartbreak House) at Writers' Theatre, Pickering (My Fair Lady) at Paramount Theatre, Mayor Shinn (The Music Man) at Marriott Theatre and Pridamant (The Illusion ) at Court Theatre. Kate Fahrner as Miss Casewell. Fahrner is so excited to be back at The Fulton after being seen previously as Katherine in Disney's Newsies and Jovie in Elf: The Musical. Kate has been seen on Broadway and around the country in all sorts of things and on the big screen if you don't blink. www.katefahrner.com. Tony Lawson as Mr. Paravicini. Lawson previously at the Fulton; Annie Get Your Gun, The Addams Family and Lend Me A Tenor. Broadway; Les Misérables (Thenardier). National Tours; Damn Yankees w/ Dick Van Dyke (Joe Hardy), 42nd Street w/ Loretta Swit (Pat Denning), Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Gaston), Irving Berlin's White Christmas (Sheldrake) and Ken Hill's Phantom of the Opera (Raoul). Regional; Treasure Island and Have (Cincinnati Playhouse), The Music Man (Arena Stage), Oliver! (Paper Mill Playhouse), She Loves Me (ALLIANCE THEATRE) An American in Paris (Alley Theatre) Kiss Me Kate (Old Globe) and On the Twentieth Century (Goodspeed). Jeffrey Coon as Detective Sergeant Trotter. Coon was most recently seen at the Fulton: A Christmas Story, The Musical. Previously, 4000 Days, The Producers, Sweeney Todd, and Hello, Dolly! Next, Blackbird at the Fulton and Camelot at Act 2 Playhouse. Co-creator and Executive Director of The Summer Club, a throwback live show featuring a 17-piece Swing Band and dinner jacket-clad crooners. www.summerclubshows.com.

The creative team for the production includes Marc Robin (Fulton's Executive Artistic Producer/Director), William James Mohney (Scenic Designer), Bill Simmons (Lighting Designer), Beth Dunkelberger (Costume Designer), Anthony Lascoskie, Jr. (Wig and Makeup Designer), Jacob Mishler & Matthew Moran (Sound Designers), Katelin Walsko (Props Designer), Bob Cline (Casting Director) and Timothy Markus (Production Stage Manager).

With special thanks to our Season Sponsor, Fulton Bank, Season Co-Sponsors Hagelgans & Veronis, Rodgers & Associates, and Wendell Funk, Cosmetic Surgery and Laser Center, Production Co-Sponsors Franklin & Mashall College, UGI Utilities, our Audience Services Sponsor Tono Group, and out Pay-What-You-Want Sponsor Wells Fargo.

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