Agatha Christie’s
Ten Little Indians

Ira Levin writes of Agatha Christie that her mysteries are cleanly written and masterfully surprising. No playwright except Christie has given us more than one great stage mystery.

The WBS has given you The Mousetrap, Go Back for Murder and Appointment With Death. In July, Rusty Ogden will hold auditions for her fourth Christie mystery.

The nursery rhyme "Ten Little Indians", sets the scene for murder. But not just one murder. There are enough in this play to keep you guessing as to not only "who done it" but "who’s next". Ten strangers are invited, by an unknown host, to spend the weekend on an island off the coast of Devon. Each, in turn, are accused of murder by a mysterious voice, the guests are exchanging information about themselves and their host, when one of ten little Indian figurines, sitting on the fireplace, topples off the mantle and breaks -- and immediately one of the guests dies! One down and nine to go -- or are there? The excitement  never lets up until the final curtain.

This play requires eleven people.

Dr. Armstrong - 40’s or older - nervous nerve specialist
William Blore - 30’s or older - down to earth private detective
Emily Brent - 50’s or older - self-righteous spinster
Vera Claythorne - 20’s or 30’s  - attractive secretary
Philip Lombard - 30’s or 40’s - dashing adventurer
General MacKenzie - 40’s or older - military to the core
Anthony Marston - 20’s - compassionless rich boy
Fred Narracott - any age - the boatman
Tom and Ethel Rogers - any age - the two suffering servants
Sir Lawrence Wargrave - 50’s or older, distinguished judge