Murder on the Nile Creative

Director

Sharon Winningham

Director Bio

Co-Producer

D. Jay Kendall

Audio Board Operator

Sound

Light Board Operator

Lights

Stage Manger

Elise Rasmessen

Elise Rasmussen is a senior this year and is excited to be stage manager again. She was stage manager for "Oklahoma!" as well. She finds it very exciting to help out any way that she can and hopes you enjoy the show.

Stage Ninja

Anna Badgley

Anna Badgley is a junior this year. "Murder on the Nile" is her second show. She started on crew her sophmore year working on "Oklahoma!." In her free time she plays in the Moses Lake High School band and loves music.

Set Design

Larry Price

Stage Ninja

Trenton Busching

Trenton Busching is a sophomore this year. "Murder on the Nile" will be his first performance on stage. He has had a lot of fun on the crew and cast teams, and he's really looking forward to the future years to come. Trenton enjoys playing lots of games and sleeping, although he sleeps more than anything. Trenton is fun and goofy, He's always ready to make someone's day.

Student Technical Director

Kalyn Cockrum

Kalyn is a senior and has been doing theatre her whole high school career. She was an inducted thespian as of her freshman year and was appointed the role of technical director as a sophomore. Kalyn spends her free time thrifting and hanging out with her boyfriend and cats. "Thank you Angel for always supporting me and my passions. I wouldn't be here without you!"

Stage Ninja

Marilyn Massart

Marilyn Massart is a sophomore this year. "Murder on the Nile" is her 3rd show. As a freshman she was the fly system lead for "Oklahoma!" and the properties mistress for "It's a Wonderful life." In her free time she can be seen working extra tech hours and helping with Community Theater and Concerts.

Stage Ninja

Ava McEachran

Ava McEachran is a Senior this year. "Murder on the Nile" is her 4th show. She has done lighting, props, and some audio work. She is thankful for her parents and friends for supporting her during tech weeks and loves working with her cast and crew mates.

Original Creative Team

Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and, in many languages, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 66 crime novels, 150 short story collections, over 20 plays, and six novels written under the name Mary Westmacott. Her work includes Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, and the genre-defining And Then There Were None.

Agatha Christie’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was written towards the end of the First World War, in which she served in the VAD. In it she created Hercule Poirot, the little Belgian detective who was destined to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. It was published by Bodley Head in 1920.

In 1926, after averaging a book a year, Agatha Christie wrote her first masterpiece. The  Murder of Roger Ackroyd was the first of her books to be published by Collins and marked the beginning of an author-publisher relationship that lasted for 50 years and well over 70 books. Ackroyd was also the first of Agatha Christie’s books to be dramatized – under the title Alibi – and to have a successful run in London’s West End.

By 1930, Agatha had introduced a new character to act as detective. When she created Miss Marple, Agatha did not expect her to become Poirot’s rival, but with The Murder at the Vicarage, Miss Marple’s first full-length outing, it appeared she had produced another popular and enduring character.

The Mousetrap, her most successful play of all, opened in 1952 and is the longest-running play in history.

Agatha Christie was made a dame in 1971. She died in 1976.

Agatha Christie Limited (ACL) has been managing the literary and media rights to Agatha Christie's works around the world since 1955, working with the best talents in film, television, publishing, stage and on digital platforms to ensure that Christie’s work continues to reach new audiences in innovative ways and to the highest standard. The company is managed by Christie’s great grandson James Prichard.

Visit www.agathachristie.com for more information.