Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie

April 3-5 at 7 pm; April 6 at 2 pm; and April 8-12 at 7 pm
Directed by Jessica Jolly

Featuring Caroline Court, Sean Dyess, Kylin Ellis, Madeline Golden, Reagan Hawkins, Thomas La Foe, Bradley Long, Mary Katherine Munn, Cindy Ruff, Paul Ruff, and Shane Tubbs

In the classic murder mystery, a snowdrift stops the luxurious Orient Express in its tracks just after midnight. By morning, an American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot (played by Paul Ruff) to identify the murderer in case he or she decides to strike again.

Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc., this production is sponsored by SGK Landscapes and is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

To purchase tickets, please call the box office at 662-323-6855 or click here.

Season Extra - The Revolutionists

May 13-17 at 7:00 pm
Directed by Louie Gallo

Featuring Grace Brown, Victoria Greene, Jessica Jolly and Sara Wade

Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, commit murder, and try to beat back extremist insanity in 1793 Paris. This grand, dream-tweaked, R-rated comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world.

The Revolutionists is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. This production is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Anderson Scholarship Applications

Deadline is April 18, 2025

The Starkville Community Theatre announces the Robert G. And Mary Eleanor Anderson Scholarship, to be awarded for the 2025-2026 academic year. This scholarship shall be for $1,000.

Eligibility: persons entering college as freshmen or already enrolled in college as an undergraduate. Applicants must major in theatre performance, technical theatre, or theatre.

To access additional guidelines and the application forms, please click here.