‘Murder on the Orient Express’ packs opening weekend at Twin Lakes Playhouse

Twin Lakes Playhouse says all three opening performances of Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" played to full houses, and nine shows remain in the run. The mystery continues over the next three weekends. Friday and Saturday performances start at 7 p.m., and Sunday matinees start at 2 p.m. Remaining dates are Aug. 21,…

ByChris FultonAugust 19, 20260Comments

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Horberg has staged three Playhouse murders. Tonight he has to solve one.

Twin Lakes Playhouse opens Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" at 7 p.m. tonight, and the man playing the detective has spent years on the other side of the crime scene. Mike Horberg takes on Hercule Poirot. Local audiences have watched him direct "And Then There Were None" in 2019, "The Mousetrap" in 2022…

ByChris FultonAugust 14, 20260Comments

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Can Horberg’s Poirot crack it? Twin Lakes Playhouse finds out Friday

Can a fussy Belgian detective solve a stabbing in a locked compartment before the snow melts? Can six painted panels turn a Mountain Home stage into a luxury train crossing Europe? Can the man who wrote this season's opener keep a 92-year-old secret for three straight weekends? Answers start at 7 p.m. Friday. Twin Lakes…

ByChris FultonAugust 10, 20260Comments

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‘Murder on the Orient Express’ opens Aug. 14 at Twin Lakes Playhouse

Twin Lakes Playhouse opens Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" on Aug. 14, closing in on the last stretch of rehearsals for a show that has to put a moving train on a community theater stage. Performances run through Aug. 30 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Friday and Saturday shows start at 7 p.m.,…

ByChris FultonAugust 5, 20260Comments

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Playhouse puts a train on stage for ‘Murder on the Orient Express’

Twin Lakes Playhouse opens Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" on Aug. 14, and the biggest challenge on stage is the train itself. The entire play takes place aboard one. Director Joanne Helms is building the illusion with periaktoi, rotating three-sided panels painted with a different scene on each face. Six of the panels…

ByChris FultonJuly 24, 20260Comments

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Twin Lakes Playhouse announces five-show 2027 season

Twin Lakes Playhouse has unveiled the lineup for its 2027 season, the Mountain Home community theater's 56th, with five productions that range from a family musical to a courtroom drama to a comic murder mystery. The theater has not yet set performance dates or the order of the shows. Season tickets, audition dates and individual…

ByChris FultonJuly 22, 20260Comments

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Twin Lakes Playhouse to hold auditions for holiday mystery ‘A Sherlock Carol’

Twin Lakes Playhouse will hold auditions next month for "A Sherlock Carol," a holiday whodunit that pairs Sherlock Holmes with the world of "A Christmas Carol," directed by Anne Johnson. Tryouts are set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, and 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23. No acting experience is needed, and roles are open to…

ByChris FultonJuly 21, 20260Comments

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‘Murder on the Orient Express’ pulls into Twin Lakes Playhouse in August

Twin Lakes Playhouse will stage Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" from Aug. 14 to Sept. 6, putting a full car of suspects and the famous detective Hercule Poirot on the Mountain Home stage. The Ken Ludwig adaptation runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Joanne Helms directs, with Ronna Fulton as assistant director. Helms said…

ByChris FultonJuly 16, 20260Comments

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‘Murder on the Orient Express’ pulls into Twin Lakes Playhouse in August

Twin Lakes Playhouse will stage Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" from Aug. 14 to 30, putting a full car of suspects and the famous detective Hercule Poirot on the Mountain Home stage. The Ken Ludwig adaptation runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Joanne Helms directs, with Ronna Fulton as assistant director. Helms said she…

ByChris FultonJuly 8, 20260Comments

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Young Actors Workshop brings ‘Kung Fu Kitty’ to Baxter County Library

A weeklong Young Actors Workshop for students in fourth through ninth grade is underway at the Baxter County Library, hosted by Twin Lakes Playhouse and the library. Playhouse member Ronna Fulton leads the workshop, with help from fellow member Josselyn Obregon. The program gives students a chance to explore theater while staging a production. This…

ByChris FultonJune 24, 20260Comments