KCT presents three showings of ‘The Mousetrap’

ROSCOMMON – The Kirtland Community Theatre group, in cooperation with area community service organizations, will present a trio of dinner theater performances of “The Mousetrap” by Agatha Christie this fall.

The KCT’s cast of students and community members from Kirtland Community College’s four-county district, along with director Jomarie Gurnow of Roscommon, will open the trio of shows with a performance Saturday, Oct. 24, in St. Helen.

The Mousetrap is about a young couple who have started up a new hotel in the converted Monkswell Manor. They are snowed in together with four guests and an additional traveler, who ran his car into a snowdrift.

A detective arrives on skis to inform the group that he believes a murderer is on his way to the hotel, following the death of a woman in London. When one of the guests is killed, they realize that the murderer is already there.

The suspicion falls first on an erratic young man who fits the description of the supposed murderer. However, it quickly transpires that the killer could be any one of the guests or even the hosts themselves.

Details for the three upcoming dinner theater performances of The Mousetrap include:

• Saturday, Oct. 24, at the American Legion in St. Helen. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m., with the performance starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 per person and proceeds from the fund-raising event will help benefit St. Helen Helping Hands. Call 989-389-1104 to make reservations.
• Friday, Oct. 30, at Forest Dunes, located off of Chase Bridge Road between Grayling and Roscommon. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m. and the performance at 7 p.m.  Tickets are $30 per person and may be purchased by calling 989-275-0700, extension 148.
• Saturday, Nov. 7, is the third and final performance, hosted by the Rotary Club of Houghton Lake at the Houghton Lake Playhouse. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. and performance at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person, with the proceeds to support local community projects. To make reservations, call 989-366-5364 or 989-366-5551.

For additional details on The Mousetrap and other upcoming productions, visit online at www.kirtland.edu/theatre or call the Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts office at 989-275-5000, ext. 375.