University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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Remventi Pf i University Players bring Agatha Christie ' s classic to UNA he University Players presented the fall production of Agatha Christie ' s classic murder mystery, TJie Mousetrap, at Jorton Auditorium November 3-5 and 10-12. Set in a country house, Monkswell Manor, after World War I, Tlic Mousetrap was initially performed as a radio play iii 1952, roadcast by the BBC as Tliree Blind Mice. The radio play had een commissioned in 1947 by Queen Mary, who was an Agatha Christie fan. The 45-minute play was based on a short story on vhich Christie had been workiiig. Howex er, audience reaction vas so positive that Christie went back to work on the script, laborating on it, and with its first performance on October 6, 1952, The Mousetrap became a stage production. After a seven-week tour, the play opened in London at The Ambassadors Theatre on November 25, 1952. The play later ansf erred to St. Martin ' s Theatre in London on March 23, 1974, ind has been running there ever since. The Mousetrap has broken everal records for its continuous theatrical run since its opening, ' .nd it is estimated that more than eight million people have probably sat in the dark, puzzling about the identity of the mur- derer. Dr. David Ruebhausen directed the production. Students auditioned at the beginning of the fall 2005 semester for parts in the play. Students cast in the play were Brian Barnett as Wren, Kristen Bai nhill as Mollie, Michael Bradley as Paravaccini, Christine Fink and Sarah Rliodes as Casewell, Drew Hampton and Charles Murphy as Trotter, Brian Johnson as Metcalf, Charles Murphy as Trotter, Michael Redman as Giles, Sarah Rliodes as Casewell, and Katie Smith as Boyle. Members of the audience were encouraged to try thier hands at solving the mystery, for a chance at a prize. The Mousetrap was produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

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AIMING A FRIEND, {opposite top) Tlio I ittif Prince nttcmpts to tnmo Vox . EETING OF THE MINDS, (opposilr botloiii) 1 iuj;(i inlrodiavs Dr. Mi ' .irs .ind Dr. Hschcill. FIRM PARTNERSHIP. Iri ;hl I lu,i;o jdins tlu ' prL ' .uhors ns co-pastors. iE TEMPTATION, (below) The Little I ' riruv nuvts the Sn.ike during his m- rings in the desert. PARTING OF FRIENDS, (hottom center) The I ittle Prince must leave his Rose. VLLED TO SERVE, (bottom right) Dr. Mears delivers his first sermon at Rock.

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SM A MYSTERY. F ' artivnccini, playi ' d by Mich.iol Unidloy iffft), arrives at tni manDr .ilti-r his cnr lias j-Dttcn caught in a snow tlrilt. Could this peculiar for- eigner be the murderer? COULD YOU ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS? Trotter questions Mollie, played by Kristen Barnhill, Ihrlon ' ) .iboiil her wlu ' iiMhoiils during a murder in London. Could this niild-nianiH ' ii. ' d viuing woman bi ' a cold-blooded killer? DID YOU DO IT? (I ' ollom) Trotter suspects Paravaccini ol murdci people. I5ul did he really do it? l L Bm.