The Misericordia Players will present Agatha Christie's most popular thriller, "And Then There Were None," on Thursday, Nov. 12 through Saturday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. in Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall. Tickets are available at the door. The cost is $5 for general admission and $3 for senior citizens and Misericordia students and alumni.

Jeffrey Kelly, Pittston, is the director and technical director for the production and Richard Baldovin is assistant theater manager. Students assisting Kelly include Zoe Laporte, West Pittston, as stage manager; Mackenzie Wise, Montoursville, as assistant stage manager, and Blaine McKeown, Plymouth, as set designer. Audrey Ide, Dallas, is the costumer.

The cast features students Meghan DiGerolamo, Budd Lake, N.J., as Dr. Armstrong; Jacob Schweiger, Barton, N.Y., as Sir Lawrence Wargrave; Cordell Gresh, Pittston, as Thomas Rogers; Stephanie Helsel, Woolwich Township, N.J., as Ethel Rogers; Jessica Pachuski, Kulpmont, as Vera Claythorne; Adam Ercolani, Bear Creek, as Philip Lombard; Melanie Fry, Ambler, as Toni Marston; Bryson Cahill, Spring City, as William Blore; Mason Moher, Clarks Green, as General Mackenzie; Michaela McQuaig, Carlisle, as Emily Brent; and James Cihocki, Hunlock Creek, as the voice.

The play is adapted from Christie's book, "And Then There Were None," which has sales of more than 1 million copies and is considered to be the author's most noteworthy masterpiece. Turning down offers from other experienced playwrights, Christie chose to adapt her own book for the stage. The play opened at St. James' Theater in the West End of London in November 1943. A Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theater in 1944 under the title, "Ten Little Indians."

The dark and captivating story involves a group of 10 strangers who are stranded on a remote island off the coast of England. Upon arrival, the guests discover that their host, an eccentric millionaire, is missing. One by one the guests begin to die, and the remaining characters vie to discover the murderer among them.

For more information about the play and other cultural events at Misericordia University, please log on to www.misericordia.edu/theartsandmore or call the Misericordia Box Office at (570) 674-6719. For more information about Misericordia University, please call (570) 674-6400 or log on to www.misericordia.edu. Founded and Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy in 1924, Misericordia University is Luzerne County's first four-year college and offers 34 degree programs on the graduate and undergraduate levels in full- and part-time formats. Misericordia University ranks in the top tier of the Best Regional Universities – North category of U.S. News and World Report's 2016 edition of Best Colleges and was designated a 2016 Best Northeastern College by the Princeton Review.

Captions:

Jessica Pachuski, Kulpmont, Pa., standing right, blames Meghan DiGerolamo, Budd Lake, N.J., left, for the death of Jacob Schweiger, Barton, N.Y., while Bryson Cahill, Spring City, Pa., and Adam Ercolani, Bear Creek, Pa., look on during rehearsal for the Misericordia Players production of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" scheduled for Nov. 12-14 at 8 p.m. at Lemmond Theater on the Misericordia University campus in Dallas, Pa.

Members of the cast and crew of the Misericordia Players production of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None," are shown, front row, seated from left, Jessica Pachuski, Kulpmont, Pa.; Mackenzie Wise, Montoursville, Pa.; Michaela McQuaig, Carlisle, Pa.; Melanie Fry, Ambler, Pa.; Meghan DiGeralamo, Budd Lake, N.J.; Zoe Laporte, West Pittston, Pa., and Stephanie Helsel, Woolwich Township, N.J. Second row, standing, are Jeff Kelly, Pittston, Pa., director; Jacob Schweiger, Barton, N.Y.; James Chihocki, Hunlock Creek, Pa.; Mason Moher, Clarks Green, Pa.; Adam Ercolani, Bear Creek, Pa.; Bryson Cahill, Spring City, Pa., and Cordell Gresh, Pittston, Pa.