by Agatha Christie
March 28-April 6, 2025
Leonard Vole has been accused of murdering an older woman to inherit her wealth. The stakes are high – will Leonard survive the shocking witness testimony, will he be able to convince the jury — and you — of his innocence and escape the hangman’s noose?
Performance Times and Location
March 28 & 29 @ 7:30 p.m.
March 30 @ 2:00 p.m.
April 4 & 5 @ 7:30 p.m.
April 6 @ 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sedgwick County Historic Courthouse
Room 301
What to Expect
Experience the intrigue and suspense of Agatha Christie’s classic courtroom drama in the
Historic Setting of the Old Sedgwick County Courthouse.
View the proceedings from the gallery, or…
Sit in the jury box and be a part of the action.
Courthouse Police Sponsors
The Sedgwick County District Court has generously allowed us to use this unique and exciting venue for our production of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution. To do so, we must hire off-duty Sedgwick County Courthouse Police officers as security while we are in the building. We deeply appreciate the following sponsors that have generously agreed to help make this possible.
Colby Sandlian
Cast
Hunter Bartholomew
Plainclothes Detective / Warder
Matthew Gwinner
Sir Wilfrid Robarts, Q.C.
Michele Janssens
Mrs. Helena Myers, Q.C.
Chris Loucks
Inspector Hearne
Vonda Newby-Schuster
Cater / Janet McKenzie
Chelsie Penner
Greta
Lydia Pirilli
Miss Clegg / The Other Woman
Jeneé Saffold
Clerk of the Court
Amy Shelden Loucks
Romaine Vole
Jordan Sickman
Mr. Justice Wainwright
Hagan Simmons
Leonard Vole
Eddie Spurlock
John Mayhew / Dr. Wyatt
Creatives
Paula Makar
Director
Sydney Alder
Assistant Director, Stage Manager, and Intimacy Director
Dr. Julie Longhofer
Costume & Scenic Design
Kirk Longhofer
Sound Design
Stan Longhofer
Lighting & Scenic Design and Technical Direction
Program
Production Photos
Special Thanks To:
For providing ICTRep with rehearsal space for this production.
About the Playwright
Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and, in many languages, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 66 crime novels, 150 short stories, over 20 plays, and six novels written under the name Mary Westmacott. Her work includes Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, and the genre-defining And Then There Were None.
Agatha Christie’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was written towards the end of the First World War, in which she served in the VAD. In it she created Hercule Poirot, the little Belgian detective who was destined to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. It was published by Bodley Head in 1920.
In 1926, after averaging a book a year, Agatha Christie wrote her first masterpiece. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was the first of her books to be published by Collins and marked the beginning of an author-publisher relationship that lasted for 50 years and well over 70 books. Ackroyd was also the first of Agatha Christie’s books to be dramatized – under the title Alibi – and to have a successful run in London’s West End.
By 1930, Agatha had introduced a new character to act as detective. When she created Miss Marple, Agatha did not expect her to become Poirot’s rival, but with The Murder at the Vicarage, Miss Marple’s first full-length outing, it appeared she had produced another popular and enduring character.
The Mousetrap, her most successful play of all, opened in 1952 and is the longest-running play in history.
Agatha Christie was made a dame in 1971. She died in 1976.
Agatha Christie Limited (ACL) has been managing the literary and media rights to Agatha Christie’s works around the world since 1955, working with the best talents in film, television, publishing, stage and on digital platforms to ensure that Christie’s work continues to reach new audiences in innovative ways and to the highest standard. The company is managed by Christie’s great grandson James Prichard.
Visit www.agathachristie.com for more information.