Greg Guyton (Hercule Poirot)
Greg is thrilled to join this talented cast and team for this murderously entertaining play! Other recent roles include Gomez in The Addams Family, Russ/Dan in Clybourne Park, Lancelot in Spamalot, Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins, Cladwell in Urinetown, Jonathan in Arsenic and Old Lace, the Butler in Clue, Osborne in Journey's End, and of course Hercule Poirot. When not breaking legs on stage he fixes them as an orthopaedic surgeon at Union Memorial. Many thanks to the production team for their professionalism and hard work. Most of all, thanks to his real-life leading lady Michele for her unending love and support!

Randy Dalmas (Monsieur Bouc)
Randy is enjoying his return to Dundalk Community Theater. This is his fourth Agatha Christie mystery with Director Joey Hellman, appearing in Go Back For Murder here at Dundalk, Towards Zero at Cockpit in Court, and in Murder on the Orient Express at Just Off Broadway. His other experiences with murder mysteries includes playing Giles in The Mousetrap, and directing the classic And Then There Were None at Spotlighter's Theater. He has even been an ensemble member of the murder mystery improv troupe Do or Die Mysteries. This summer you’ll be able to see Randy at the Maryland Renaissance Festival in the Royal Court as the Duke of Norfolk.

Laura Weiss (Mary Debenham)
Laura is thrilled to be returning to the DCT stage! She has previously been in DCT’s productions of Intimate Apparel (Mrs Van Buren), Jane Eyre (Grace), and The Full Monty (Estelle). Other favorite shows include Steel Magnolias (Annelle), Company (Jenny), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy), The Shadow Box (Agnes), Sweeney Todd (Ensemble), Assassins (Emma Goldman), and Crazy for You (Betsy). Laura holds a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre from Catholic University and has worked professionally in arts administration for over 15 years.

Albert J. Boeren (Hector MacQueen)
Albert is no stranger to the DCT stage having appeared in 1776 (Rev. Witherspoon), Hairspray (Mr. Spritzer), The Drowsy Chaperone (George), 12 Angry Men (Juror 2), and ensemble in Annie, Bridges of Madison County, Cinderella, The Graduate and Crazy for You among others. He directed DCT's production of Brighton Beach Memoirs and will be directing Escape to Margaritaville in the Fall. He has also performed with Cockpit in Court (And Then There Were None, Hairspray, Sunset Boulevard, Singing in the Rain, Camelot, The Unexpected Guest), Tidewater Players (1776), and many others. Directing credits include Gospell, Barnum, The Odd Couple (both male and female versions), You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Arsenic and Old Lace, and Meet Me in St. Louis. Albert works for Spirit Airlines and is the Coordinator of Religious Education at Our Lady Queen of Peace. He has been married to his wife, Lisa, for 41 years. They have 2 great children, Andrew (who helped build the set) and Angela.

David DeFrank (Michel the Conductor)
This is David's first show with Dundalk Community Theater. He has had previous roles with Scottfield Theater Company in "The Secret Garden", "Gypsy", and "Meet Me in St. Louis". Additionally, he has also had previous roles in the State Theater of Havre de Grace's productions of "Reefer Madness" and "The Producers". David is thankful to Joe for taking a chance on him in the role of Michel, and as usual would like to thank his friends and family for coming out to support theater.

Kendra Keiser (Princess Dragomiroff)
Kendra is thrilled to be back at Dundalk Community Theatre. Her last performance here was in last year's Forbidden Broadway. Some of Kendra's favorite roles include Fiddler on the Roof (Golde), Mamma Mia (Rosie), West Side Story (Anita), Into the Woods (The Witch), Annie (Miss Hannigan), Gypsy (Louise), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Linoleum), Falsettos (Dr. Charlotte), Ragtime (Emma Goldman), Chitty Chitty, Bang, Bang! (The Baroness Bomburst), Mary Poppins (Nanny Andrew), Young Frankenstein (Frau Blucher) and The Wizard of Oz (Aunt Em) to name just a few. She also performs murder mysteries on the Western Scenic Railroad with The Fowl Players of Perryville, and on The Pride of The Susquehanna River Boat with JR Entertainment. Kendra is a graduate of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Washington DC, and works for a local mental health practice by day. Kendra wishes to thank the entire team and amazing cast at DCT for another wonderful winter of fun! She also wishes to thank the audience for supporting the ARTS! With special Thanks to Steve.

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Jennifer Otero (Greta Ohlsson)
Jennifer is thrilled to be back on stage after a four-year hiatus from theatre while she pursued her Masters. She is the Library Media Specialist at SEED School of Maryland. Some favorite roles include Elaine from Arsenic and Old Lace, Sally Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Miss Krumholtz in How to Succeed and Mabel in Once Upon a Mattress. Love to Lou. Her performance is dedicated in loving memory of her father, Bill Pheil. Murder on the Orient Express was the last book he read.

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Ashley Gerhardt (Countess Andrenyi )
Ashley is beyond excited to be making her debut with DCT and is thrilled to be working with Joey once again! Ashley is a seasoned veteran with over 4 decades of professional and amateur theatre under her belt. Some of her favorite roles include Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun and Elizabeth Benning in Young Frankenstein. Ashley is an 18 year breast cancer survivor and would not be here today without the love and support of her friends and family. Especially, her mother who she misses every single day. All her love goes out to her wife, Jamie. I love you Mrs. Lobster! “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it”

Holly Pasciullo (Helen Hubbard)
Holly's DCT credits include: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Miss Shingle); Little Women (Aunt March); Titanic (Alice Beane); Annie (Lily St. Regis); A Few Good Men (Director); Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey); The Women (Sylvia Fowler); Gypsy (Miss Ratchett/ Tessie Tura); and Rumors (Chris Gorman). Other roles in the Baltimore area include Nora in A Doll’s House 2, the Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, Masha in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, and Diane in The Little Dog Laughed.

Brian Boys (Colonel Arbuthnot)
A member of the International Thespian Society since 1995, Brian is excited to take the stage with Dundalk Community Theatre's production of Murder On The Orient Express. Portraying a colonel last summer in Cockpit in Court's production of Bad Seed , Brian is primed to portray Colonel James Arbuthnot. He is also thrilled to work with Joey Hellman again, who has taken the role of Director in this production. Joey recently deduced that Brian's favorite color is green, and that detective's intuition shines through this adaptation of an Agatha Christie classic!

Bill Kohlhoff (Sam Ratchett)
Bill has appeared in several St. Gabriel Miracle Players productions, including South Pacific, Death on the Nile, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. His other stage credits include Spotlighters productions of Laughingstock and A Raisin in the Sun, Laurel Mills’ production of Twelfth Night, Monkton Mills’ productions of Trifles, and Salem Players’ production of 70 Girls 70.

Kyle Nolla (Head Waiter)
Kyle is an actor who is new to the Baltimore area. Their most recent work has been at the Bristol Renaissance Faire in Wisconsin, where they spent four summers in a principle role in the RenQuest live action role playing game. Past stage roles include Announcer in War of the Worlds and Lisa in Collected Stories, with credits as stage manager and assistant director with the Hyde Park Community Players. Their acting work is informed by their day job, where they research how emotions impact human performance. They are grateful for the opportunity to participate in Murder on the Orient Express and look forward to creating more stories in the Baltimore area!

Joey Hellman (Director)
Joey is thrilled to return to DCT this year after playing Corny Collins last year in Hairspray. Prior to that, he also directed Murder on the Orient Express at Just Off Broadway theatre. Lead/featured performing roles include The Secret Garden, Lucky Stiff, High Society, The Foreigner, Curtains, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, The Leader of the Pack, The 1940’s Radio Hour and Cabaret. Ensemble roles in The Bad Seed, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Anything Goes, No, No, Nanette, Hello Dolly!, A Grand Night for Singing and Mame. Directing credits include The Little Foxes, Steel Magnolias (twice), Driving Miss Daisy (twice), Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got the Will?, Plaza Suite and Butterflies are Free in addition to Agatha Christie’s Go Back for Murder and Towards Zero. Vagabonds credits include The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Company, Cabaret, Witness for the Prosecution and And Then There Were None. He has also worked as backstage dresser and running crew on several other shows around town. He is an Academic Program Administrator at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

TraceyAnn Tokar Smith (Stage Manager)
TraceyAnn is pleased to be working with this cast, crew, and production team. She has stage managed many shows for DCT over the years – favorites include Hairspray, Kinky Boots, A Bronx Tale, A Chorus Line, Mamma Mia, A Year with Frog and Toad, The Bridges of Madison County, A Few Good Men, and Something's Afoot. TraceyAnn also stage managed Grand Horizons, Witness Statements, And Then There Were None, The Unexpected Guest, and Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean at Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre. Away from the theatre, TraceyAnn works for Lansdowne High School as their school librarian

Marc W. Smith (Interim Artistic Director Set/Lights/Sound Design Technical Director)
Marc has been involved in theatre for over 50 years and has been responsible for designing or technically directing all 50 seasons of DCT productions! With B.A. and M.F.A degrees in Technical Theatre and Design from Towson University, he has been the full time Technical Director for CCBC Dundalk since 1980. In addition, he is the theatre technical consultant for the CCBC Catonsville and Dundalk theatre facilities. Marc has received numerous technical theatre achievement awards from The United States Institute of Theatre Technology. Several of his production designs have been displayed in juried expositions including A Little Night Music and The Cemetery Club for technical achievement and Bus Stop for scenic and lighting design. Marc's scenic and lighting designs for the CCBC Essex production of Zombie Prom were part of the finalists in the Region II Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and his lighting design for the DCT production of I Do, I Do, won Best Lighting Design at the Maytime International Theatre Festival in Ireland.

Lisa L. Boeren (Interim Administrative Manager)
Lisa has been the CCBC Box Office Manager for almost 25 years! Lisa brings over four decades of dedicated service to the Baltimore theatre community, marked by her extensive expertise in stage management and technical production. Throughout her career, she has overseen hundreds of productions across various esteemed venues including Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre, Dundalk Community Theatre, and Phoenix Festival Theatre, among others. Her roles have ranged from stage management and technical operations to props management, costume coordination, and more, demonstrating her versatility and commitment to ensuring flawless production execution. She has been the Administrative Manager for Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre for the last fifteen years. Lisa’s passion for theatre extends beyond technical proficiency; she has been instrumental in fostering collaborative environments, working closely with staff, administration, and boards of directors to enhance audience experiences and drive operational excellence. Lisa holds certifications in budgetary development, leadership management, and crowd management, as well as a Non-Profit Organization Management Workforce Certificate from CCBC, underscoring her proficiency in organizational management and operational oversight. Her dedication to theatre and community enrichment continues to inspire and elevate the arts scene in Baltimore.

Amy Vickers (Properties Designer)
Having Performed, Stage Managed, Propped, Crewed, Sold Concessions, Seated Patrons, Sold Raffle Tickets, Run the Lighting Board, Operated the Spotlight, Quick Change Dresser over her 26 years with DCT, Amy is always happy to come "home". There's never a dull moment and she loves being part of the magic that is live theatre! Thank YOU for supporting live theatre! Enjoy the show!