AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (originally titled Ten Little Indians) is one of Dame Agatha Christie's most famous and ingenious murder mysteries. Ten strangers are invited to an island mansion off the coast of Devon, England, each on a different pretense. As they assemble for dinner, a voice from a phonograph record accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret. The tension never lets up as the guests scramble to escape from the island before they are murdered, one by one, in accordance with the Ten Little Indians nursery rhyme hanging over the fireplace. Then one drops dead , poisoned. One down and nine to go! The excitement never lets up in this superlative Agatha Christie play, which is filled with suspense and intrigue as well as comedy.
There are eleven characters in the play. All of the ages cited in the character descriptions are "playing ages" and there is some flexibility in casting. The play is set in England and all actors will need to have or learn an English accent.

Due to previous commitments, Tim Tavcar is unable to direct this show. LCP wishes Tim well and hopes to work with him again. Stepping in to direct is Dean Burnell. Dean, an LCP mainstay over the last few years, most recently directed "Damn Yankees" in 2004 and "Don't Drink the Water" in 2003. Dean is excited to put on this show. Producer Perry Hankinson has enlisted LCP veterans Mark Roberts and Donna Stafford to work on the set, and they are committed to creating just the right deliciously devilish setting for this classic murder mystery.
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CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Rogers: a competent middle-aged manservant, quick, deft, and a trifle specious and shifty.

Mrs. Rogers: a worried, frightened looking woman, she is the serving staff for the evening and is not happy about it.

Fred Narracott: is the boatman who delivers supplies and guests to the island.

Vera Claythorne: secretary to Mrs. Owens (the mysterious hostess). She is a good-looking girl in her mid-20s.

Philip Lombard: a man in his mid-30s, well tanned, and a former soldier with a touch of the adventurer about him.

Anthony Marston: a good-looking young man in his mid-20s who is rich, spoiled, and not very intelligent.

William Blore: a middle-aged thickset man. He wears rather loud clothes and introduces himself as Mr. Davis. In reality he is a former police officer turned private detective, making notes of everything.

General MacKenzie: an upright soldierly old man with a tired, gentle face. He is very set in his ways and often appears to be lost.

Emily Brent: middle-aged spinster with a disagreeable, suspicious face and nature. She disapproves of most of the other guests, especially Vera.

Sir Lawrence Wargrave: a middle-aged gentleman and a recently retired judge. Intelligent, skeptical and suspicious, he is a take-charge person.

Dr. Armstrong: A man or a woman may play Armstrong, who is a popular physician to the London upper class, middle-aged, good-looking and fussy.