Meet the Cast of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express: Evan Marquez

Introduce yourself! Where have audiences seen your work recently and where can they see you next?
My name is Evan Marquez and Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express will be my 3rd production with Vintage Theatre. Most recently, I played Lancelot, the Knight Who Says Ni, Tim the Enchanter, and the French Taunter in Vintage's production of Monty Python's Spamalot. Prior to that, I played Max/Cecil in Vintage's The One-Act That Goes Wrong, a murder mystery fraught with (intentional) calamity.

What is your favorite aspect of your role in the cast?
Honestly, I love to do accents and Colonel Arbuthot's Scottish brogue has been a fun challenge. It's been great when all of the play's characters are in the same room and you have Swedish, Scottish, British, Belgian, Hungarian, Russian and American accents all competing with one another. Luckily, we have our great dialect coach Sierra Rizzo to help keep us all in line.

Who are some of your top fictional detectives/investigators?
Problematic casting of the leads aside, Disney's The Lone Ranger (2013) has a bonkers sequence in the climax of the film with dueling train engines, a giant ladder, and a physics defying horse- all set to the classic "William Tell Overture". Maybe just watch that part and skip the rest of the movie.

Is there a specific line or moment from the play that resonates with you?

Without getting too much into the plot, Agatha Christie does a superb job asking her audience to think about, "What is 'justice' and who gets to make that decision?"

You’re playing the board game Clue—what’s your idea character/weapon/location combo?
My family and I play a licensed version of Clue starring the Golden Girls where you have to determine who ate the last piece of cheesecake. The best solution is obviously Blanche on the lanai with the rattan chair.

Two trains leave the station, one from Paris, one from Delhi, each leaving at the rate of—just kidding! Why should audiences come see Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express at Vintage?
Our design team and crew have crafted the look and feel of everything on stage to make the audience feel like they have purchased a ticket on the Orient Express in 1934. As a passenger, you will get to experience all of the suspense and intrigue without any of the actual accusations and murder.