Agatha Christie's BLACK COFFEE Opens 3/11 at City Theatre

St. Petersburg City Theatre continues its 91st Mainstage Season, presented by Raymond James, with Agatha Christie's Black Coffee, the first piece Christie wrote for the stage. Preview on March 10, 2016 at 8pm. Opening night is March 11 and the production runs through March 20.

Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 8pm; Sunday matinees at 2pm. Lobby will open 1 hour prior to the show, with doors to the audience chamber opening 30 minutes prior to the show.

Tickets are $22 for adults; $10 for students with student I.D. Tickets to the preview performance on Thursday, March 10 at 8pm are $15. Full price tickets ($22) may be purchased by phone or in person at our Box Office, or online at www.spcitytheatre.org. Group discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.

Please call the Box Office in inquire about group discounts or student tickets at 727-866-1973.
Box Office number: 727-866-1973
Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 10am-4pm.

Agatha Christie's Black Coffee was originally produced in 1930. Black Coffee is significant in Christie's body of work as the first piece Christie wrote specifically for the stage, and features Hercule Poirot, one of Christie's most beloved sleuths. The story concerns the untimely death of a physicist who has come up with a formula for an atom bomb. In true Christie fashion, Hercule Poirot is tasked with solving the case, after many twists and turns.

Agatha Christie was a British novelist, playwright, and short story writer, best known for her 66 detective novels. And 14 short story collections. The Guinness World Book of Records lists Christie as the best-selling novelist of all time. Black Coffee launched a successful second career for her as a playwright and led to many other fan favorites onstage, including And Then There Were None and The Mousetrap.

Jessica Burchfield is directing City Theatre's production of Black Coffee. This will be her Mainstage directorial debut for City Theatre, though she is no stranger to the City Theatre stage, having appeared on and off stage in many roles over the last ten years. Recently seen as Music Director for City Theatre's mainstage productions of Footloose and Hello, Dolly!, Jessica is also heavily involved in the youth arts programs at City Theatre. As the director of City Theatre's Teen Musical Theatre program, directing credits include Into the Woods, Jr., Legally Blonde, Jr., and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

Photo credit: Jessica Burchfield

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