CAST
Hercule Poirot........................Eric Fletcher
Captain Hastings...................Andrew Accardi
Richard Amory.......................Jack Wooton
Lucia Amory...........................Andrea Woodbridge
Aunt Caroline........................Patricia M. Lawrence
Dr. Carelli...............................Gabe DeRose
Barbara Amory:.....................Lexie Showalter
Edward Raynor......................Will Ernest Adams
Mrs. Tredwell.........................Sue-Ellen Mandell
Sir Claud Amory....................Riley Fee
Dr. Graham/
Female Swing Understudy...Kathryn Loggins
Johnson/
Male Swing Understudy.......Isaac Lewis
Inspector Japp.......................Brenda Bell
Creative Team
Director..................................Shino Frances
Artistic Director.....................Brenda Bell
Stage Manager......................Kelley Alogna
Asst. Stage Manager.............Matthew Davis
Composer..............................Michael Sgouros
Costumes...............................Courtney Hansen
Production Manager............Emma Ruopp
Lighting Designer..................Jessica Choi
Set Design..............................Elizabeth Chaney
Additional Set Design...........Joanne Chiayuan
Eric’s Off-Broadway credits include Frankenstein (Victor Frankenstein), Hollow (Henry and Van Ripper), Phantom of the Opera (The Phantom), Beauty and the Beast (Papa), The Little Mermaid (Fish Witch), Cinderella (Madame), Alice in Wonderland (Queen of Hearts), The Selfish Giant (Giant) and Treasure Island (Ben Gunn). Eric earned a BFA in theatre performance from Virginia Commonwealth University. He can also be seen around New York as his drag persona Sparkle Monster. Thanks to friends, family and Michael Capecci.
Andrew Accardi is an actor, musician, songwriter and writer and is thrilled to be included in and debut at the Players Theater community! Recent performances include Marco in “A View from the Bridge” and Benvolio in “Romeo & Juliet”. You can watch his stop-motion Short Film “A Teardrops Dance” on Youtube. In the wise words of Gonzo the Great: “Every storm we ride is its own reward!”
Jack Wooton is excited to be returning to The Players Theatre, where he was seen this past fall as Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow. New York credits include: Sleepy Hollow (The Players Theatre), A Snowflake on the Ocean (Hudson Guild Theatre), Minutemen (The Tank NYC), and The Trojan Women (Shakespeare Workshoppe). Jack was recently nominated for Best Actor at the New York Theatre Festival Summerfest. A graduate of USC’s School of Dramatic Arts (BFA in Acting for Stage, Screen, and New Media), he is grateful to his family and friends for their endless support. Instagram – @snacksnooton
Andrea is thrilled to be returning to the Players Theatre stage for her fifth Agatha Christie production! She has appeared in other productions on this stage such as Dark Ladies, The Hollow, The Stranger, Murder on the Links, A Man Among Ye, Blood Countess, and a Christmas Carol. She would like to thank the fantastic cast and crew for making this such an amazing experience, and send loads of love to Sierra and Steve. www.andreawoodbridge.com; @andrea_m_woodbridge
Pat is thrilled to be back at The Players Theatre, where she has played Madame Daubreuil in "Murder on the Links," Fifi in "Furever Home," and Doris in "The Hollow." Other past roles: Mrs. Claus in "Killing Mrs. Claus" at Theater for the New City; Dowager Empress in "Anastasia" at White Plains Performing Arts Center; Swing for Ahrens and Flaherty’s "Knoxville" at Asolo Repertory Theatre; and Ensemble/Norma Understudy in "Sunset Boulevard" at The John W. Engeman Theatre. TV: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “The Blacklist.” As always thanks to Jay and Jimbo for their support. www.patriciamlawrence.com
Gabe was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is a graduate of Point Park University with a BA in musical theatre. Favorite credits include Charlie Price (Kinky Boots), Godspell (Jesus), Titanic (Barrett), and As You Like It (Orlando). Gabe had the pleasure of being in multiple shows here at the Players Theatre including Local Singles, Murder on the Links, Sleepy Hollow, and Christmas Carol, where he had a performance as Scrooge. He would like to thank his family and friends for their constant love and support. www.gabederose.com
Lexie Showalter is thrilled to return to Players for another mystery! Recent credits include Margaret/Verges in Much Ado About Nothing (Mirror Theater Company), Jenny in Weather (OOB Play Festival), and Cinderella in Murder on the Links (Players Theater). Lexie is a cast member and contributing writer of a bimonthly sketch show, Our Bar. She is also the proud producing artistic director for Mirror Theater Company. BFA MT from TCU. For Gram, my favorite Barbara.
Will is thrilled to join the company of Black Coffee! New York: Sleepy Hollow (Henry), Trap Game (Aaron), Elysian Fields (Joshua Speed), In Between 48th Street (Maxie), Murder on the Links (U/S Poirot, Leonie, Jack). National: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Ichabod Crane). Regional: Kinky Boots (Charlie Price), The 25th Annual…(Mitch Mahoney), Pippin (Pippin). Proud Iowa Hawkeye! For Connor Moll. @willernestadams
Sue-Ellen Mandell has appeared in many regional, Off-off Broadway and Off Broadway productions. She has played several iconic roles : Blanche: Streetcar Named Desire, Martha: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Ouisa: Six Degrees of Separation, Escalus: Measure for Measure. Television work includes: Celebrity Ghost Stories, Investigation Discovery and commercials.She enjoyed working for Comedy Central, playing Hillary Clinton, and collaborating to produce several Mini Mocks on their website. She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2023 N.Y. Theater Festival, This will be her 23rd production at The Players Theatre! When not acting, she enjoys teasing her granddaughters and sailing with her “boatman”, Jack! sueellenmandell@aol.com
Riley is a NYC-based actor-writer. Riley graduated from The Barrow Group’s one-year acting conservatory and has been a proud member of the 68 Cent Crew Theatre Company since 2019. Five of Riley’s most recent one-act plays that he wrote won Audience Favorite selections for the Players Theatre Short Play Festival in Downtown NYC. Riley is so excited to be part of his first Agatha Christie thriller. Instagram: @rileyfee
Kathryn is a Brooklyn-based actor-writer. Her one-act plays have been a part of various festivals in NYC, and she most recently won the audience award at SPF LUV 2026 for “Loads of Love”. She has been a proud member of Theatre 68 for nine years, which produced the world premiere of “Love or Death Inside a House”, the full-length ensemble play she co-wrote with Riley Fee and starred in. She’s thrilled to be a part of this production and thanks you for supporting live theater!
Isaac Lewis is excited to be back in The Players Theatre in New York. He is a recent graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Most recently, you may have seen him in The Little Mermaid (Ensemble/Prince U/S) or in Rebellion Quashed, Rebellion Born (Andrie) at The Producers Club. Hope you enjoy the show. @isaaclewis333 https://isaachlewis3.wixsite.com/isaac
Brenda loves a good murder mystery - especially an Agatha Christie. Murder on MacDougal fans might remember her recently as Madame Renaud in Murder on the Links, Gerta Cristow in The Hollow, Mrs. Huggins in The Stranger as well as four other characters in previous seasons.
Shino Frances (she/they) is a NYC-based international Theatre Maker. Raised in a Japanese-Jewish household, Shino’s performance career started in diapers when accidentally moon-ing their grandparents’ guests at the dinner table. Directing followed close after, as they enrolled their bestie from next door to act out scenes on the back porch. More recent adventures include an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Full Length Musical award from MITF; two nominations for BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards – Best Original Choreography; Directing Rob Chen’s THE BLU ROOM; and most recently, Dir/Choreo of Sgouros & Bell’s CINDERELLA, this past spring. – A special thank you to all at The Players Theatre & Literally Alive!! @shinofrances
Michael Sgouros: Musical Director and Composer
Michael has served as music director and composer for the Off-Broadway shows Percussion People, The Selfish Giant, Treasure Island, Stone Soup, A Christmas Carol, Cinderella, Phantom of the Opera (Sgouros and Bell), The Little Mermaid, Alice In Wonderland, Tico Tales, Sleepy Hollow, Beauty and the Beast and Frankenstein the musical. A native New Yorker, Michael has enjoyed performing as drummer/percussionist in a variety of musical settings which have included the American Symphony, Philharmonia Virtuosi, Ethos Percussion Group, Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus and the Broadway productions of The Secret Garden, Falsettos, The Goodbye Girl, Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon and Phantom of the Opera. He has toured nationally with A Chorus Line and has traveled to Singapore and Costa Rica with the touring productions of Anything Goes and Tico Tales. Mr. Sgouros has worked professionally with Eartha Kitt, Mandy Patinkin, Michael Rupert, Bernadette Peters, Martin Short, Danny Aiello, Michael Kamen, Alison Janney, Laura Linney and Richard Thomas. He has also collaborated with notable percussionists Glen Velez, Stefan Harris, Michael Markus, Danny Druckman and Samir Chatterjee.
Kelley Alogna: Production Stage Manager
Kelley is a Connecticut based Stage Manager who commutes daily to pursue theatre in NYC. This production of Black Coffee will be her 25th show working at the Players Theatre. Off-Broadway credits include: Dark Ladies, Murder on the Links, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Frankenstein, A Christmas Carol and Beauty and the Beast.
Matthew is an Afro-Puerto Rican born and raised in New York City. He’s a recent City College graduate with a Bachelor’s in Theater. He made his Off-Broadway debut with Mike and Mindy’s Wild Weekend Jam. Credits include: The Runner Stumbles (Amos), Miss Julie (Stage Manager), Two Gentlemen of Verona (Ensemble), Ooze Monster (Henchmen/Fight Coordinator), I Want to F**k like Romeo & Juliet (Director), Mike and Mindy’s Wild Weekend Jam (ASM/PA), Sleepy Hollow (ASM), Christmas Carol (ASM). Matthew has been working at Players Theater since September 2025. He’s is a multi hyphenated theater artist. Instagram: @spotlightonmatthew
Courtney Hansen has been part of the Players Theatre, Literally Alive, & Be Bold! teams for over a decade. Love to Alex, the niblings, family, & friends.
Elizabeth Chaney – Set Design
Elizabeth Chaney is an Associate Professor in the BMCC Theatre Program. Designs include scenery for Sweat, Twelfth Night; scenery and lighting for Marisol, Love is a Blue Tick Hound, The Imaginary Invalid, and Measure for Measure. At The Players Theatre, scenery for The Hollow, Frankenstein, Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, Sleepy Hollow, and Cinderella. Other set designs include Candlelight by John Patrick Shanley (world premiere with Nylon Fusion), Italian American Reconciliation Play (Royal Family), and “One Glove” music video for Majorette. Elizabethchaney.carbonmade.com.
Emma Ruopp is the Technical Director of the Players Theatre and longtime production team member of Victory Theatrical. Previous Agatha Christie's include: The Hollow, And Then There Were None, The Unexpected Guest, Murder on the Links. Other select credits: Passage at Soho Rep (Technical Operator); The Other Mozart (Little Matchstick Factory); With Love, Marilyn (Production Supervisor On-Site); Trigger (Leviathan Lab); R.U.R. (Battle Damage); Stix (Araca Festival, world premiere); Happy Hour (Monica Bill Barnes); The Gulf (winner Samuel French OOB Festival 2015 NYC); Dadabomb (Giants Are Small/The Swiss Consulate).
Jess Choi is the Lighting Designer for Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee: Grounds For Murder at Players Theatre. Past shows include: Sleepy Hollow, Frankenstein, Christmas Carol, The Little Mermaid, Alice In Wonderland, Much Ado About Nothing. She studied and graduated in Entertainment Technology at NYC College of Technology. In addition to her design work, she is a Lighting Supervisor at BMCC as well as a freelancer in the positions of a technician, assistant/associate lighting designer, light board programmer/operator working in the field of theater and fashion.
Chia-yuan (Joanne) is a senior at CUNY Brooklyn College, majoring in Theater Design. Her recent credits include props master for She Takes Flight with Chrysalis Theatre Company (off-Broadway), props master/scene assistant for The Revolutionists and Cendrillon at CUNY Brooklyn College, set design assistant for Alice in Wonderland and The Little Mermaid at The Players Theatre (off-Broadway), and props master/scene assistant for Pecong and Stupid Fxcking Bird at BMCC. To-siā—thank you in Taiwanese!