Miss Marple: Murder at the Vicarage
Adapted from the Novel The Murder at the Vicarage by Rick Robinson
April 10 - June 7
‘Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe,’ declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, ‘would be doing the world at large a favour!’ A careless remark which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later – when the colonel was found shot dead in the clergyman’s study. One of Agatha’s greatest sleuths, Miss Marple, takes the stage for the first time and she soon discovers the whole village seems to have had a motive to kill Colonel Protheroe…
Content Guide
If Miss Marple were a movie, it would be rated PG-13 due to adult situations, theatrical violence and discussion of murder.
Pricing
Monday - Thursday pricing- $52 A Level Seating / $45 B Level Seating / $32 C Level Seating
Friday - Sunday & Select Holiday pricing - $59 A Level Seating / $52 B Level Seating / $36 C Level Seating
What keeps the audience fascinated is the ever-evolving story with its many twists and turns, and the performances of the actors, especially Barret O’Brien as Reverend Clement and Terry Bamberer the willowy, keenly observant Miss Marple. Fittingly, the play marks the first time both have appeared at the Cabaret, and the play is the first Miss Marple story performed on the Cabaret stage. “Murder” features a strong supporting cast, especially Tyler Ward Lemons, who is visually the perfect Inspector Slack.
The Oregon Cabaret Theatre’s executive director, Rick Robinson, took up Agatha Christie’s demure sleuth for the company’s current production, “Miss Marple: Murder at the Vicarage.” His adaptation is truly excellent with plenty of witty lines and ongoing situations that lighten the mood — such as the vicar’s disdain for his maid and cook, Mary.
Agatha Christie’s “Miss Marple: Murder at the Vicarage,” another in a series of the author’s refined, British whodunnits, has pulled up in style and parked itself at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre
“Murder” is directed by Cabaret co-founder Paul Barnes, who is making his return to the Cabaret for the first time in more than a decade. Barnes has created a sharply tuned production, one that moves swiftly and precisely, and keeps the audience involved and guessing.
Director Paul Barnes, one of the cabaret’s founding talents — and this is season 41 — did an impressive job of putting this entirely new adaptation together.
With a penchant for horticulture and an annoying habit for not accepting the obvious, Ms. Marple first comes across as a spinsterish busy-body.In actuality, she possesses a disarming nature, a talent for keen observation, and an uncanny knack for solving crime. Thank you actor Terry Bamberger. If ever there was a true likeness to a character, you have found it.
What fun! Oregon Cabaret Theater delivers a tight, upbeat, perfectly acted light murder mystery on a set that is beautiful and flexible with actors clothed in perfected finery. Five Stars out of Five.
Praise for Miss Marple from Facebook
"resolutely....BRILLIANT. True star power in Barret O'Brien as Reverend Clement and Terry Bamberer as Ms Marple"
"We are always impressed with the sets and lighting at the Cabaret Theater! And the acting is always top tier!"
"I saw this play yesterday with my mom and it was fantastic!
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"Getting to see the very first and opening show of "Miss Marple : Murder at the Vicarage" at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre was such a delightful way to celebrate my birthday. It had me guessing till the very end."
"It is such a good show"
"Very fun show!"
"Absolutely stunning"
"We had a wonderful night at the show last night. Great cast. Beautiful set. All The Who-done-it you could ask for. Miss Marple and the Vicar (as well as the entire cast) were simply fun to watch."
"I had never read a Miss Marple mystery, but saw the show and promptly went out and borrowed it from my public library! Enjoy!"
Terry Bamberger*
Miss Marple
This is Terry’s Oregon Cabaret Debut!
Other Productions: Dipuc in Cupid Presents: Lovemaking For Beginners (Corpus Christi Playroom Cambridge); Woman in Philip Ridley’s Legacy (The Arcola Theatre London); Mrs. Anna Hedges in Born Yesterday (S.F. Playhouse); US Wendy in Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday (Berkeley Repertory Theatre). Films: Gallery Woman in Crime 101 (Amazon MGM Studios); Wendy in Deep Cover (Metronome Film Co.); TV: Lady Aylward in Call the Midwife (season 13, ep. 6); Stephanie St. James in The Good Ship Murder (Channel 5 UK).
Where she’s from: Originally San Francisco, CA; Freshly returned in February 2026 from four years in Cambridge, U.K.; currently has come full-circle back to the City by the Bay.
Barret O'Brien*
Clement
This is Barret's Oregon Cabaret Debut!
Other productions: Off-Broadway: Decius in Julius Caesar (TFANA), Theo in Crane Story (Cherry Lane). Select Regional: Benjamin in Ripcord (Rogue Theater Company), Scapino in Scapino (Camelot), Rook in The Unfortunates, Fountainhead in Water by the Spoonful, Angelo in Off the Rails, McCluskey in Roe (OSF), Macduff in Macbeth (Long Wharf), Ensemble in Passion Play (Yale Rep), Dionysus in The Bacchae (Yale Cabaret). National Tours: Jack in Leading Ladies, Ludie in The Trip to Bountiful. Europe: Astrov in Uncle Vanya (Chamber Theatre, Budapest), Bunky in Solitaire (Théâtre du Marais, Paris), Linc in Slam (off-West End, London). Recent Film and TV: Carroll in The Long Long Night (Duplass Brothers), Mike in Lemurian Candidate (Crossing Bridges), and Charles in Above the Trees (Joma Films).
Steffanie Leigh*
Anne
This is Steffanie’s Oregon Cabaret Debut!
Other Productions: Dorian Leigh in War Paint, Liane d’Exelmans in Gigi, Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (Broadway); Guenevere in Camelot (Studio Tenn); Pretty Woman in Woman on Fire (Royal Family); Brooklyn DeWolf in Gods of Comedy (Old Globe/ McCarter Theatre); Clara in Passion (Signature Theatre); Dani in Dani Girl (Exit Pursued by a Bear); Vanda in Venus in Fur (Singapore Repertory); Woman 1 in Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Alliance Theatre). TV: “Blacklist”, “Blindspot”, “Mysteries of Laura”, “The Good Wife”, “Members Only”, “Holly’s Show”. Film: Seaside, Easter Mysteries, Progress, American Dresser.
Aiden Jenkins
Lawrence
Previously at the Cabaret: Scott/US Chad in Disaster!, US Emmett/US Warner in Legally Blonde. Other Productions: Amil in Tipping Point, Stage Directions in Better (Ashland New Plays Festival); Bo Decker in Bus Stop (Camelot Theatre Company); Charlie in Mary’s Wedding (Collaborative Theatre Project); Performer in Stanza To Stage (OSF Green Show); Pericles in Pericles, Sonny in Xanadu, Robert in The Drowsy Chaperone (Southern Oregon University).
Where he’s from: Originally San Ramon, CA; Currently Ashland, OR for 5 years.
Allie Pratt
Griselda
This is Allie’s Oregon Cabaret Debut!
Other Productions: Marina in Pericles, Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Laura in The Glass Menagerie, Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest, Ophelia in Hamlet, Lizzy in Kate Hamill’s Pride and Prejudice, Alice in The Book of Will, Oswald in King Lear, Perdita in The Winter’s Tale, Suzy in The Formula World Premiere (Santa Cruz Shakespeare); Marianne in Constellations, Curley’s Wife in Of Mice and Men, Sandra in The Play That Goes Wrong, Elaine in The Graduate (Sierra Repertory Theatre); Louka in Arms and the Man (Jewel Theatre); Miranda in The Tempest (Thin Air Shakespeare); Viola in Twelfth Night, Maria in Love’s Labour’s Lost (Seattle Shakespeare); Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Kippy/ensemble in She’s Come Undone (Book-It Repertory); Dinah in Mr. Pim Passes By (Taproot Theatre); Roxane in Cyrano (Cinnabar Theatre); Perdita in The Winter’s Tale (Shakespeare by the Sea); Betty in Betty’s Summer Vacation (Defunkt Theatre); Abby in Attack of the Killer Murderer… Of Death! World Premiere (Theater Schmeater); Samantha in Natural (Annex Theatre).
Jackie Apodaca*
Mrs. Lestrange & Others
This is Jackie’s Oregon Cabaret debut!
Other Productions: US Sandra in A Thousand Clowns (Roundabout Theatre Company); Gertrude in Hamlet (Island Shakespeare Festival); Bessye in A Dybbuck, US Carol in Oleanna (Denver Center Theatre Company); Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Viola in Twelfth Night, Mistress Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Celia in As You Like It (Shakespeare Santa Barbara); Madeline in La Terrasse (Genesis West); Sandy in Xtreme Unction (Oasis Theatre Ensemble); Linda in Boil (Venice Theatre Works).
Tyler Ward Lemons
Protheroe/Slack
Previously at the Cabaret: Cal in Waitress, Kyle in Legally Blonde, Mr. Price and ensemble in Kinky Boots.
Other productions: Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls, Ernst Ludvig in Cabaret, Richard in The Lion in Winter, Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace, Adam, Jess and Daniel in The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged), Benedic in Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth in Macbeth.
Where he’s from: Originally Denver, CO; Currently Medford, OR for 14 years.
Cody Pettit
Dr. Haydock/Stone
Previously at the Cabaret: Puppet Operator in Little Shop of Horrors, Fred in A Christmas Carol.
Other productions: Tinman in The Wizard of Oz, Will in Something Rotten!, Actor in Almost, Maine, Buddy in Elf, Jack in Honeymoon in Vegas, Monty in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Matt in The Fantasticks, Lancelot in Spamalot! (Camelot Theatre Company); Rostand in Bernhardt/Hamlet, Lovelace/Bryon in Ada and the Engine, Agis in Triumph of Love, Longevin in Radiance, Prince John in Sherwood, James Joyce in Himself and Nora (Collaborative Theater Project).
Where he’s from: Originally Cambria, CA; Currently Medford, OR for 8 years.
Julia Gibbs
Lettice Protheroe
Previously at the Cabaret: Femme Actor in Sherlock Holmes and the Study in Scarlett, US Lauren performed and US Ensemble performed in Kinky Boots, US Estelle in The Full Monty.
Other Productions: Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady (Collaborative Theatre Project); Mrs. Ford in
The Merry Wives of Windsor, #14 in The Wolves, Erato in Xandadu (Southern Oregon University).
Where She’s From: Originally Petaluma, CA; Currently Ashland, OR for 5 years.
Melanie Marie
Mary & Others
Previously at the Cabaret: Nurse Norma in Waitress, Ensemble in Kinky Boots, Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol.
Other Productions: Chad Minors in The Best Little Rocky Horror House in Texas (Cabaret Risque); The Wicked Witch in The Wizard of OZ, Mrs. Wilkinson in Billy Elliot (Camelot Theatre); Ada Lovelace in Ada and the Engine (Collaborative Theatre Project).
Where they are from: Originally Paso Robles, CA; Currently Medford, OR for 9 years.
Livia Genise
Understudy Miss Marple
Previously at the Cabaret: Mrs. Peacock in Clue, Martha in White Christmas, Hannah
in The Spitfire Grill, Buruska in Once, Dotti in Noises Off.
Other Productions: Dolly in Hello Dolly, Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret, Patsy in Always… Patsy Cline, Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, Eleanor in The Lion in Winter, Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Mama Rose in Gypsy, Maria Callas in Master Class, Sister Aloysius in Doubt, Barbara in Three Hotels, Heidi in The Heidi Chronicles (Camelot Theatre); Mrs. Schubert in Sheer Madness (Mason St. Theatre); Hesione in Triumph of Love, Titania in Another Midsummer Night, Rebecca in Rags (TheatreWorks); Rizzo in Grease (Royal Theatre, Broadway).
Where she’s from: Originally Brooklyn, NY; Currently Ashland, OR for 23 years.
Kelly Jean Hammond
Understudy Lestrange & Others/Understudy Anne & Others
This is Kelly Jean’s Oregon Cabaret debut!
Other Productions: Alaura in City of Angels, Guenevere in Camelot, Diva in Priscilla, Queen of
the Desert, Lucy in Jekyll and Hyde, Marguerite in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Ulla in The Producers
(Camelot Theatre Company); Aldonza in Man of La Mancha (Randall Theatre); Edwin in The
Mystery of Edwin Drood (Metropolitan Performing Arts Company).
Where she’s from: Originally Burbank, CA; Currently Ashland, OR for 8 years.
Personal Note: “Thank you to my family, husband, and darling daughters.”
Mark Ropers
Understudy Slack & Others/2nd Understudy Dr. Haydock & Others
This is Mark’s Oregon Cabaret Debut!
Other Productions: Buddy in City of Angels, Captain Hook in Peter Pan, Nicky Arnstein in Funny Girl (Camelot Theatre Company); Felix Unger in The Odd Couple, Dale Harding in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Next Stage Theatre Company); Mr Van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank (Collaborative Theatre Project); Orlando in As You Like It (Sunnyvale Players).
Where he’s from: Originally Los Altos, CA; Currently Ashland, OR for 30 years.
Amelia Sorensen
Understudy Lettice & Others/Understudy Griselda & Others
This is Amelia’s Oregon Cabaret Debut!
Other productions include: Drew in The Sunset Plays (Dramatist Guild, NY Premiere), Wren in
Lockdown (Barnstormers, World Premiere), Grace Fryer in Radium Girls, Hedy Larue in How to
Succeed in Business without Really Trying, Helena in Midsummer Night’s Dream, Madame
Dubonnet in The Boyfriend (Mountain Avenue Theatre). Film credits include: Juliet in Wherefore Art Thou (Best Actress Award, French Riviera Film Festival), and Stella in Bad Cupid.
Where she’s from: Originally Ashland, OR; Currently Ashland after 5 years in NYC.
Personal note: “Amelia is excited to return to the theatre in the town she grew up in, and excited to work with the Cabaret for the first time! She thanks her partner Will for his continued support, and her parents for all their faith in her. She also works as a photographer and writer. You can find more of her work at ameliasorensen.com.”
Nicolas Vogl
Understudy Lawrence & Others/Understudy Dr. Haydock & Others
This is Nick’s Oregon Cabaret debut!
Other productions: Director of Tales of the Direwood with Green Theatre Collaboration.
Film/TV: Keep Away (Microsoft HoloLens, dir. Ben Porter), The Heist (VR) (HTC Vive/Oculus
Rift, dir. Jason Moore), Patrick Sunrider (title role, dir. Chloe Rossetti), and Breaking the Silence (Wounded Soldier, dir. Seayoon Jeong). Voiceover: Take Me Out to the All-Star Game (MLB / WA LOTTO) and Guide to Machine Learning (Audible). Stage: Icarus in Wings of the Moon (Slate Theatre); Sergeant in Pirates of Penzance (18th & Union); Julian Falk in It Can’t Happen Here (Cornish Playhouse); Robert Conklin in Rimers of Eldritch (Alhadeff Studio); and various roles in The Coaster Show (Capitol Cider Sketch Comedy).
Where he’s from: Originally St. Louis, MO; currently Talent, OR.
Personal note: “B.F.A. in Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts. Represented by TC Talent - Agent Tim Crist (tim@tctalentagency.com).”
The Team
Production Team
Director - Paul Barnes**
Scenic Designer - Brian Redfern^
Costume Designer - Sara Brookes
Lighting Designer - Chris Wood^
Sound Designer - Tyler Berg^
Prop Designer - Jackie Perron
Wig Designer - Virginia Carol Hudson
Dialect Coach - Valerie Madden
Intimacy Director - Alex Boyles
Stage Manager - Haley Forsyth*
Assistant Stage Manager - Zoe Krause
Lead Sound Engineer - Joe Balestreri
Production Manager - Amanda Rose Johnson
Technical Director - Tayson Criddle
Lead Carpenter - Jeff Arlt
Lead Scenic Artist - Nate Brackney
Costume Shop Supervisor/Associate Designer - Anne Gesling
Wardrobe - Kathy Wing
Member Actors Equity Association*
Member IATSE USA 829 Union^
Member Stage Directors and Choreographers Union**