Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed multiple times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Auditioners are encouraged to prepare a one-minute modern monologue from any published stage play. (Please avoid screenplays, teleplays, original writing, passages from novels or song lyrics. Monologues should best portray actor's strengths and must be memorized. It is requested that auditioners bring an 8x10 color photo-headshot and resume of acting experience, but this is not required.