Saturday, June 6
SHOWTIME: 7:00 PM – DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM
TICKETS: $30-$40
The MYSTERIOUS OLD RADIO LISTENING SOCIETY PRESENTS “AGATHA CHRISTIE IN AMERICA” AT CROONERS JUNE 6!
Join The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society for an Agatha Christie double feature! The Society presents two audio plays by the grand dame of mystery, performed in the style of an old-time radio broadcast, complete with vintage commercials and live sound effects!
“The Careless Victim” from Hercule Poirot (1945)
Poirot arrives in New York in search of an apartment and finds a corpse instead! The debut episode of American radio’s first and only attempt to turn Christie’s beloved Belgian sleuth into the hero of his own weekly series.
“The Shadow on the Glass” from The Mysterious Mr. Quin (premiere)
A dinner party, a haunted window, and a double murder? All in a day’s work for Mr. Satterthwaite and his curiously-named friend, Harley Quin. The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society imagines an alternate 1945 in which the success of the Hercule Poirot radio series led to another American Agatha Christie adaptation: The Mysterious Mr. Quin.
It’s an “entertaining and creepy homage to an era gone by” (Cherry and Spoon) brought to life by veteran Twin Cities performers Shanan Custer, Joshua English Scrimshaw, Tim Uren and Eric Webster “using their voices to paint a picture so vivid that if you close your eyes you can see the action in your mind’s eye.” (Stages of Minnesota)
PREVIOUS PRAISE FOR THE MYSTERIOUS OLD RADIO LISTENING SOCIETY:
“Shanan Custer, Joshua English Scrimshaw, Tim Uren, and Eric Webster have this down cold — not just the technical aspect, but the tone… Chilling as it might be to experience these tales (complete with old-school ads) alone in the dark, it’s much more fun to experience them with a crowd.” –City Pages
“An artisanal, old-school way of making entertainment… The fun is in watching these fine actors work almost exclusively with their voices … and to see them create a sepia-toned world with handmade sound effects.” – Pioneer Press
“This show is an entertaining and creepy homage to an era gone by, that of the radio drama. The creators of this show have a podcast of the same name… and their love for and knowledge of the genre is evident… There’s a reason these radio horror shows were so popular, and happily they continue to exist in some form today thanks to Ghoulish Delights.” –Cherry and Spoon
The MYSTERIOUS OLD RADIO LISTENING SOCIETY at Crooners in 2026-2027!
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PREVIOUS PRAISE FOR THE MYSTERIOUS OLD RADIO LISTENING SOCIETY:
“Shanan Custer, Joshua English Scrimshaw, Tim Uren, and Eric Webster have this down cold — not just the technical aspect, but the tone… Chilling as it might be to experience these tales (complete with old-school ads) alone in the dark, it’s much more fun to experience them with a crowd.” –City Pages
“An artisanal, old-school way of making entertainment… The fun is in watching these fine actors work almost exclusively with their voices … and to see them create a sepia-toned world with handmade sound effects.” – Pioneer Press
“This show is an entertaining and creepy homage to an era gone by, that of the radio drama. The creators of this show have a podcast of the same name… and their love for and knowledge of the genre is evident… There’s a reason these radio horror shows were so popular, and happily they continue to exist in some form today thanks to Ghoulish Delights.” –Cherry and Spoon