The Battle of the Detectives - Poirot vs Holmes A Radio Play
Friday and Saturday Sept 12 & 13 at 7:30pm and Sunday, Sept 14 at 2:00pm
Tickets $20 General - $15 Students/Seniors
“Battle of the Detectives: Poirot vs Holmes” a radio play showdown between two of the world’s most renowned detectives! Join us for an evening of 1940s style radio drama, complete with foley artists! Become part of our live studio audience and vote for your favorite detective, then see who is crowned the victor at the end of the show! Our lobby will be filled with our fall fundraiser projects based on the works of Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. One weekend only!
With radio talent: Ann Mackenzie, Beneicka Brown, Dan Stryker, Emily Stryker, Felix Stryker, Jonathan Graham, Meg Boone, Leah Berlin, Tory Rotlisberger and Mason Wilkes.
Directed by Amy Lovato
Assistant Director/SM: Jennifer Clark
Meet the Cast
𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 (Sherlock/Petherick)
Jonathan Graham has been "treading the boards" at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center since shows began at the Grange! He's performed at theatres throughout the county over the years. You may remember him from CPAC productions: "The Twisted Tales of Poe", 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘳. 𝘑𝘦𝘬𝘺𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘳. 𝘏𝘺𝘥𝘦, 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘙𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢'𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺'𝘴 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘉𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵, 𝘠𝘰 𝘏𝘰 𝘏𝘰 𝘈 𝘗𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦'𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘳 (𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳), 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘙𝘶𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘊𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥, 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭, 𝘓𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦 𝘈 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘳, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘥, 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵'𝘴 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘯'𝘴 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴.
Dan Stryker (Poirot/Watson/Raymond)
CPAC audiences have been patiently tolerating Dan's presence on stage for an entire decade. You may have seen him in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Fuddy Meers, Run for Your Wife, Rumors, The Importance of Being Earnest, The 39 Steps, and 1984, among others, as well as previous radio plays The Hitchhiker/Sorry, Wrong Number and The Great Gatsby. He has also appeared in the Raven Players' The Germans Upstairs, Lost in Yonkers, School of Rock, Cinderella, Twelfth Night, Comedy of Errors and Two Gentlemen of Verona. He will also be appearing alongside his beautiful wife Emily in Clue, opening Oct. 17.
Ann Mackenzie (Station-Master/Miss Marple)
After attending Cranbrook Institute’s Theater School Summer Camp as a young teen, a handful of decades as a flight attendant, artist, and graphic designer, she acted upon her fascination with “theater-of-the-mind” by joining a friend to suggest Cloverdale Performing Arts bring old-time radio plays to Cloverdale. Since then, to her surprise and delight, she has appeared in That Thing In the Window, Standing On Ceremony/On Facebook & My Husband, Rev. Esq. (Reverend Esquire), The Hitchhiker, Sorry, Wrong Number, Twisted Tales of Poe, and now The Battle of the Detectives.
Meg Boone (Mrs. Maltravers/Susie/Inspector)
The Radio Plays mark Meg's return to theater after a long absence. She was in Our Town at the Raven Theater, and many years ago played Sabina in The Skin of Our Teeth. Meg has mostly been focusing on music in recent years, and is a member of the Cloverdale Community Choir.
Beneicka Brown (Gardener/Mrs. Gibson/Joyce)
Beneicka Brown is a fan of both old time radio and mysteries so is glad to be involved with this talented group and returning for a second CPAC radio play; previously in " Twisted Tales of Poe". She is the longtime production manager for the Raven Players in Healdsburg. Acting credits include Hay Fever (Clara), Our Town (Mrs. Soames) and Hound of the Baskervilles (Mrs. Barrymore). She hopes you enjoy the show!
Tory Rotlisberger (Captain Black/Gaston/Sir Henry Cliithering)
Tory has reached her “Theater Bucket List” with Stage Radio performances, producing, directing, performing in a Broadway fundraiser for CPAC, teaching a children’s theater summer camp, and again performing with the Cloverdale Choir. Her next performance will be summer of 2026, in a featured role in HAIR SPRAY THE MUSICAL at the Raven theater. Thanks to Amy, Jenny, and all the wonderful actors that made this so memorable.
Emily Stryker (Foley/Various)
has been involved in local theatre for more than a decade, including stage managing, crewing, and running sound and lights, in addition to acting and recently directing a one act play for CPAC. Her past CPAC stage performances include the Odyssey, Rumors, and A Fairy Merry Holly Jolly Christmas. Recently she played Fairy Godmother in Cinderella at the Raven Theatre in Healdsburg and the Reptile Woman in Sugar Bean Sisters here in Cloverdale. Emily enjoys making loud and interesting noises with her child Felix so foley was a perfect fit for them both. Next, Emily will be tapdancing in Clue, opening October 17.
Felix Stryker (Foley/Various)
Felix Stryker has been a presence on the CPAC stage since before he was even born, along for the ride when his mom appeared in Rumors in 2017. He has previously appeared in CPAC's youth summer camp productions, as well as Young at Heart Theater’s Seussical the Musical,Broadway Boot Camp, We’re All Mad Here and Grease, and Cinderella with the Raven Players. He lives in Cloverdale with his family, including Princess Robin the Cat and Ludo, the World’s Hungriest Dog.
Leah Berlin (Announcer/Gladys/Miss Clarke)
Leah is thrilled to be on stage for another production at Cloverdale Performing Arts! She was last seen on stage during CPAC’s One Act Play Festival and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. She worked backstage on Misery, 1984 and Sugar Bean Sisters! She can’t wait for more!
Mason Wilkes (Hastings/Verlon/Penderick)
Amy Lovato (Director)