The Lynn Theatre Presents The Mystery of Edwin Drood

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Holly Walker
Director of Communications and Public Relations
804-594-530

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Heather Busch
Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy
804-594-1532

CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – Put your sleuthing hat on, and get ready for some fun as The Lynn Theatre at Brightpoint Community College brings The Mystery of Edwin Drood to the stage. This hilarious whodunit, based on Charles Dickens’ final, unfinished novel, gives audience members the chance to solve the case by choosing the identity of the murderer. The production unfolds as a show-within-a-show, as the Music Hall Royale, a delightfully loony Victorian theatre company, presents Dickens’ brooding mystery. 

Directed by August Hundley, performances at The Lynn Theatre will take place on select dates March 20 – 29: 

• March 20 at 7:00 p.m.
• March 21 at 7:00 p.m.
• March 22 at 2:00 p.m.
• March 26 at 7:00 p.m.
• March 27 at 7:00 p.m.
• March 28 at 7:00 p.m. 
• March 29 at 2:00 p.m.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is recommended for audiences ages 13 and older. Shows will run approximately two hours and 15 minutes with an intermission.

Tickets are $10 for general admission. Admission is free for Brightpoint students who present a student ID. Information about ticketing may be found on the college’s website. 

The Lynn Theatre is located in Trailblazer Hall at Brightpoint Community College’s Midlothian Campus (800 Charter Colony Parkway). For directions to campus and for a campus map, go to the college's locations web page. Questions about the performance, The Lynn Theatre, or theatre programs at the college may be emailed to the college's theatre information address.
 
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. 

Brightpoint Community College, one of the largest institutions in the Virginia Community College System, envisions a success story for every student. Brightpoint offers students a high-quality, high-value education, with more than 80 majors that provide pathways to careers in in-demand fields; transfer opportunities to four-year colleges and universities; and industry credentials and licensures. The college, with campuses in Chester and Midlothian, online classes, and off-campus classrooms, served 12,686 students during the 2024-25 academic year. It also assisted 4,200 learners through Community College Workforce Alliance, the shared workforce division of Brightpoint and Reynolds community colleges.