LEXINGTON, Va. Nov. 4, 2025 — The VMI Community Theatre presents, “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency,” Friday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. in Gillis Theater.

The three-act play was written by Douglas Adams, author of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” Gently, the main character of the play, is a detective who finds himself on the trail of a gruesome murder, involved with the works of Coleridge, quantum physics, and the enigmatic study of the Cambridge Professor of Chronology. Ultimately, the stakes of the case are far greater than a single murder, including the fate of life on Earth. Confused? Don’t be—everything is connected.

Included in the cast are VMI cadets Colin Nicassio ’26 as Sergeant Gilks, Nicole Samella ’26 as Susan Way, Adam Brinkley ’27 as Don 2 & Answerphone, Carla Feaster ’27 as Dirk Gently, John Stotler ’27 as Richard MacDuff, Hayden Talbott ’27 as “Reg,” Prof. Urban Chronotis, Jesse Vaughn ’27 as Watkin & Perkins, Sophia Heinlein ’28 as Janice Pearce, Aadil Pattada ’28 as Gordon Way, Keye Warren ’28 as Michael Wenton-Weakes, and Arthur Marlow ’29 as Don 1 & Voiceover. Community members include Liz Clarke as Waitress & Housekeeper, Alice Ingersoll and Nora Ingersoll as Sarah Androyd, David Lusk as Marvin Androyd, and Kristen Pace as understudy for Nicole Samella ’26.

The play is directed by Tim Price, assisted by Andrew Hartless. Stage crew includes Fabiana Sofia Pajaro ’26, Laura Canaday ’27, Dusand Barrow ’28, Hayden Crawford ’28, and Tamara Jimenez ’29. The light and sound booth is run by Timothy Persons ’27 and Kaleb Gonzalez ’29. Rechnna Sok ’26 serves as costume designer.

Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens ages 65 and over, payable by cash or check at the door. Cadets and children ages six and under are free. Reservations are not required. Gillis Theater is located in Marshall Hall on VMI post. For additional information, email Tim Price at pricetr@vmi.edu.      

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