WHO KILLED RACHEL CROOK?
WHO KILLED RACHEL CROOK?A radio play adapted from the podcast series2026sun18jan5:00 pm
Event Details
One night only at Yonder Starring Jane Holding, Nancy Demorest, Sam Coleman, Jill McCorkle, Tom Rankin, Eryk Pruitt, & others
Event Details
One night only at Yonder
Starring Jane Holding, Nancy Demorest, Sam Coleman, Jill McCorkle, Tom Rankin, Eryk Pruitt, & others
Play by Elizabeth Woodman
Rachel Crook was a woman who minded her own business, literally. In mid-century Chapel Hill, her business was Crook’s Corner. For years, she sold fish and nuts and fabric remnants in that modest shop on West Franklin Street. She was pursuing her PhD in economics at the University of North Carolina and had been since she was fifty. She was now 71.
One summer night in 1951, Rachel Crook disappeared. The murder has haunted Chapel Hill for nearly 75 years.
Performing will be Nancy Demorest, Tom Rankin, Kent Davis, Jane Holding, Sam Coleman, James Rainsford, Jill McCorkle, Randall Roden, Frances Mayes, Eryk Pruitt, Jim Parker, John Bemis, Pat Revels, and James Rives.
Time
January 18, 2026 5:00 pm(GMT-04:00)