Arsenic And Old Lace
Join us for this classic play, Arsenic and Old Lace, directed by Larry Lickteig, produced by Shawn Cannon, with stage management by Tom Ostrowski.
This play, a clever combination of the farcical and the macabre, centers on two elderly sisters who are famous in their Brooklyn neighborhood for their numerous acts of charity. Unfortunately, however, their charity includes poisoning lonely old men who come to their home looking for lodging. The two women ...are assisted in their crimes by their mentally challenged nephew who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt and who frequently blasts a bugle and yells ‘‘charge’’ as he bounds up the stairs. Matters get complicated when a second nephew, a theater critic, discovers the murders and a third nephew appears after having just escaped from a mental institution. In his adroit mixture of comedy and mayhem, Kesselring satirizes the charitable impulse as he pokes fun at the conventions of the theater.
The show will be on Thurs.-Sat., May 19-June 4 at 7:30 p.m. and May 28 at 1:00 p.m.
CAST:
Abby Brewster -- Elizabeth Hoermann
Martha Brewster -- Polly Marvin
Mortimer Brewster -- Josh Lapin
Jonathan Brewster -- Bill Hoermann
Dr. Einstein -- David Kulvete
Elaine Harper -- Sara Fieberg
Teddy Brewster -- Rich Lombardy
Dr. Harper/Mr. Witherspoon -- Ed Bernard
Officer O'Hara -- Rob Rains
Lt. Rooney/Mr. Gibbs -- Michael Bavota
Officer Brophy -- Frank Harrigan
Officer Klein -- Susan Tordella-Williams
Director-----Larry Lickteig
Producer-----Shawn Cannon
Stage Manager-----Tom Ostrowski
Tech Director, Sets---------Bret Bahe
Poster Design-------Sara Fieberg
This play, a clever combination of the farcical and the macabre, centers on two elderly sisters who are famous in their Brooklyn neighborhood for their numerous acts of charity. Unfortunately, however, their charity includes poisoning lonely old men who come to their home looking for lodging. The two women ...are assisted in their crimes by their mentally challenged nephew who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt and who frequently blasts a bugle and yells ‘‘charge’’ as he bounds up the stairs. Matters get complicated when a second nephew, a theater critic, discovers the murders and a third nephew appears after having just escaped from a mental institution. In his adroit mixture of comedy and mayhem, Kesselring satirizes the charitable impulse as he pokes fun at the conventions of the theater.
The show will be on Thurs.-Sat., May 19-June 4 at 7:30 p.m. and May 28 at 1:00 p.m.
CAST:
Abby Brewster -- Elizabeth Hoermann
Martha Brewster -- Polly Marvin
Mortimer Brewster -- Josh Lapin
Jonathan Brewster -- Bill Hoermann
Dr. Einstein -- David Kulvete
Elaine Harper -- Sara Fieberg
Teddy Brewster -- Rich Lombardy
Dr. Harper/Mr. Witherspoon -- Ed Bernard
Officer O'Hara -- Rob Rains
Lt. Rooney/Mr. Gibbs -- Michael Bavota
Officer Brophy -- Frank Harrigan
Officer Klein -- Susan Tordella-Williams
Director-----Larry Lickteig
Producer-----Shawn Cannon
Stage Manager-----Tom Ostrowski
Tech Director, Sets---------Bret Bahe
Poster Design-------Sara Fieberg