Production Poster for Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic & Old Lace
by Joseph Kesselring

March 16 - 19, 2023

Fishback Studio Theatre
Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center

Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police—not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage—it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding. Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.

Cast & Crew:
Abby Brewster - Ronda Kantack
Martha Brewster - Barb Booton
Mortimer Brewster - Jacob Womack
Jonathan Brewster - Perry Anderson, Jr.
Teddy Brewster - Halie Wilson
Elaine Harper - Rachel Smart
Dr. Einstein - Joseph Daly
Officer O'Hara - Gabrielle Thooft
Dr. Rev Harper/Mr. Witherspoon - Jason Soren
Lieutenant Rooney/Mr. Gibbs - Lonnie Bayer
Officer Brophy - Justin Johnson
Officer Klein - Brenna Nuese
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Director - Keith Campbell
Costume Design - Bunny Christie
Set Design - Jaren Sagmoe
Light Design - Abigayle Davis
Sound Design - Keith Campbell