Arsenic and Old Lace

January 10, 2014 — January 25, 2014

Civic Auditorium

  • Synopsis
  • Cast & Crew
  • Production Team
  • Show Dates & Info

Classic Comedy

Madness doesn’t run through the Brewster house. It gallops! As one of the most popular comedies ever written unfolds, theatre critic Mortimer Brewster discovers that his sweet, charming, elderly aunts have taken to relieving the loneliness of old men by inviting them in for a nice glass of homemade elderberry wine. The tasty libation just happens to be laced with a few additives: arsenic, strychnine, and “just a pinch” of cyanide. While the dear old sisters are doing their charity work, Mortimer’s brother Teddy, who thinks he’s Theodore Roosevelt, is digging locks for the Panama Canal in the cellar. When Mortimer’s psychopathic brother Jonathan shows up looking for a place to lay low, Mortimer finds himself caught in the middle of a farcically gruesome family feud. As the hilarity spirals out of control, Mortimer appears to be the craziest of the bunch, running around desperately trying to cover for his aunts, protect his confused bride, commit one brother and have the other arrested.

“…so funny that none of us will ever forget it.”
– The New York Times

Cast

Officer Klein – ROBERT DAVIDSON
Dr. Einstein – RON DUNDON
Teddy Brewster – LEWARD FLUTY
Mortimer Brewster – HAL HOBSON
Rev. Harper/Mr. Gibbs – TONY HOLEWINSKI
Officer O’Hara – SCOTT HORN
Jonathan Brewster – PAUL KRINER
Mr. Witherspoon – DAN SKARRITT
Elaine Harper – BECCA SONDAY
Lieutenant Rooney – BOB TERWILLIGER*
Martha Brewster – KRISTIN TYRRELL
Abbey Brewster – DONNA WILLOUGHBY
Officer Brophy – GARY WILLOUGHBY

*Denotes Civic Debut

Crew

Assistant Stage Manager/Floor Manager/Props – CARLA BALDWIN

Sound Board Operator – Kristine Lynn Baker
Light Board Operator – Elvin E. East
Dresser/Floor Crew – Barbara Blumhardt
Dresser/Floor Crew – Mark Kube

Director – ZACHARY THOMPSON
Scenic Designer – KARA POOLE
Costume Designer – NICOLE VALENCIA
Lighting Designer – ANNMARIE MILLER
Sound Designer – JESSICA WERBIANSKY
Properties Master – JOSHUA E. GALLAGHER
Technical Director – JAMIE BRAY
Stage Manager – MIKE ARTIS

Supervising Technical Director – PHILLIP A. MILLER

Scenic Carpenters
SARA DAVIDSON
CHRISTOPHER LEWIS

Charge Painter – KARA POOLE

Scenic Artists
JOSHUA E. GALLAGHER
DAVID KYHN
STEPHANIE KYHN

Stitchers
CARLA BALDWIN
KIM BOYSEN
STEVEN BOYSEN
DIXIE EDWARDS
GREG GREENMAN
CHRISTINA GRIFFIN
GRACE HERZOG
BARBARA MOELAART
LINDA MOSHER
SHERI RUTHVEN

Cutter/Drapers
GRACE HERZOG
BARBARA MOELAART
LINDA MOSHER
NICOLE VALENCIA

Wardrobe Technician – LOU IRWIN, JR.

Properties Technicians
STACY BARTELL
KARA POOLE
JAMES WARREN

EFE Technology Apprentice – ALEC PADILLA

  • Friday, January 10th at 7:30pm
  • Saturday, January 11th at 7:30pm
  • Thursday, January 16th at 7:30pm
  • Friday, January 17th at 7:30pm  (ASL Interpreted Performance)
  • Saturday, January 18th at 7:30pm
  • Sunday, January 19th at 2:00pm
  • Friday, January 24th at 7:30pm
  • Saturday, January 25th at 7:30pm