Arsenic & Old Lace
by Joseph Kesselring
Directed by Jo-Ann McCabe
Produced by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc.
December 1-3, 2005

What does a fellow do when he finds out, on the eve of his wedding that insanity runs in his family? In fact, it doesn't run it gallops! That's the question facing Mortimer Brewster, a struggling drama critic, when he finds out that his darling old aunts, Abby and Martha Brewster have developed a rather nasty habit.

 

Poor Mortimer's family is beset with lunacy. Both his brothers have "identity" problems. Teddy's are psychological: he thinks he's the President, Teddy Roosevelt. Jonathan's are practical. He needs a new identity each time the cops put out a WANTED poster with his mug on it.

Then we have the cops: as bungling and delightfully incompetent a group of hapless misfits as any criminal could hope to meet.

In all there are fourteen characters in this brilliant and nutty play. Arsenic and Old Lace is one of the best plays in the American repertory: fabulous entertainment for the whole family.

When:
Thursday to Saturday, December 1, 2 and 3, 2005 at 7:30 PM

Where:
The Chamber at Ben Franklin Place
101 Centrepointe Dr.
Nepean, Ontario

Admission:
General Admission: $12
Seniors and Students: $10

Cast Members: Kathleen Jetté as Abby; Ian Buzza plays Dr. Harper and Mr. Witherspoon; Jarrod Chambers is Officer O'Hara; Michael Harris is Officer Brophy; Oleg Zadorozny as Jonathan Brewster; Marcus Davies is Jonathan's sidekick Dr. Einstein; Ellen Clare O'Gallagher is Martha Brewster; Sacha Bedard plays "Teddy"; Chris Story is Mortimer and Elizabeth Wood plays his fiancée Elaine; Ed Johnstone is Mr. Gibbs and Hugh Eisenhauer plays the Lt. Rooney.