Arsenic and Old Lace
Written By: Joseph Kesselring
Directed by: Dale Moore
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service
Run of Show
“Arsenic and Old Lace” ran November 2-17, 2001.
Synopsis
Meet the Brewsters. Jonathan looks like Boris Karloff. Teddy thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt. And their aunts, gentle spinster sisters Abby and Martha, make a “killer” elderberry wine. In this, one of America’s classic comedies, these two sisters with charity in their hearts and cadavers in their basement will leaving you screaming with laughter and shivering with excitement.
The People …
Leading Roles
in order of appearance
| Abby Brewster | Patricia Rudes |
| Martha Brewster | Lynnie Heinemann |
| Mortimer Brewster | Charles Boos |
| Elaine Harper | Jennifer Gajewicz |
| Jonathan Brewster | Loren Shearer |
| Dr. Einstein | Steve Horowitz |
| Teddy Brewster | Tom Wagner |
| Rev. Dr. Harper | Dale Moore |
| Mr. Gibbs | John Henry |
| Officer O’Hara | Ellex King |
| Officer Klein | Jon Guernsey |
| Officer Brophy | Amy Lamana |
| Lieutenant Rooney | Tom Kleinert |
| Mr. Witherspoon | Joel Ungerleider |
Production Staff
| Director | Dale Moore |
| Producer | Jackie Mierzejewski & Judy Wiederhold |
| Set Design | Matt Wiederhold |
| Stage Managers | Debbie Marinik & Scott Gage |
| Lighting Design | Scott T. Gage & Deanne Miller |
| Lighting Crew | Scott Gage, Chris McKnight, Angela Metcalf, Deanne Miller, Bernie Spiegel |
| Costume Design | Colleen Guernsey & Kay Grewe |
| Property Manager | Nancy Janney |
| Property Crew | Joyce Calmes, Sue Dennis, Angela Gage |
| Ashley Gage, Helene Kilcorse, Bob Smith, Nikki Wilson | |
| Set Construction | Judy Wiederhold & Matt Wiederhold |
| Scenic Art | Matt Wiederhold |
| Sound Design | Scott T. Gage |
| Sound Crew | Larry Janney, Marc Malley, Don Weber |
| Program | Jake Gordy |
| Program Art & Cover Design | Laura Fleck |
| House Manager | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office Manager | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office Staff | Kimberly Bruggemann, Sue Holliger, Lisa Jackson, Carol & Joe Kwiatkowski, John Smith, Roger Whitmore, Judy Wiederhold |
| Program Printing | M & M Printing, Inc. |
| Marquee Signs | Laura Fleck |
| Cast Photography | Mike McDermott |
| Special Thanks | Dave & Kay Clawson—furniture Old West End Collectors Corner—furniture Dennis Lang/Victorian Tea Room—furniture Laura Fleck—furniture Medical College of Ohio Life Support Training Center Port Royal Cigars The Optic Shop Wes Lepper VFW Post 11115 UT Theatre Department Randy Bratt—Hairport |
The Show!
Act I
- An afternoon in September
Act II
- The same night
Act III
- Scene 1: Later that night
- Scene 2: Early the next morning