Red Carpet Community Theatre’s director Benjamin Dobbs announced the cast for “Arsenic and Old Lace,” that will open Friday, March 22, and run through the weekend. The following week’s schedule will be Thursday, March 28th, Friday, March 29th, and Sat. March 30th. There will only be one matinee performance on Sunday, March 24th at 2 p.m.
Dobbs cast the following actors in this production: Abby Brewster is being played by Misty Musick; Martha Brewster by Donna King; Mortimer Brewster is Shaden Foresman; Elaine Harper played by Sierra Duke; Jonathan Brewster is played by Zach Perry; Dr. Einstein will be played by Alex Duke; Teddy Brewster by Joshua Barnett; The Reverend Dr. Harper is Jim Brown; Officer Brophy is Cody Crow; Officer Klein will be played by Cecilia Gensman; Mr. Gibbs is Scott Jay; Officer O’Hara will be played by Lexi Mosqueda; Lieutenant Rooney is Jim Hull; and Mr. Witherspoon will be Basil Weatherly.
This play was written by Joseph Kesselring in 1939. The film adaptation was directed by Frank Capra and starred Cary Grant. The play is considered a farcical black comedy, centered around the Brewster family. Mortimer Brewster works at a prominent New York newspaper and living a happy life. He’s just become engaged, and he gets to visit his sweet spinster aunts to announce the engagement.
Mortimer knew that his family had a bit of a mad gene because his brother believes himself to be Teddy Roosevelt. His world is turned upside down when he realizes that his dear aunts have been poisoning lonely old men over the years. When Mortimer’s brother, Jonathan returns on the night that the aunts were planning to bury their newest victim, Mortimer must rally to help his aunts and protect his fiancé, as well as trying to keep his own sanity.
Tickets will go on sale to season ticket holders on Mon., March 18th, and open to the public on Tues. March 19th. Season tickets are still available by going to the RCCT website, rcct.org.
