Arsenic and Old Lace

Runs May 1May 4, 2025
Written by Joseph Kesselring
Directed by Stephanie Temple
Presented in arrangement with Dramatic Publishing

Presented by High School Performance Ensemble.

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.

Creative Team

Director: Stephanie Temple (she/her)
Costume Designer: Jorge Hernandez (he/him)
Sound Designer: Kaitlin Rosen (she/her)

Cast

Alelia Antoc, Caitlin McCrath, Eleanor Hamlin, Ellis Coleman, Ellie Massillon, Emerson Porter, Miela Raymond, Natalie Babler-Kuebler, Orlando Guzman, Ramses Plevyak, Shaila Clark, Spencer Park, Viola Bishop