Kudzu Playhouse's production of
#arsenicandoldkudzu
Directed by Cassidy Porter
February 28, 2013 - March 9, 2013
Southaven Performing Arts Center
“Arsenic and Old Lace” is set in 1941, and revolves around the antics of the delightfully insane Brewster family. Abby and Martha are two incredibly charitable sisters, who view poisoning lonely men with no living family members as an act of charity. They find their victims by posting that they have a room for rent in their Victorian home, which they share with their nephew Teddy, who believes that he is Theodore Roosevelt. The action begins when their other nephew, Mortimer, comes to visit and finds a body in the window seat. The excitement ensues when the third nephew, Jonathan, returns to the Brewster home with his personal “plastic surgeon” after years of being on the lamb for his criminally insane acts. Several other characters are sprinkled into the action, including police officers, ministers, and Mortimer’s sweetheart, Elaine. After several hilarious scenes full of dead bodies being moved back and forth, lights switching on and off, and threats and accusations flying all through the house, the fates of Jonathan, Teddy, and the Brewster aunts are decided and Mortimer discovers a secret that puts his mind at ease about marrying Elaine. Everything is resolved, until…
Cast List
- Abby Brewster - Missy Handwerker
- Martha Brewster - Kelly Stevenson
- Mortimer Brewster - Adam Hogue
- Teddy Brewster - Daniel Mullins
- Johnathan Brewster - Jamison White
- Dr. Einstein - Robert Koch
- Elaine Harper - Emily Chateau
- Officer Klein - Ian Eubanks
- Officer Brophy - Nathaniel White
- Reverend Dr. Harper - Bobby Chamberlin
- Officer O'Hara - Hayden Montgomery
- Lieutenant Rooney - Phillip Frazier
- Mr. Gibbs - Russell Dorris
- Mr. Witherspoon - John Frye