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ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

She Loves Me
A tale of merry mayhem and murderous aunts

January 31 - February 16, 2020
by Joseph Kesselring

Arsenic and Old Lace is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
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​Directed by Keith Kessler




​Meet the murderers next door. Abby and Martha Brewster are charming spinster sisters who lovingly care for their eccentric nephew Teddy, who believes himself to be President Theodore Roosevelt. The sisters give generously to local causes, and serve homemade biscuits and jam whenever Reverend Harper comes to tea. So their nephew Mortimer is flabbergasted to discover that the cellar is filled with a dozen deceased gentlemen who “benefitted” from his aunts’ peculiar brand of end-of-life charity. Arsenic and Old Lace premiered in 1939 and still ranks among the best-selling Broadway plays of all time. Cottage Theatre’s production of this uproarious farce will make you think twice before sharing a glass of elderberry wine with the sweet old ladies next door.

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$25 Adult / $15 Youth (18 & under)

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PHOTOS
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CAST
Abby Brewster / Nikki Pagniano
The Rev. Dr. Harper / Josh Coon
Teddy Brewster / Dale Flynn
Officer Brophy / Blake Nelson
Officer Klein / Garrhett Nelson
Martha Brewster / Marcee Long
Elaine Harper / Ashlee Winkler
Mortimer Brewster / Kory Weimer
Mr. Gibbs / James Scoggins
Jonathan Brewster / Earl Ruttencutter
Dr. Einstein / Dylan Skye Kennedy
Officer O’Hara / Joshua Sayre
Lieutenant Rooney / Josh Coon
Mr. Witherspoon / James Scoggins  
PRODUCTION CREW
Director / Keith Kessler
Stage Manager / Marian Dempsey
Set Design / Tony Rust
Set Construction / Mark Allen, Amy Beasley, Randy Brous, Robert Carter, Phil Dempsey, Terry Ferguson, Amber Hagen, Ethan Keeney, Keith Kessler, Tom Perkins, Earl Ruttencutter, Joshua Sayre, Marisela Taylor, Mike Tripp
Lead Painter / Rachel Froom
Set Painting / Amy Beasley, Rob Carter, Phil Dempsey, Madisyn Froom, Roma Froom, Keith Kessler, Marcee Long, Jennifer Mandeville-Schulz, Joshua Sayre, Kory Weimer, Ashlee Winkler
Set Dressing / Danny & Candace Solesbee, Rhonda Turnquist, Tony Rust
Costume Design / Rhonda Turnquist
Lighting Design / Amanda Ferguson
Light Board Operator / Phil Dempsey
Props / Rhonda Turnquist
Makeup Artist / Ashley Lawn
Photography / Matt Emrich, Emily Bly
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