Popcorn Players opens their 2009 season with a revival of the beloved comedy classic, Arsenic and Old Lace, written by Joseph Kesselring and directed by Monica Goth.
This clever combination of the farcical and the macabre centers on two elderly sisters who are famous in their Brooklyn neighborhood for their numerous acts of charity. Unfortunately, however, their charity includes poisoning lonely old men who come to their home looking for lodging. The two women are assisted in their crimes by their mentally challenged nephew who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt and who frequently blasts a bugle and yells ‘‘charge’’ as he bounds up the stairs. Matters get complicated when a second nephew, a theater critic, discovers the murders and a third nephew appears after having just escaped from a mental institution.
In his adroit mixture of comedy and mayhem, Kesselring satirizes the charitable impulse as he pokes fun at the conventions of the theater.
This show is rated G.
What: Arsenic and Old Lace
When: January 30 – February 8, 2009
- Fridays and Saturdays @ 7:30 PM
- Sundays @ 2:30 PM
Admission:
- $10.00 – Adults
- $ 8.00 – Students, Seniors
_All Sunday matinee tickets are available at a special discount of $ 5.00.
