Murder and Mayhem in Ivoryton

Joseph Kesselring’s Arsenic & Old Lace opens the summer season at Ivoryton Playhouse on June 9th.

Arsenic & Old Lace is a classic comedy about the sweet old Brewster sisters, Abbie and Martha, beloved in their genteel Brooklyn neighborhood for their many charitable acts. One charity which the ladies don't advertise is their ongoing effort to permit lonely bachelors to die with smiles on their faces--by serving said bachelors elderberry wine spiked with arsenic!

Julia Kiley directs this production with Dan Whelton as Mortimer; Courtney Shaw as his girlfriend, Elaine; Tom Libonate as Teddy; Robert Boardman as the sinister Jonathan; R. Bruce Connelly as his sidekick Dr. Einstein and Alden Murphy and Susan Pynn as the delightful Brewster sisters. Set design by Rachel Reynolds, lighting by Aaron Bresky, and costumes by Pam Puente complete the production.

Arsenic & Old Lace opens on June 9 and runs thru June 27. Performance times are Wednesday and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. Evening performances are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm. Tickets are $38 for adults, $33 for seniors, $20 for students and $15 for children and are available by calling the Playhouse box office at 860-767-7318 or by visiting our website at www.ivorytonplayhouse.org (Group rates are available by calling the box office for information.) The Playhouse is located at 103 Main St., Ivoryton.