WHEN: Sunday, October 4th at 1:00 PM
WHERE: Sutter Street Theatre Annex, 710 Figueroa Street, Folsom, CA 95630

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: October 12th-November 5th, Monday-Thursday, 6:30 PM-9:00 PM
TECH WEEK: November 9th-12th, 6:00 PM-9:30 PM

PERFORMANCE DATES: November 13th-29th, 2026
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 4:30 PM

Book by Joseph Kesselring

Directed by Janelle Kauffman
Rated: PG-13

SYNOPSIS: 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.

Content Warning: Mild Adult Themes

WHAT TO BRING:

• A headshot and resume if you have
• A complete list of any conflicts you have during the rehearsal

There can be no conflicts during tech week or performances.

The audition will consist of cold readings from the script.

CHARACTERS: 

The roles of ABBY and MARTHA have been pre-cast. All other roles are open.

ABBY BREWSTER – This role is pre-cast.

REV. DR. HARPER – Minister and father of Elaine. Display a sense of polish, refinement, and mild mannered sensitivity towards others. He is not in favor of Mortimer and Elaine’s relationship.

TEDDY BREWSTER – Nephew of Abby and Martha Brewster, Teddy is a man in his forties who thinks that he is Theodore Roosevelt.

OFFICER BROPHY – A police officer. A thoroughly likable sort of fellow.

OFFICER KLEIN – A police officer. A flatfoot Brooklyn officer who makes his rounds with Officer Brophy collecting Christmas toys.

MARTHA BREWSTER – This role is pre-cast.

ELAINE HARPER – An attractive girl in her twenties and Mortimer’s fiancee, Elaine is the daughter of the Rev. Dr. Harper. She is surprisingly wise in the ways of the world for a minister’s daughter.

MORTIMER BREWSTER – Nephew of Abby and Martha, Mortimer is a drama critic who is engaged to Elaine. He is a nice man who cares for his aunts.

MR. GIBBS – A man who wishes to rent a room from the Brewster sisters. A little gruff, but he warms up fairly quickly upon being offered a treat he hasn’t had since he was a child.

JONATHAN BREWSTER – Nephew of Abby and Martha Brewster, Jonathan is a psychopath who has had plastic surgery and now looks like Boris Karloff.

DR. EINSTEIN – A plastic surgeon and an alcoholic who is in his fifties, Dr. Einstein has changed Jonathan’s face three times.

OFFICER O’HARA – A police officer, O’Hara is a would-be playwright who pesters Mortimer to read his play.

LIEUTENANT ROONY – A tough and dominating police officer.

MR. WITHERSPOON – The superintendent of Happy Dale Sanitarium. Very mild mannered and kind.