Granite Theatre serves up "Arsenic and Old Lace"
The Granite Theatre of Westerly is staging the mystery/comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Joseph Kesselring now through Oct. 8.
Performances are at 9 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays (except Oct. 8, which is at 5 p.m.)
David Jepson directs. The cast features John Cillino, Beth Jepson, Christine Reynolds, Jude Pescatello, Michael Jepson, Fergus Milton, Ann Westendorf, John Lamar, Tom Steenburg, William Pereira, Michael Chiaradio and David Jepson.
Set in the early 1940s, "Arsenic" tells the story of newspaper drama critic Mortimer Brewster, who is anxious to marry his fiancée Elaine, the girl‐next‐door and a minister’s daughter. His two sweet aunts, Abby and Martha, have developed murder as their favorite hobby. They regularly poison lonely old men with a mixture of arsenic and elderberry wine and then bury them in the cellar. Cousin Teddy sports pince‐nez and a handlebar moustache and regularly charges up San Juan Hill. And horrid brother Jonathan has just arrived from an asylum with a sinister sidekick named Dr. Einstein.
Tickets are $20, $17 for ages 62 and older, and $12 for ages 12 and younger. Call (401) 596-2341 or visit www.granitetheatre.com.
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