Dogwood’s Summer Youth Theater Auditions “Arsenic and Old Lace”

Auditions for “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Joseph Kessinger, will take place Sunday, May 7, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Thursday, May 11, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at Dogwood Center for Performing Arts. Ages 12+

Dogwood’s Summer Youth Theater Presents: Arsenic and Old Lace. Written by Joseph Kessinger and directed by Casey Webb. 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.

Performances will take place Thursday, July 27 and Friday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 29 at 3:00 p.m. Main Stage. Admission is free!