A comedy by Joseph Kesselring

Many people have families that are odd, eccentric, or downright bizarre. Amadeus Community Theatre will bring one such group to their stage when they present the classic dark comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace" October 5 th through 21st at their theatre, 102 North Main Street in Dickson.

"Arsenic and Old Lace" is a masterpiece in macabre humor that tells the story of Mortimer Brewster, a theatre-hating drama critic and his peculiar family. His two elderly spinster aunts have begun helping poor, lonely souls out of their misery with glasses of homemade elderberry wine lace with arsenic. His brother Teddy thinks he is President Theodore Roosevelt, charges up the stairs as if they were San Juan hill, and digs portions of the Panama Canal in the basement (which work ideally as graves for the poor, lonely souls the aunts have "helped.").

Mortimer's eldest brother is wanted for murder, and has been on the run for years in Europe. In order to escape the police, he has had plastic surgery to make himself look like horror film actor Boris Karloff. Add to the mix the bumbling Brooklyn police department and the sanitarium workers who are attempting to evaluate Teddy's condition and you have a timeless American screwball comedy.

"It is a thrill to work with so many talented people," says Tammie Whited, director of "Arsenic and Old Lace" for Amadeus Community Theatre. "When you have such a great script and a great cast, the end result is pure magic."

"Arsenic and Old Lace" will be performed October 5th through October 21st [2007] at Amadeus Community Theatre, 102 North Main Street, Dickson. Show times are Friday and Saturday nights at 7:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. Tickets are Adults $12, Seniors and Students $10, and Children under 12 $5. For tickets or more information, contact Amadeus Community Theatre at 615-446-4340, or click here to order tickets online.

Come by and share a glass!

Abby Brewster - Kim Prescott
The Reverend Dr. Harper - Ray Luckinbill
Teddy Brewster - Grum Whited
Officer Brophy - Tony Maddox
Officer Klein - Dakota Bishop
Martha Brewster - Tammie Whited
Elaine Harper - Abigail Davis
Mortimer Brewster - Tim Southerland
Mr. Gibbs - Jeremy Rinker
Jonathan Brewster - Harold Fann
Dr. Einstein - Mike Lyttle
Officer O'Hara - Lawrence Sanders
Lt. Rooney - Ray Luckinbill
Mr. Witherspoon - Jeremy Rinker

Directed by Tammie Whited
Lighting/Sound Technician, Gary Bishop
Set Design, Tammie Whited
Set Construction, The Cast
Publicity, Ed May
Poster/Program Layout, Lora Brown
Line Tamer, Gwen Bishop
Corpse Wrangler, Jake Whited