Arsenic and Old Lace is such a classic comedy. I fell in love with the show after appearing as Mortimer Brewster in the Aberdeen Community Theatre production several decades ago. A bit of history (or useless facts): The original 1941 cast included Josephine Hull, Jean Adair (both of whom reprised the roles of the Brewster sisters in the movie) and horror legend Boris Karloff. We have a truly fine group of character actors in our cast and it has been a tremendous pleasure to have worked with them all. So, sit back and join us in 1940’s Brooklyn at the house of the Brewster sisters where everyone is just dying to try their Elderberry Wine! Enjoy the show and thanks for coming.
Roger A. McCafferty
Director
Special Note: We appologize to Student Director Deryn Lewis whose name was inadvertently ommited from the previous program.
Historical Facts
- Nelson A. Miles: Commander of the American forces that invaded and occupied Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War.
- “Fighting” Bob Evans: Gruff captain commanding the U.S.S. Iowa at the Battle of Santiago; commanded President Teddy
- Roosevelt’s “Great White Fleet”.
- “Izzy” Cohen: Comic book character in the Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos (1940’s)
- Judith Anderson: Appeared on the New York stage and later won an Oscar nomination for Rebecca.
- George Washington Goethals: U.S. Major General and Engineer;Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal.
- Boris Karloff: Actor whose menacing manner scared generations of film fans; best known as Frankenstein (1931).
- U.S.S. Oregon: Battleship that steamed around South America to strengthen forces in the Atlantic as the Spanish-American War approached; one of the battleships in the “Great White Fleet” commanded by Bob Evans.
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Special Thanks to:
Kids Against Hunger
Aberdeen Community Theatre
Carol Vetter and Melledy Rostad
Kris, Lauren, Aiden,
and Jackson McCafferty
Deirdre Peck and Wayne Hansen
Student Senate
Tiffany Emery and Nic Poorman
Natalie Lobacz and Sydney Kost
Southern Shack Designs of Aberdeen.
Arsenic and Old Lace
is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.
440 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-683-8960 Fax: 212-213-1539
www.Dramatists.com/
