The Marion Art Center announces open auditions for the classic Arsenic & Old Lace on Saturday, January 6, 10:00 am-12:00 pm and Sunday, January 7, 12:00-2:00 pm. The play, written by Joseph Kesserling, will be directed by Donn Tyler. There are nine performance dates scheduled March 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24. Evening shows begin at 7:30 pm, while Sunday matinees begin at 2:00 pm.
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.
View all character details and more information, and download sides (script samples), online at marionartcenter.org/auditions. Questions can be addressed to tyler.donn@gmail.com.