LCT presents ‘Arsenic & Old Lace’

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LINCOLN - Lincoln Community Theatre will present the farcical black comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” June 23-26 on the Lincoln Community High School stage.

The show will open at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23 and continue at 7:30 p.m. June 24-25. The Sunday, June 26 show will be a matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person and are on sale now at the website www.lincolncommunitytheatre.org and will be available at the door of each performance.

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The play, written by Joseph Kesselring in 1939, stands the test of nearly 100 years of comedy greatness revolving around the Brewster family, mainly composed of homicidal maniacs.

Thankfully, Mortimer Brewster, our hero, played by Doug Drake, is not homicidal, but has to deal with his family and the NYPD as he worries about going through with marrying the woman he loves and next-door-neighbor Elaine, played by Melissa Cremeens.

Carol Woodrum and Nancy Nickerson, as the Brewster sisters, rehearse a scene from the Lincoln Community Theatre production of Arsenic and Old Lace, which will be presented beginning June 23 at the Lincoln Community High School auditorium. Tickets are on sale now at lincolncommunitytheatre.org.
Carol Woodrum and Nancy Nickerson, as the Brewster sisters, rehearse a scene from the Lincoln Community Theatre production of Arsenic and Old Lace, which will be presented beginning June 23 at the Lincoln Community High School auditorium. Tickets are on sale now at lincolncommunitytheatre.org.

His family includes two spinster aunts, played by Nancy Nickerson and Carol Woodrum, who have taken to murdering lonely old men by poisoning them with a glass of homemade elderberry wine laced with arsenic and a few other choice ingredients.

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This surprisingly delightful show is directed by an amazing tag-team of talent in Lincoln’s own Brandon Davis, Tim Searby, and Carolyn Schreiber.

Davis also acts in the production in the role of Teddy Brewster, who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt.

Rounding out the hilarious cast are Steven Stowers, Andy Brant, Mike Koke, Tegan Follis, Timber Ziegler, Ann Brookens, Brian Bolton, Jamie Voyles, and Keith Snyder.

The set is designed and built by Jeff Prince with costumes by Lisa Kuhlman. Props are handled by Jill Voyles, with Katie Gosda and Keith Snyder as LCT liaisons.

Additional tech support is needed for lighting and sound. If interested, please contact Brandon Davis at bcdavis7@gmail.com.

This article originally appeared on Lincoln Courier: Lincoln Community Theatre presents it first show of 2022 season