“Arsenic and Old Lace” by JDG

Mortimer Brewster is living a happy life: he has
a steady job at a prominent New York newspaper, he’s just become engaged, and he gets to visit his sweet spinster aunts to announce the engagement. (Continued below)

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
by Joliet Drama Guild
www.thejolietdramaguild.com
815-342-0247

Show dates are Jan 26-28 and Feb 2-4. Times are at 7:00 on Friday and Saturday and 2:00 on Sundays.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for seniors 65+ or students.

You can purchase tickets online by following this link: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/79835 , at the door on the day of the show with cash, cash app, Venmo or Zelle, or reserve them by leaving a message at the above phone number.

This is an indoor theatre and seating is general admission. Doors to the building will open up an hour before the show and doors to the theatre will open up a half hour before the show. There will be snacks and refreshments for sale . There will be one 10 minute intermission.

Now, more about the plot:

Mortimer always knew that his family had a bit of a mad gene — his brother believes himself to be Teddy Roosevelt and his great-grandfather used to scalp Indians for pleasure — but his world is turned upside down when he realizes that his dear aunts have been poisoning lonely old men for years! When Mortimer’s maniacal brother, Jonathan. (who strangely now resembles Boris Karloff) returns on the night that the aunts were planning to bury the newest victim, Mortimer must rally to help his aunts and protect his fiancé — all while trying to keep his own sanity. as well. An uproarious farce on plays involving murder, Arsenic and Old Lace has become a favorite amongst regional theatres throughout America.