Ritz Theatre Company Presents ARSENIC & OLD LACE, 3/6-4/3

The Ritz Theatre Company presents veteran actresses Ginna Higgins and Susan Dewey as the murderous Brewster sisters in the hilarious comedy by Joseph Kesselring, "Arsenic & Old Lace" at the historic Ritz Theatre, 915 White Horse Pike, Arts District, Haddon Township, NJ.  Peformances take place March 6th - April 3rd on  Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM, and Wednesdays at 7:30PM.  

 

Arsenic & Old Lace is about the elderly Brewster sisters who are famous in their Brooklyn neighborhood for their numerous acts of charity. However, their charity includes poisoning lonely old men who come to their home looking for lodging. The two women are assisted in their crimes by their mentally challenged nephew who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt and who frequently blasts a bugle and yells 'charge' as he bounds up the stairs. Matters get complicated when their nephew, a theater critic learns his two old aunts have been serving gentlemen callers lethal elderberry wine.

Ginna Higgins and Susan Dewey play sisters Martha and Abby Brewster. John Jackowski plays their theater critic nephew, Mortimer Brewster. Carrie Share is Elaine Harper, Mortimer's fiancé. Art Thompson plays the mentally challenged Teddy "Roosevelt" Brewster.

Bruce A. Curless, Producing Artistic Director. Set design by Bruce A. Curless and W. Kris Clayton. Costume designer, Trish Reichfeld. Sound design, Ernie Jewell and W. Kris Clayton.

Tickets are $17-$30 and can be purchased by calling (856) 858-5230 or by visiting www.ritztheatreco.org.

 

 

 

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