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Arsenic and Old Lace

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

November 6, 2009-January 24, 2010

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The play is a story of the eccentric Brewster family of Brooklyn, N.Y. In addition to the scheming old women who poison their victims with elderberry wine, the family includes Teddy, who suffers delusions that he is Theodore Roosevelt and that the Panama Canal runs through the cellar of his home. The locks he digs become convenient graves for the lonely men who fall victims to Aunt Martha and Aunt Abby's machinations. When their nephew, Mortimer discovers a body under the window seat of his aunts' home, however, the elderly women 'fess up to their deeds matter-of-factly and the events of the play become more absurd right up to a surprise ending. For all ages.

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  Tickets: $25/Day of Show, $22/Advance, $20/Seniors and Students, $15/Groups of 10 or More, $15/Student Rush

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• Dates & Times

  Dates:
  November 6, 2009-January 24, 2010

  Times:
  Friday-Saturday 7:30pm, Sunday 2:00pm

• Venue Info

  Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

  4720 North Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251

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  Scottsdale

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  • Wheelchair Access

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  • Event Name: Arsenic and Old Lace
    "A MISS"
    Review posted by: Sandy from Scottsdale AZ, Dec 13, 2009
    

    Just weak inexpirienced actors; with the exceptions being the women who played the sisters and the policeman who is writing the play.(They were all talented and professional). The set was very good,... Expand

    Just weak inexpirienced actors; with the exceptions being the women who played the sisters and the policeman who is writing the play.(They were all talented and professional). The set was very good, costumes fine. What is up with the tale women cross dressing to play a man in the 3rd act. This theater is getting better each year (RAGTIME, J & HYDE, BLITHE SPIRT) but they can't get any consistency or top talent Collapse

  • Event Name: Arsenic and Old Lace
    "Great show"
    Comment posted by: Annie from Gilbert, AZ, Nov 22, 2009
    

    Cast was superb. They carried the plot well and gave the audience many good laughs. The set was a bit cramped, but the stage is small. Well worth the trip to Desert Stages to see this show.

    Cast was superb. They carried the plot well and gave the audience many good laughs. The set was a bit cramped, but the stage is small. Well worth the trip to Desert Stages to see this show.

  • Event Name: Arsenic and Old Lace
    "Horrible Production"
    Review posted by: Christian from Scottsdale, AZ, Nov 10, 2009
    

    The acting in this show was atrocious, especially the guy playing Mortimer. Can't Desert Stages find any decent talent for their non-musicals?

    The acting in this show was atrocious, especially the guy playing Mortimer. Can't Desert Stages find any decent talent for their non-musicals?

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