Abington Senior High School will debut its annual school play on Friday night, Nov. 16, after an early dismissal due to snow cancelled what was supposed to be the premiere performance on the day prior. This year’s production will be a performance of the creepy, yet funny, tale, Arsenic and Old Lace. Friday and Saturday nights’ shows will continue as scheduled at 7 p.m., and Thursday night’s performance has been rescheduled for Monday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. Any tickets already purchased for the Thursday night show will be honored on Monday.
The cast and crew of the production at ASHS are thrilled to present this dark comedy hit from Joseph Kesselring. The plot centers on the Brewster clan, a once-elite family that has now descended into homicidal insanity. Mortimer Brewster, a theater critic and the most ostensibly normal of his clan, is forced to cover up for his sadistic aunts, Martha and Abby, while being torn between family loyalty and his desire to marry the love of his life, Elaine. Further complicating matters are his two brothers, Teddy and Jonathan. Teddy is completely convinced that he is, in fact, President Roosevelt, while Jonathan, along with his sidekick, Dr. Einstein, are determined to destroy his family at all costs.
Tickets will be available at the door: $10 for general admission and $8 for students and senior citizens.