The Sudbury Savoyards present:

“Arsenic and Old Lace”

July 25 – August 2, 2008

at the Curtis Middle School, Sudbury, MA

“Arsenic and Old Lace” features the sweet, old Brewster sisters, beloved in their genteel Brooklyn neighborhood for their many charitable acts. One charity which the ladies don’t advertise is their ongoing effort to permit lonely bachelors to die with smiles on their faces – by serving them elderberry wine laced with arsenic! When the sisters’ drama-critic nephew, Mortimer, stumbles onto their secret, he is understandably put out, especially since he has just married the lovely Elaine Harper, the rebellious preacher’s daughter. Given the homicidal tendencies of his aunts, the sinister activities of Jonathan, his escaped-convict older brother, and the disruptive behavior of younger brother, Teddy, who is convinced that he’s really Theodore Roosevelt and runs around the house yelling “Chaaaaaarge”, Mortimer isn’t too keen on starting a family with his new bride. “Insanity runs in my family,” he explains. “It practically gallops.”

Further complications ensue when the murderous Jonathan Brewster arrives home with his sniveling accomplice Dr. Einsten in tow. When Jonathan learns that his darling aunts have killed twelve men, he is incensed – they are challenging his own record of murder!

Performances will take place on July 25, 26, August 1, and 2 at 8:00 pm with matinees at 2:00 pm on July 27 and August 2. Tickets are $15. for Adults and $12 for Seniors, Students, and Children under 12. Tickets can be purchased in advance through our website: www.sudburysavoyards.org or by email: tickets@sudburysavoyards.org or by calling 978-443-8811 and leaving a message. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door for each performance. The theater is general seating.

Curtis Middle School is located at 22 Pratts Mill Road in Sudbury and is air-conditioned and handicapped accessible with plenty of parking.

For more information or directions, please visit www.sudburysavoyards.org.  The Sudbury Savoyards, founded in 1961 and sponsored by the Sudbury United Methodist Church, is an all-volunteer organization with all of its proceeds donated to the relief of world hunger.