IN PERSON AUDITIONS: Sunday August 30 • 12:30 - 5 P.M. • Hershey Area Playhouse

CHARACTER LIST - https://tinyurl.com/HAPArsenicCharacters

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

• All auditions are expected to read a selection from the sculpt. See below for selections:

  • ABBY BREWSTER- page 22-24, callbacks 24-26

  • REVERAND HARPER- page 6-7, 12-13

  • OFFICER BROPHY page 8-10

  • OFFICER KLEIN page 8-10

  • MARTHA BREWSTER- page 22-24, callbacks 24-26

  • ELAINE HARPER- with the aunts page 14-15, with Mortimer- page 27-28

  • TEDDY BREWSTER- pages 6-7, 11-12

  • MORTIMER BREWSTER- with the aunts pages 22-24, with Elaine 27-28

  • MR. GIBBS page 29-30

  • JONATHAN BREWSTER- pages 37,49-50, or 64-65; callbacks 59

  • DR. EINSTEIN- pages 37, 64-65, or 73-74

  • OFFICER O’HARA page 61-63

  • LIEUTENANT ROONEY page 83-85

  • MR. WITHERSPOON – pages 88-89, 94-95

  SIDES CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINK: Arsenic and Old Lace Sides

CASTING CONSIDERATIONS:

• The director intends to approach casting with the time period and historical context of the play in mind, while remaining open to the strongest actor for each role. Character descriptions can be found here. There is a lot of movement throughout the play, so actors should be comfortable navigating a few stairs and, depending on the role, participating in some minor fight choreography. Depending on audition turnout, we may also consider casting a female actor as one of the officers.

• Production is non-Equity. ALL ROLES ARE VOLUNTEER. 

ABOUT THE SHOW
PERFORMANCES: November 13-15 • 7 P.M. Shows Friday & Saturday; 2 P.M. on Saturday & Sunday
Book by Joseph Kesselring

Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police – not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage – it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding.

Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.

PRODUCTION STAFF:

• Jennifer Feldser, Director (cendrillion00@yahoo.com)

• Kristin Einsel, Producer and Stage Manager

• Nathan Grumbine, Lighting Designer

AUDITION DETAILS:

• Sunday August 30 • 12:30 - 5 P.M. • Hershey Area Playhouse

• To arrange an alternate audition time or submit a digital audition, email cendrillion00@yahoo.com

• CALLBACKS: August 31, as needed. Time: TBD

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Director Jennifer Feldser.