Arsenic and Old Lace Coming to FHN Theater

FHN drama department is putting on the play “Arsenic and Old Lace”

By Bree Williams
Published: November 13, 2015

After months of preparation, FHN drama will be putting their fall play “Arsenic and Old Lace”, on Nov. 6, 7, 13 and 14. The production, directed by Kim Sulzner, will be performed in the auditorium at 7 p.m.. The doors opening at 6:30 p.m, and tickets will be sold at the door for $8.

“The audience is going to love it,” said sophomore Hannah Kientzel. “I think it’s going to go great because we’ve all worked so hard and the actors are great.”

Arsenic and Old Lace is about the Brewster family. When Mortimer, played by Riley Lawson, discovers his two aunts, Abby and Martha, played by Megan Thielbar and Marygrace Cole. have been poisoning guests to the house, he tries to keep them out of trouble as his criminal brother Jonathan, played by Zac Cary, comes into town to hide himself from the cops.

“It’s kind of creepy but in a funny way, and the cast is awesome as what they can do,” said junior Jordan Medlin. “They really portray their characters very well.”

The set of play is made to look like a real home. It features a number of platforms, walls called flats, a couch, tables, two stairs, chairs, four rooms, doors and even a stained glass door. Some of the furniture was donated to the theater department, but others were bought from places like Goodwill. The platforms, walls, stained glass as well as props and other things on stage were all made by crew members.

“We got a month to work on it,” said sophomore Bernadette Kornburger. “We spent 2 hours every day after school. Now we are in tech week, and we stay till 8 p.m. so we’ve put a lot of work in it.”

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