King Island Dramatic Society
Arsenic & Old Lace
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Arsenic &

Old Lace
by Joeseph Kesslring

Directed By               Musical Director

Kate Summers                Judith Hudson

Synopsis of Scenes 

The entire action of the play takes place in the living room of the old Brewster home in Brooklyn, New York.
It is just as Victorian as the two sisters, Abby & Martha Brewster, who occupy the house with their nephew Teddy.
Time: The 1930's - before America's involvement in the Second World War.

Act I

An Afternoon in September

Act II

That Same Night

Act III

Scene I:  Later that Night
Scene II:  Early the Next Morning

Cast
ABBY BREWSTER
The Rev. Dr. HARPER
TEDDY BREWSTER
OFFICER BROPHY
OFFICER KLEIN
MARTHA BREWSTER
ELAINE HARPER
MORTIMER BREWSTER
Mr. GIBBS
JOHNATHON BREWSTER
Dr. EINSTEIN
OFFICER O'HARA
LIEUTENANT ROONEY
Dr. WITHERSPOON
Colleen Shaw
John Shaw
Andrew Bayne
Fred Cunningham
James Versteegan
Brett Thorn
Megan Chivers
Julian Roleff
Martin Vivian
Bob Cooper
Alex Lanchbery
Joshua Munn
Martin Vivian
John Shaw
STAGE MANAGER & HANDS
Sharon Johnson &
Donna Whitehouse-Summers
STAGE CONSTRUCTION Glyne Smalldon, Steve Hallett 
Fred Cunningham & Ben Morley
FRONT OF HOUSE Louise Philbey, Ricci Bishop &
Rosemary Croucher
SET PAINTER Sylvia Fawcett, Donna Whitehouse-Summers
& Kate Summers
PROPS Sylvia Fawcett & Ben Morley
COSTUMES Dawn Beaurain, Lyn Versteegan, 
Chris Conn & Rhonda Spiller
MAKE UP Maggie Garaty
HAIR STYLES Heather Bell
PROMPT Robyn Eades
LIGHTING Stan Fawcett, Glyne Smalldon & Ben Morley
FOYER HOSTS Penny & Gary Watt & Manny Burley
David & Cheryl Kerr
USHERS Ricci Bishop & Rosemary Croucher
PROGRAMME Barb Smith, Andrew Bayne 
& KI TelecentrE
FLOWERS Cheryl Kerr
MEET THE STARS PARTY Judy Cooper & Shea Cooper
Facts & Figures

All costumes are either made by Dawn Beaurain and her helpers
Approximately 20 reels of cotton are used each year
Dawn estimates that she spends 100 hors per production sewing costumes
An average of 50 people are involved in staging each play or musical
To the best of our knowledge we know of three new King Islanders who have
been treading the boards from a very early age
2,600 tickets have been sold over the four productions
$20,326 has been grossed from the three previous productions;
of this approximately $15,000 has been generated back into the community
Each cast member spends about 50 hours rehearsing for each production

Sponsors

Corporate Members

Janine Bayne
Hommes Supermarket
King Island Bakery
RJ Williams Engineering & Sales
Plutronics Pty Ltd

Donors
King Island Golf & Bowling Club

Committee

PATRON Eileen Hughson
PRESIDENT Kate Summers
VICE PRESIDENT Rhonda Spiller
SECRETARY Barb Smith
TREASURER Rosemary Croucher
PUBLIC OFFICER Janine Bayne
PUBLICITY OFFICER Ricci Bishop
TICKETING Louise Philbey