Director Quinton Laughman has announced the cast for Hanover Little Theatre’s March 2025 production of Arsenic and Old Lace, a classic comedy by Joseph Kesselring. Show dates are March 14-16 and 20-23. Evening shows start at 7:30 p.m. and matinees at 2 p.m.
The new single ticket price is $20 for adults and $19 for seniors and students with no fees for tickets printed at home or bought at the door. There will be a $2 charge for all phone orders and a $1 charge for any tickets delivered through the mail. Tickets for the general public go on sale Feb. 15.
In addition to buying tickets online, the HLT box office will be available for in-person purchases prior to opening night:
- Saturdays, March 1 and 8, 10 a.m.–noon
- Sundays, March 2 and 9, noon–2 p.m.
In Arsenic and Old Lace, drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell his aunts, Abby and Martha, before they stumble on 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.
| CHARACTER | ACTOR |
| Abby Brewster | Janise Whelan |
| Rev. Harper/Lt. Rooney | Gary Wetzel |
| Teddy Brewster | Justin Rosenberger |
| Officer Brophy; | Erin DiNello |
| Officer Klein | Stephanie McCartney |
| Martha Brewster | Joan Crooks |
| Elaine Harper | Christina Munn |
| Mortimer Brewster | Mario Casciotta |
| Mr. Gibbs | Jeff Morse |
| Jonathan Brewster | Dave Miller |
| Dr. Einstein | Douglas Cooper |
| Officer O’Hara | Linda Fink |
| Mr. Witherspoon | Michael Reifel |