Lake Country Players presents Arsenic & Old Lace

  • Actors (l-r) Michael Alexander, Arthur Shutt, Michael Homeier, Debbie McCown, Rusty Faulk and Drace Langford salute the crowd after presenting “Arsenic and Old Lace” Nov. 5 at Festival Hall in Greensboro.
    Actors (l-r) Michael Alexander, Arthur Shutt, Michael Homeier, Debbie McCown, Rusty Faulk and Drace Langford salute the crowd after presenting “Arsenic and Old Lace” Nov. 5 at Festival Hall in Greensboro.
  • With Johnathan Brewster (Shutt) knocked out at their feet, detective Lt. Rooney (William Thompson, left) Teddy Brewster (Steve Atchley) and police officers Brophy (Carol Grant) and Klein (Anenaca Simpson) discuss what to do next.
    With Johnathan Brewster (Shutt) knocked out at their feet, detective Lt. Rooney (William Thompson, left) Teddy Brewster (Steve Atchley) and police officers Brophy (Carol Grant) and Klein (Anenaca Simpson) discuss what to do next.
  • Mortimer Brewster (Homeier) is gagged and tied up by Dr. Einstein (Alexander) and Johnathan Brewster (Shutt) as they plot their next move.
    Mortimer Brewster (Homeier) is gagged and tied up by Dr. Einstein (Alexander) and Johnathan Brewster (Shutt) as they plot their next move.
  • Actor Michael Homeier watches as first-time director Mo Brower receives flowers following a successful run of “Arsenic and Old Lace” at Greensboro’s Festival Hall.
    Actor Michael Homeier watches as first-time director Mo Brower receives flowers following a successful run of “Arsenic and Old Lace” at Greensboro’s Festival Hall.
  • Mortimer Brewster struggles to understand the actions of his murderous aunts, Abby (McCown, left) and Martha (Faulk), who feel they’re actually helping their victims.
    Mortimer Brewster struggles to understand the actions of his murderous aunts, Abby (McCown, left) and Martha (Faulk), who feel they’re actually helping their victims.
With a first-time director and a highly experienced cast, the Lake Country Players (LCP) presented four performances of the classic dark comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” last week at Festival Hall in Greensboro. Written by Joseph Kesserling in 1939, “Arsenic and Old Lace” has aged remarkably well, drawing plenty of laughs and holding the near-full audience’s attention throughout Sunday’s matinee…

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