Arsenic and Old Lace – Tahlequah Community Playhouse

Bridget Cowlishaw (left) as Martha Brewster and Peggy Kaney as Abby Brewster serve tea to the Reverend Dr. Harper while Mark Payton as Teddy Brewster looks on, in a scene from TCP’S production of “Arsenic and Old Lace”.

Richard Reif as Johathan Brewster, and Kevin Neal as Mortimer Brewster, confront each other in TCP’S production of Joseph Kesselring’s classic play, “Arsenic and Old Lace”. The play opens at the Tahlequah Armory Municipal Center, 100 N. Water Street in Tahlequah February 14, 2020.

The cast of the Tahlequah Community Playhouse, Inc. production of “Arsenic and Old Lace”. Front row from left to right: Brandon Clayton, Darren Tobey, Diana Gordineer, Peggy Kaney, Kevin Neal, Bridget Cowlishaw, Coty Thompson. Back row : Dennis Tibbits, Steve Ball, Tim Dunn, Mark Payton, Richard Reif, not pictured Craig Clifford.

Tahlequah Community Playhouse, Inc. presents the third play of the 46th season, “Arsenic and Old Lace”, a classic and a TCP favorite. The play was written by Joseph Kesselring and is directed by Mike Phillips, with Cassandra Tenney. The show runs February 14-16 and February 21-23, 2020, at the Tahlequah Armory Municipal Center, 100 North Water Avenue, Tahlequah, OK. In the play we meet the charming and innocent ladies who populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously “acceptable” roomers; the antics of their nephew who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt; and the shady, sinister activities of the other nephew.

Tickets are $30 for dinner and the show or $15 for show only tickets, and $10 for student show only tickets. Reservations for dinner and the show must be made by 5:00 p.m. the Wednesday prior to the show to be attended. Doors open at 6:00 p.m on Friday and Saturday, dinner is served at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, doors open at 12:30 p.m. dinner is served at 1:00 p.m. and the show begins at 2:00 p.m. Dinner is catered by he Red Rooster Bistro and Bakery in Wagoner, OK. Call the box office at 918-822-4440, for special seating or dietary needs. Tickets available at A Bloom, Morris-Creagar florists, or click the purchase tickets link online.