The Kirk Players of Mundelein are excited to announce auditions for Joseph Kesselring’s famous dark comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace. There will be open call auditions on April 8 and 9, with call backs on April 10, from 7 – 9:30 PM at Mundelein High School (1350 W Hawley Street) in the library. Anyone unavailable for the open call dates are welcome at callbacks. Auditions will be cold readings from the script. It improves one’s chances to be heard more than once.
Rehearsals will be at St Andrews Lutheran Church (10 S Lake Street). Tech week rehearsals will be at Mundelein High School.
This absurdly gruesome, yet gloriously funny comedy tells the story of the Brewster sisters, who are famous for their kindness, even though some of that kindness includes poisoning lonely, old men to help them find their peace. They have three nephews: Mortimer, a drama critic who is engaged to marry Elaine, the minister’s daughter next door; Teddy, who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt; and Jonathan, a wanted criminal who comes home to hide from the police, with his evil sidekick, Dr. Einstein. When Mortimer finds out what is hidden in the window seat and why Teddy has to go digging in the basement, this frantic farce takes off! Many others in this large cast show help to show that the only thing more deadly than poison is family! The show will be directed by KP veteran Jon Leslie Lynn and will run two weekends, June 14-16 and June 21-23, all at Mundelein High School.