The Kaskaskia College Theatre Guild will be performing “Arsenic and Old Lace” in the Jane Knight Auditorium November 20^th through the 22^nd.  Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring is the dark comedy play that was made popular by the 1944 Frank Capra movie starring Cary Grant.  The story revolves around the Brewster family – Mortimer, the drama critic, his brother Jonathan that looks like Boris Karloff, and his brother Teddy who thinks he is Theodore Roosevelt, and their two seemingly sweet aunts, Abby and Martha.  Arsenic and Old Lace will have a free special matinee performance for any interested high school groups on Thursday, November 19^th at 9:30 AM.  Contact Professor David Quinn for reservations for the special performance by emailing dquinn@kaskaskia.edu.  The play will also be performed in the Jane Knight Auditorium on Friday and Saturday, November 20^th and 21^st at 7 PM, and on Sunday, November 22^nd at 2 PM.   All performances are free and no reservations are needed.  Included in the cast is Alison Bauza of Oakdale, Keneesha Sutt and Jacob Wacker, both of Hoyleton.

Pictured is the cast of Arsenic and Old Lace.  1^st row – Cody Engel (Salem), Alison Bauza (Oakdale), Alexa Smith (Salem), Chase Boozer (Kell), Lexi Crawford (Salem), Sam Sheets (Carlyle), Kyle Rakers (Kell), Tyler Woods (Trenton).  In back is Jaclyn Bowerman (Salem), Kristen Allen (Venedy), Keneesha Sutt (Hoyleton), Professor David Quinn, Ashleigh Brandmeyer (New Baden), Oliva Ball (Salem), Evan Krieg (Salem), Doug Dunahee (Centralia), Jacob Wacker (Hoyleton).  Not pictured is Ryan Gerstenecker (Carlyle) and Jaimee Cramer (Salem).