Dose this sound like a good evening out?

You’ll be well advised to avoid any questionable wine at Theatre West’s latest production, “Arsenic and Old Lace,” opening Thursday, May 22, in Lincoln City.

The engagement announcement of drama critic Mortimer Brewster, played by Gavin Suckow, is upended when he discovers a corpse in home of his elderly aunts, Abby and Martha. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby, played by Jan Coloccia, and Martha, played by Suzanne Gagnon, before they stumble upon 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. “Arsenic and Old Lace” is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.

The cast also includes Keith Hutchinson as Lieutenant Rooney, Anna Gabler as Elaine Harper, Erick Roorda as Officer Klein, Andrea Riner as Officer Brophy, Lewis Smith as Teddy Brewster, Andrew Schmitz as Officer O’Hara, Scott Christianson as Jonathan Brewster, Keith Hutchinson as Mr. Gibbs, Dave Jones as the Rev. Dr. Harper and Frank Ward as Mr. Witherspoon.

T Sean Prescott directs this production for the theater's 50th anniversary season. It was last performed at Theatre West in December 2001, directed by the performance stage namesake, Jack Coyne. He did not live to see the full run of the show, but brought it to life and the cast and crew hope to remember him well with this new production.

“Arsenic and Old Lace” will run through Saturday, June 14, with performances at 7:30 pm on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with the exception of Friday, June 13, so as not to conflict with graduation ceremonies. There will be a 7:30 pm performance on Sunday, June 1; and 2 pm matinées on Sunday, May 25 and June 8.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for students and seniors aged 60 and older and $15 for kids aged 12 and younger.
 

Theatre West is located at 3536 SE Hwy. 101 in Lincoln City. For more information, go to TheatreWest.com or call 541-994-5663.