Chicago Street Theatre Presents
Arsenic and Old Lace
Friday, October 2, 2026 @ 7:30PM
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 7:30PM
Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 2:30PM
Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 7:30PM
Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 7:30PM
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 2:30PM
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:30PM
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:30PM
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 2:30PM
Chicago Street Theatre
154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, Indiana
Written by Joseph Kesselring
Directed by Piper Bakrevski
Poisoners never go out of style – this timeless hit tells the story of two otherwise charming elderly ladies determined to get rid of all their lonely lodgers in the name of mercy.
We're kicking off Season 72 with a little mystery, a little wine, and a little murder, what's not to love!
Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha 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 dark comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (AMATEUR PERFORMANCE RIGHTS) is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service.