Arsenic & Old Lace

MARTHA BREWSTER (Female, 60s-70s): Abby’s sister Martha is the more submissive of the pair, but still a woman of her own with a wicked sense of humor. She believes wholeheartedly that she and her sister are helping these men find peace.

MORTIMER BREWSTER (Male, late 20s-mid 30s): The youngest brother of Teddy and Jonathan, Mortimer is considered the only “sane” person in the family. Mortimer works as a theatre critic and is deeply in love with his aunts’ neighbor, Elaine. Classically chivalrous and equally as foolish.

ELAINE HARPER (Female, mid-20s-early 30s): The minister’s daughter, but not like you would expect. Elaine is young, sharp, and a little bit sassy, displaying surprising wisdom throughout the play. A huge range of emotions makes her a thrilling character to play.

TEDDY BREWSTER (Male, 30s-40s): Teddy is the brother of Jonathan and Mortimer, and lives with his aunts Abby and Martha. A blissfully deluded man, he believes he is Theodore Roosevelt.

JONATHAN BREWSTER (Male, 30s-40s): Jonathan is, quite simply, a sociopath, who has had plastic surgery and now looks like Boris Karloff. Bent on turning the Brewster home into a plastic surgery clinic to change the faces of criminals, Jonathan exhibits a classic lack of empathy and a white-hot temper.

DR. EINSTEIN (Male, 30s-40s): A German plastic surgeon, Dr. Einstein is Jonathan’s alcoholic doctor who has given Jonathan three face lifts to help him evade crime. While generally willing to follow Jonathan's lead, Dr. Einstein still knows how to manipulate Jonathan to get his way.

OFFICER O’HARA (Male, any age): A kind and good-natured police officer, O’Hara has a passion for playwriting and pesters Mortimer to read his play.

THE REV. DR. HARPER (Male, 40s-60s): Dr. Harper is a refined gentleman, a minister and neighbor to the Brewster sisters. He displays a clear fondness for Abby and Martha but is not so approving of their nephew Mortimer trying to date his daughter Elaine.

OFFICER BROPHY (Male/Female, any age): Pleasant neighborhood police officer who is doing the rounds collecting toys for children.

OFFICER KLEIN (Male/Female, any age): Officer Brophy’s police partner, Klein is also a kindly officer who has gotten to know the Brewster sisters.

LIEUTENANT ROONEY (Male, 40s-50s): The head of the local precinct, Lt. Rooney is a commanding man with a short temper. He is large and in-charge, unafraid to speak up and control any situation at hand.

MR. WITHERSPOON (Male, 40s-50s): Mr. Witherspoon is the mild-mannered superintendent of Happy Dale Sanitarium.

MR. GIBBS (Male, 50s-60s): A gruff older man who comes to the Brewster home in search of lodging, who narrowly escapes getting poisoned by the sisters.