Audition Dates/Times:

Saturday, May 30, 2026 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 31, 2026 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Callbacks (if needed): Monday, June 1, 2026 7:00 p.m.

Please sign up for an audition slot here

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Location:

Mariemont Players – 4101 Walton Creek Road, Cincinnati, OH 45227

 

Audition Requirements:

• Auditions will consist of "warm" readings from the script. Sides can be found here​

• Please bring a theatrical résumé and headshots are appreciated but not required

• The production team encourages actors of all races, ethnicities, identities, abilities, experience levels, etc. to audition – all are welcome!

• Please contact director Jennifer Day with questions about the script or audition process here

• If in need of accommodations or questions about accessibility, please contact producer Steve Winslow here

 

Production Dates:

September 10–27, 2026

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Rehearsal Schedule:

Rehearsals will begin in July and run through the opening.

 

Synopsis:

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.

 

Character Breakdown:

• MARTHA BREWSTER – An elderly lady

• ABBY BREWSTER – Her elderly sister

• TEDDY BREWSTER – Their brother, who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt

• MORTIMER BREWSTER – Their nephew

• ELAINE HARPER – His fiancée

• REV. DR. HARPER – Her father

• OFFICER KLEIN

• OFFICER O’HARA – A raconteur

• OFFICER BROPHY

• LIEUTENANT ROONEY

• JONATHAN BREWSTER – Mortimer’s murderous brother

• DR. EINSTEIN – His accomplice

• MR. GIBBS 

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Of the 11 male roles in the cast, some are minor bit parts, so some actors may play more than one role.