DERRY, NH — Nothing wakes up the senses like a live performance, and so what better way to escape the mind-numbing New Hampshire winter doldrums than a lively production of “Arsenic and Old Lace,” to be presented by the Majestic Academy Teens in Conjunction with the Derry Arts Council on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 29 and 30 at 7 p.m., and on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. Performances will be held at the historic Derry Opera House, located at 29 West Broadway, in Derry.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors 65 and older, and $10 for youth 17 and under. Tickets can be purchased by visiting or calling the box office at 669-7469, online at www.majestictheatre.net or at the door prior to the performance. The Majestic is a non-profit NH community arts organization. Visit www.majestictheatre.net for more information.
About the play: “Arsenic and Old Lace,” is one of the American theatre’s funniest comedies. Drama critic Mortimer Brewster is engaged to the lovely Elaine Harper… but will she fit in with his “unusual” family? Abby and Martha Brewster are known throughout Brooklyn for their many acts of kindness and charity. But Mortimer has just learned that his charming spinster aunts have taken to relieving the loneliness of old men by inviting them in for a nice glass of home-made elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and “just a pinch” of cyanide! What else can go wrong? Their brother believes that he’s Teddy Roosevelt!
About the Majestic Theatre: Since 1990 The Majestic Theatre has been producing and presenting theatre for and by the community in Manchester, NH. The Majestic produces more shows than any other community theatre in New Hampshire, drawing crowds from all of southern NH and beyond. More than 15,000 children and adults participate in productions, educational programs and outreach events annually. Offices, classes, auditions, and rehearsals are held at their studio space located in the Ted Herbert Building, 922 Elm Street (Suite 315) in Downtown Manchester. Dinner theatre productions are held at The Executive Court Banquet Facility located at 1199 South Mammoth Road, Manchester. Non-dinner productions are at held at the Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway Street, Derry.
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