Performances February 27 & 28, 2026
7:00 p.m.
The play is a farcical comedy revolving around the Brewster family, descended from Mayflower but now composed of maniacs, most of them homicidal. The hero, Mortimer Brewster, is a drama critic who must deal with his crazy, murderous family and local police in Brooklyn, New York, as he debates whether to go through with his recent promise to marry the woman he loves, Elaine Harper, who lives next door and is the daughter of the local minister.
His family includes two spinster aunts, Abby and Martha Brewster, who have taken to murdering lonely old men by poisoning them with a glass of home-made elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and "just a pinch" of cyanide; a brother, Teddy, who believes he is Theodore Roosevelt and digs locks for the Panama Canal in the cellar of the Brewster home (which then serve as graves for the aunts' victims; he thinks that they died of yellow fever); and a murderous brother, Jonathan.
The play culminates in a series of farcical situations as Mortimer attempts to hide the bodies, prevent Jonathan from causing further harm, and ultimately get his aunts committed to an asylum so they can be cared for. The play is filled with dark humor, mistaken identities, and witty dialogue, making it a classic of American comedic theatre.
CAST LISTING
Abby Brewster - Graycen DeVault
Martha Brewster - Cathryn Roberts
Mortimer Brewster - Colson Hunckler
Teddy Brewster - Carter Denen
Jonathan Brewster - Anthony Gillam Garcia
Dr. Einstein - Zephram Ellegood
Elaine Harper - Hailey Powers
Rev. Harper - Gabriel Gates
Officer O'Hara - Hudson Kistler
Officer Brophy - Roman Happe
Officer Klein - Leighton Hovermale
Mr. Gibbs - Andrew Strother
Lieutenant Rooney - Stella Wallace
Mrs. Witherspoon - Piper Yeary
Staff & Crew
Artistic/Technical Director - Jacque Brown
Sound Consultant - Joni Cowan
Graphics Design - Jim McGee
Tech Assistance -- Nathaniel Brown
Box Office - Lettie Gray
Stage Managers - Mariana Evans & Tracelyn Reynolds
Lights - Lachlan Brown
Sound Board - Dakota Huther
Sound Computer - Liam Whitt
Grips - Noah Plovick & Harry Singh
Props - Hannah Penrod & Abbie Johnson
Costumes - Andrea Berger (Head), Makenzie Wandel, Lydia Nelson, Len Frye, Rose Hauser
Hair & Makeup - Hailey Powers
Fly Rail - Noah Plovick & Harry Singh
Camera Team - Ellie Tannas & Lilly Cottrell
