Indulge in AHA’s Production of ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’

Indulge in a bit of macabre comedy as the award-winning Academy of the Holy Angels Theater Department presents “Arsenic and Old Lace.” Shows will be Friday and Saturday, November 12 and 13, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 14, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 each and must be purchased ahead of time online at aha.booktix.com» Tickets will not be sold at the door. Patrons must wear masks. Socially distant seating will be observed.

“Arsenic and Old Lace” is a 1941 comedy written by Joseph Kesselring. The plot is driven by protagonist Mortimer Brewster’s two murderous aunts. Cary Grant starred in the film version, which hit the silver screen in 1944. 

AHA Director Katie Collins notes that “Arsenic and Old Lace” is being produced with agreement with Dramatists Play Services, Inc.

Founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1879, the Academy of the Holy Angels is the oldest private girls’ school in Bergen County. While AHA is steeped in Catholic tradition, this prestigious school serves young women from a broad spectrum of cultural and religious backgrounds. Over time, thousands of women have passed through AHA’s portals. Many go on to study at some of the nation’s best universities, earning high-ranking positions in medicine, government, law, education, public service, business, arts, and athletics. The Academy’s current leaders continue to further the SSND mission to provide each student with the tools she needs to reach the fullness of her potential—spiritually, intellectually, socially, and physically, by offering a first-rate education in a nurturing environment where equal importance is placed on academic excellence, character development, moral integrity, and service to others.