OPEN AUDITION CALL for

ARSENIC & OLD LACE

KAI is holding open auditions (adults only 18+ years) on Monday, September 1st and Tuesday, September 2nd for Arsenic & Old Lace.

AUDITION LOCATION: Kaneland High School Black Box Theatre, 47W326 Keslinger Road, Maple Park, IL 60151 - ENTER DOOR 32

Dramatist Play Services’ Synopsis of arsenic & old Lace:

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 black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.

Creative Team for Arsenic & Old Lace:

Producer | Maria Dripps-Paulson

Director | Nick Miesuk

Stage manager & Lighting design | Jasper Paulson

Costumes | Alli Heck

Set Builds | Guy Gressor

Please read the following audition information thoroughly.

Adults, 18 years old +, are invited to audition.

Auditions will take place in the KANELAND high school black box theatre. The physical address for Kaneland high School is 47W326 Keslinger ROad, Maple Park, IL 60151. Enter door 32.

Audition Requirements:

• Please investigate the various roles in ARSENIC & OLD LACE CAST LIST/CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

• Please prepare character sides for roles for which you would like to be considered. You do not need to memorize the sides. AUDITION SIDES

• Please sign up on our SIGN UP GENIUS LINK to reserve your spot on EITHER September 1st or 2nd. Auditions begin at 7pm and conclude at 9pm. We expect you to stay the entire time. If callbacks are necessary, they will happen on Thursday, September 4th at 7pm.

• Please complete the AUDITION REGISTRATION FORM in order for the production team to understand who you are auditioning for and what your schedule looks like. DO THIS BEFORE YOU ATTEND AUDITIONS.

• BE SURE you have checked the following performance dates: November 14 - 16, 2025. Friday curtain is 7pm. Saturday has TWO performances at 2 & 7pm. Sunday’s performance is at 2pm.

• REMEMBER that performances take place at Kaneland High School in the Black Box Theatre.

• KNOW that we anticipate 4 rehearsals a week between 6 - 10pm at Kaneland High School.

Please use the contact form below if you have questions regarding auditions for Arsenic & Old Lace! Your inquiry will go to Nick Miesuk, the director of the show.