{"id":399527,"date":"2026-07-15T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/399527\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:30:09","slug":"coronado-playhouse-presents-classic-comedy-arsenic-and-old-lace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/399527\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronado Playhouse presents classic comedy &#8220;Arsenic and Old Lace&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronadoplayhouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-257384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CPO-Arsenic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coronado Playhouse will present Joseph Kesselring\u2019s classic comedy \u201cArsenic and Old Lace\u201d from Aug. 14 through Sept. 6, bringing one of theater\u2019s most beloved dark comedies to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Filled with exaggerated characters, improbable situations, mistaken identities, and rapidly escalating chaos, \u201cArsenic and Old Lace\u201d has delighted audiences for generations.<\/p>\n<p>The story follows drama critic Mortimer Brewster, who stops by his sweet elderly aunts\u2019 Brooklyn home to share news of his recent engagement. Instead, he discovers a shocking family secret: his seemingly charming and charitable aunts have been quietly poisoning lonely old men as an act of mercy. As Mortimer desperately tries to protect his family, his fianc\u00e9e, and his own sanity, the arrival of his delusional brother, who believes he is Theodore Roosevelt, along with his murderous criminal brother, creates an escalating whirlwind of mistaken identities, hidden bodies, and comic chaos.<\/p>\n<p>Director Kira Blaskovich said the play continues to resonate with audiences because it \u201cexplores the contrast between reality and appearances through its blend of comedy and crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blaskovich also reflected on her artistic approach to the production:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis play also has a wealth of comedy\u2014both physical and situational. If we\u2019ve developed a good process and thoroughly explored the play and its characters\u2019 psychology, the product should reveal a compelling story \u2014 hopefully with some new insight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether discovering this theatrical favorite for the first time or revisiting a beloved classic, audiences can expect an evening of laughs, surprises, and memorable characters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArsenic and Old Lace\u201d will be performed at Coronado Playhouse, 1835 Strand Way, Aug. 14 through Sept. 6. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., with matinees Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronadoplayhouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CoronadoPlayhouse.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1946, Coronado Playhouse is Coronado\u2019s oldest arts organization and the oldest community theater in San Diego County. The intimate, 100-seat theater overlooking Glorietta Bay presents a mix of classic and contemporary plays, musicals, mysteries, concerts, and cabaret performances.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coronado Playhouse will present Joseph Kesselring\u2019s classic comedy \u201cArsenic and Old Lace\u201d from Aug. 14 through Sept. 6,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399528,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-399527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}