Entertaining Today's Audience...Educating Tomorrow's Talent
Arsenic and Old Lace is one of the finest plays of the twentieth century. Written by Joseph Kesselring in 1941, it tells the story of Mortimer Brewster, a dramatic critic struggling to maintain his sanity amongst a family of lunatics. It is the first full-length public production performed on the Germantown High School stage. The show became so popular that an additional performance had to be added after the others all sold out.
The Poplar Pike Playhouse at Germantown High School presents a full season of theatrical productions in its 300 seat on-campus theatre facility. Since its inception in 1976, the Playhouse has provided more than 100 theatrical shows viewed by over 200,000 people in its nearly 40 year history. The yearly roster of events includes two mainstage shows, several acting festivals, a touring children's theatre companyand additional small ensemble presentations. Students not only perform on the stage, but they also are responsible for every element of the theatre operation, including the technical as well as the business side of the program. The theatre has state-of-the-art lighting and sound equipment and a business office that is computer-assisted and staffed year round by student volunteers.
