Arsenic and Old Lace Crew

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Costumes Crew
Melina Ajami
Melina is so excited to be on the Arsenic costumes team and she hopes you all will enjoy the show as much as she did!
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Set Construction Crew
Maryam Ali
Maryam is a senior and is excited to be working on Arsenic and Old Lace. She hopes everyone enjoys the show!
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Sound Crew
Tessa Belke
Tessa Belke is super excited to be a part of the sound crew for her first production at Pen. She has previously performed in Shrek Jr. and Beauty and the Beast Jr. She would like to thank the cast and creative team for all their hard work. Enjoy the show!
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Sound Crew
Luciana Velasquez-Beltran
Luciana is a junior working in crew, this is her first time working at a play at Peninsula. She hopes everyone enjoys the show of Arsenic and Old Lace.
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Marketing ASM
Celeste Berumen
Celeste is a senior and this will be her fourth production with Peninsula High. This is her first being ASM for publicity and she is very excited for everyone to enjoy Arsenic and Old Lace. Enjoy the show!
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Sound Crew
Dean Boehle
Dean is a sophomore and is excited to be on the sound crew for Arsenic and Old Lace. This is Dean's 5th production on sound crew. He has also been on stage in Miraleste Intermediate School's production of The Wizard of Oz, Guys and Dolls, and St. John Fisher’s The Little Mermaid. Dean is really enjoying learning and growing with Peninsula High Drama. He hopes that you enjoy the show!
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Lighting Crew
Madilyn Castro
Maddie is a freshman. This is her first time being in a Pen High production. She previously helped with lighting at Miraleste for their presentation of Willy Wonka. She is very happy to be a part of Arsenic and Old Lace and appreciates all the friends she made along the way.
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Lighting Crew
Tessa Catanzarite
Tessa is proud to be a part of Arsenic and Old Lace. Enjoy the show!
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Costumes Crew
Anara Cook
Anara is so excited to do costumes! Enjoy the show <3
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Assistant Director
Sadie Cortese
Sadie is a junior at PVPHS, and she is so excited for you to watch Arsenic and Old Lace! She has also worked on deck crew for Measure for Measure, as a production intern for Proof, cast for The Lightning Thief, and co-vocal director for SIX! Thank you for supporting the Drama Department and enjoy the show!
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Assistant Director
Ashe Currence
Ashe is so excited to be working as assistant director for the very first time! They would like to thank their fellow ADs for making this show awesome, as well as Emile Perkins for driving them slightly less insane than everyone else on cast. Enjoy the show!
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Lighting crew
Amna Cunningham
Amna has done the theater at PVIS middle school for three years and she has always loved to be in the productions. She is super excited to be a part of Arsenic and Old Lace this year and is looking forward to the show next semester. Amna is in stage crew and is having so much fun doing lights. She is grateful for Mr. Cohen and her fellow crew-mates for helping her along this journey.
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Props ASM
Elliette Donnelly
“Came for the snacks, stayed for the company.” Ellie is a sophomore at Penn and this is her 4th production! She would like to thank her parents and grandma for driving her around everywhere, and everyone on props for making it bearable <3. She hopes you enjoy the show!
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Props Crew
Zoe Ebbens
Zoe is a freshman at Peninsula and is so happy to have worked on props! This is Zoe’s first production and is looking forward to many more in the future! She hopes everyone enjoys the show!
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Sound ASM
Ali Engle-Tseng
Ali is a student from Pen High School working on her seventh production, Arsenic and Old Lace! She would like to thank everyone for making this production possible and hopes you enjoy Abby and Martha’s hospitality. Their elderberry wine is to die for.
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Costumes ASM
Tilly Evans
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Props ASM
Talon Gerard
Talon is a junior at Pen High. This is their 7th production. You can see them be funny on stage for the Comedy Sportz team here at Peninsula.
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Lighting Crew
Paul Guthrie
Paul is excited to be working on his second production with Pen High in banishing the darkness from even the furthest reaches of this particular stage. He is the Batman of this particular room, he is Light Crew.
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Stage Manager
Emi Han
Emi is a senior at Peninsula High and is very excited to be a part of crew again as a Stage Manager for Arsenic and Old Lace. This is her eighth Peninsula Drama production and she hopes you all enjoy the show!
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Marketing Crew
Tegan Hassell
Tegan is a bright, talented sophomore at Peninsula High School. Tegan attended Horipro Music Academy and Palos Verdes Performing Arts. Tegan played the role of Donkey in Shrek Jr. Tegan’s biggest achievements include We Will Rock You, Wizard of Oz, Mamma Mia, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, and The Lightning Thief. With each new theatrical production experience, Tegan continues to develop and she is honored to be part of marketing crew for Arsenic and Old Lace.
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Lights ASM
Tayla Jun
Tayla is excited to be a part of the Arsenic and Old Lace crew. This is her fifth production with Peninsula Drama and hopes that everyone will enjoy all the hard work put into the show!
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Costumes Crew
Carina Kazan
Carina is a junior, and is gleeful to be on costumes for the first time at Pen! In the past, she has been in Mean Girls (Ensemble), and Lightning Thief (Katie Gardner). She’s had a blast working with everyone on this show, and hopes you enjoy!
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Assistant Director
Madison Ke
Madison is thrilled to be part of another Peninsula Drama production. She would like to thank her family and friends for being her biggest supporters and hopes you enjoy the show!
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Props Crew
Keira Kendall
Keira is a freshman at Peninsula and is so excited to be on props crew for Arsenic and Old Lace. This is her first high school production and she can’t wait to be a part of many more! She hopes you enjoy the show!
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Stage Manager
Gabriel Kim
Gabriel is proud to be a part of Arsenic and Old Lace. Enjoy the show!
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Props Crew
Summer Kniffin
Summer is proud to be a part of Arsenic and Old Lace. Enjoy the show!
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Props Crew
Madeline Majchzrak
This is Maddie’s 2nd full length production with Peninsula. They worked on the Props Team and had so much fun researching and decorating a vintage style house. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! Also, make sure to get a snack and a drink from the concession stand. Let’s hope Abby and Martha didn’t poison them this time!
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Production Design
Brooke McAlpine
Brooke hopes you enjoy this KILLER show! haha.. get it? killer? Anyways this is Brooke's 5th show at Pen and she is so happy! Enjoy the totally not poisoned concessions!
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Sets ASM
Keira McManus
Keira is a junior and is excited to contribute to Arsenic and Old Lace as an Assistant Stage Manager! She hopes you enjoy the show!
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Stage Manager
Violet Neils
Violet is so excited to be a stage Manager for Arsenic and Old Lace! They hope that you enjoy the show, especially the wallpaper. Please enjoy the wallpaper.
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Marketing Crew
Ari Ortiz
Ari is excited to be part of Arsenic and Old Lace! They hope you enjoy the show! :)
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Costumes Crew
Nisha Parekh
High Priestess Gabagool
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Lighting Crew
David Paz
David is proud to be a part of Arsenic and Old Lace. Enjoy the show!
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Set Construction Crew
Kenton Phookittikhun
Kenton is a freshman at Peninsula High School and is excited to take part in his first time in the stage crew. He hopes everyone will enjoy the show.
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Assistant Director
Armon Riaz
“Brothas call him the coin slot.” -Armon Riaz
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Props Crew
Kyleigh Rodriguez
This is Kyleigh's first year at Peninsula and she is thrilled to be working on this production. She would like to thank her grandma for driving her around and encouraging her to join stage crew. She hopes you enjoy the show!
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Sound Crew
Brooke Strassner
Brooke Strassner is a freshman at Peninsula and is so excited to be in the sound department for her first PVPHS production. She would like to thank the cast and creative team for making this a memorable experience. Enjoy the show!
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Props Crew
Hazel Smith
Hazel is so happy to be working on props crew for Arsenic and Old Lace! She is a sophomore and this is her third show working behind the scenes with Peninsula Drama. She thanks everyone who is seeing this show and hopes they all enjoy it as much as she enjoyed bringing it to life.
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Costumes Crew
Mona Talebi
Mona is a junior and is excited to be working on her fifth production in the Peninsula Drama Department. She hopes you enjoy the show!
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Costumes Crew
Coral Vincent
Coral is a freshman and is happy to be working on costumes and makeup. For many years she’s loved to make various outfits herself, so Costume Crew was a fun experience for her. Thank you all for coming, and enjoy the show!
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Sound Crew
Elise Vu
Elise is 16 years old and very grateful to be a part of Arsenic and Old Lace! Apart from Arsenic, Elise has been a part of numerous other productions outside of Pen High, mainly at the Norris. She would like to thank Mr. Cohen, the cast, and her fellow crew members for making this show possible. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Production Staff

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE by Joseph Kesselring

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
Sadie Cortese
Ashe Currence
Madison Ke
Armon Riaz

STAGE MANAGERS
Emi Han
Gabriel Kim
Violet Neils

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS & DEPARTMENT LEADS
Celeste Berumen
Ellie Donnelly
Ali Engle-Tseng
Tilly Evans
Talon Gerard
Tayla Jun
Brooke McAlpine
Keira McManus

SOUND DESIGN
Ali Engle-Tseng and the Sound Crew

LIGHTING DESIGN
Gabriel Kim and the Lighting Crew

COSTUME DESIGN
Linda Muggeridge-Zimmerman

SCENIC DESIGN
A.C. Franklin

DIRECTOR
Seth Cohen