Drama Teacher's Diary

Community Theatre Production — Arsenic and Old Lace

"Old hand in ‘Old Lace’: Longtime acting teacher Margaret Johnson in familiar production" -- Missoulian

This winter has taken a toll on my old bones.   I tripped on cement, fell on the ice, and broke my right shoulder.  That is why you haven’t heard from me, but that doesn’t mean I’ve been idle. I had the chance to play a great role in a community theatre production of Arsenic and Old Lace, directed by one of my former students and acting with two other former students -- so as the saying goes, “The show must go on.”  We’ve had sellout crowds, but I have to say it has taken some steely dedication!  To read the article that appeared in our local paper, click here