overview
You Can’t Take It With You, by the immortal comedic writing team of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, is a timeless comedy about living, loving, and especially laughing when a couple of lovebirds bring their mismatched families together. It is the story of two very different families coping with life and searching for the American dream during the Great Depression. The delightfully mad Sycamore family celebrates independence and freedom from convention with a healthy dose of chaos, while the exacting Kirby family believes in rules, hard work, and rigid respectability. Merry mayhem ensues when Alice Sycamore falls in love with Tony Kirby, and when Tony brings his conservative, straight-laced parents to the bohemian, free-thinking Sycamore home for dinner; fireworks ensue. “I love the diverse, colorful world of the Sycamore-Vanderhofs,” says Anne Wunder, Director. “They unconditionally accept absolutely everyone, and are oblivious to social pressure.” “You Can’t Take It With You” premiered over 70 years ago, debuting on Broadway in 1936, where it ran for 837 performances, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the basis for the 1938 Frank Capra film, starring Lionel Barrymore and James Stewart, and took home Academy Awards for both Best Director and Best Picture. Since then, the show has entertained millions in productions around the world.
Cast
Martin Vanderhof- Tristan Dowds
Alice Sycamore - Abby Blauvelt
Tony Kirby - Patrick Gulick
Penelope Sycamore - Hannah Gaston
Paul Sycamore - Daniel Martens
Mr. Kirby - Jay Vollmer
Mrs. Kirby - Chelsea Strong
Essie Carmichael - Noel Scouten
Ed Carmichael - Kevin Conrad
Boris Kolenkhov/Mr. Henderson - Hunter Heselton
Mr. DePinna - J.J. Warren
Rheba - Kassandra Norrison
Donald - Nick Kinsey
Olga - Rachel Dillon
Katrina Gay Wellington - Hannah Hotaling
1st G-Man - Aaron Bodine
Mac - Victor Sutton
Jim - Greg Neuberger
Alice Sycamore - Abby Blauvelt
Tony Kirby - Patrick Gulick
Penelope Sycamore - Hannah Gaston
Paul Sycamore - Daniel Martens
Mr. Kirby - Jay Vollmer
Mrs. Kirby - Chelsea Strong
Essie Carmichael - Noel Scouten
Ed Carmichael - Kevin Conrad
Boris Kolenkhov/Mr. Henderson - Hunter Heselton
Mr. DePinna - J.J. Warren
Rheba - Kassandra Norrison
Donald - Nick Kinsey
Olga - Rachel Dillon
Katrina Gay Wellington - Hannah Hotaling
1st G-Man - Aaron Bodine
Mac - Victor Sutton
Jim - Greg Neuberger
Extras!
- Click here to watch act I of our production on YouTube!
- Click here to see more photos from the production (Google Drive link)!