You Can’t Take It With You
by Moss Hart and George Kaufman

Director: Kim Hines, guest artist
Scenic Designer: Del Unruh
Costume Designer: Sandy Appleoff
Lighting Designers: Del Unruh and Anna Wieczorek
Sound Designer: Nicholas C. Mosher
Voice, Diction, & Dialect Coach: Christopher Wheatley

A play that first earns a Pulitzer Prize, then is turned into a movie that wins an Academy Award is a rarity. A mad and merry farce, this comedy lets us look in on the antics of a demented family that is so unconventional it is irresistible. More of a party than a play, this screwball comedy takes us on a wild ride through the lives of the Sycamore family, whose everyday routine finds fireworks exploding, ballerinas twirling, and a daffy grandpa who believes everyone should just relax and do whatever they want to do. The play, which will be directed by a yet to be announced professional director, is being produced in conjunction with the American Theatre and Drama Society/KU Literary Society joint conference, “Writing, Teaching and Performing America.”

Cast

Penelope Sycamore: Ashley K. Lafond
Jessie: Evan C. Grosshans
Rheba Courtney Schweitzer
Paul Sycamore:  Justin Knudsen
Mr. DePinna: Lawrence P. Henderson
Ed: Brandon Ford
Donald: Brady Blevins
Martin Vanderhof : Adam Burnett
Alice: Leslie Long
Henderson: Jonathan Matteson
Tony Kirby: Drew Fowler
Natasha Kolenkhov: Erin Evangeline Burns
Gay Wellington: Diane-Yvette Cook
Mr. Kirby: Alex Haynes
Mrs. Kirby: Kate Hurley
G-Man: Brian Ervin
G-Man: Travis Lechtenberg
G-Man: Ryan Tucker
Olga: Bärbel Göbel

Performance Dates & Times
March 4th at 7:30 p.m. Crafton-Preyer Theatre
March 5th at 7:30 p.m. Crafton-Preyer Theatre
March 6th at 2:30 p.m. Crafton-Preyer Theatre
March 10th at 7:30 p.m. Crafton-Preyer Theatre
March 11th at 7:30 p.m. Crafton-Preyer Theatre
March 12th at 7:30 p.m. Crafton-Preyer Theatre