Poster for You Can't Take It With You“A charming comedy of which the American theater can be proud.”

-- The New York Post

You Can't Take It With You!

APRIL 15 - 17 AT 7:00 P.M.

EASTERN NAZARENE COLLEGE
COVE FINE ARTS CENTER
School Matinee - April 15 at 10:00 a.m.
Box Office (617) 745-3715
General Admission $7


  • About the Play
  • The Cast
  • Photos


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    About the Play

    The Communication Arts Department of Eastern Nazarene College presents You Can’t Take It With You, the Pulitzer Prize-winning, beloved madcap comedy by the incomparably witty team of Moss Hart and George Kaufman.  This classic American comedy, set in Depression era New York, follows the screwball antics of the Sycamore family who refuse to conform to societal norms.  Instead, they are determined to go about “the business of living in the fullest sense of the word.”  The play, whose central figure is a tax evader, ironically opens on April 15, also known as “Tax Day."

    The stage is set for a few valuable lessons on life, love, and the true meaning of happiness when the youngest daughter Alice falls in love with Tony Kirby, the son of a rich and prominent Wall Street family.  Worlds clash when the Kirbys meet the oddball members of the Sycamore household.  Grandpa Vanderhof, the free-spirited patriarch, holds the family together with his own unique brand of wit, wisdom and faith.  An array of activities reek havoc throughout the play including making illegal fireworks, operating a subversive printing press and surprise raids by the FBI and the IRS.

    Many prominent American actors of the stage and screen, such as Jimmy Stewart, Jason Robards, and Colleen Dewhurst have starred in You Can’t Take It With You in Broadway revivals and in a 1938 Academy Award-winning film.  The play best exemplifies the urbane wit that is the Hart-Kaufman trademark.  Moss Hart and George Kaufman enjoyed tremendous success during the 1930s with such Broadway hits as The Man Who Came To Dinner,  The American Way, and Once In A Lifetime.To honor the artistic contribution of Hart, each year the New England Theater Conference bestows the Moss Hart Memorial Award to members of the local theater community in recognition of theatrical excellence.


    From the Director
    In this comedy we are reminded of the freedom which results from the superficial expectations of society, allowing us to fully use our gifts, nurture family relationships, follow our interests and truly experience the joy of life.  -JEG

    The Cast

    Martin Vanderhof................................David Sweeny
    Penelope Sycamore...........................Tara Brooke Watkins
    Paul Sycamore...................................David Dein
    Alice Sycamore..................................Emily Plank
    Essie Carmichael................................Keri Anne Ingle
    Ed Carmichael....................................Matthew Henry
    Mr. De Pinna......................................Michael Caveney
    Mr. Kirby...........................................Nathaniel Scott
    Mrs. Kirby..........................................Katherine Ellis
    Tony Kirby.........................................Jonathan Messana
    Rheba...............................................Stacey Hull
    Donald..............................................Joshua Brennan
    Mr. Kolenkov......................................Samuel Young
    Gay Wellington...................................Lynnette Heckman
    Henderson.........................................Curtis Heckman
    Olga Katrina.......................................Maureen Wall
    The  G-men........................................Scott Webber, Tamar Andreson, Maureen Wall

    Director..................................................................... Jennifer Gayman
    Producer / Student Adviser...........................................Ronda Rice Winderl
    Technical Director........................................................Mike Ballard
    Stage Manager............................................................Cara Paulson
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