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You Can't Take It With YouWritten by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman
Directed by Kraig Williams PERFORMANCE DATES September 29th - October 14th, 2017 Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm Sundays at 2pm BEYOND THE PAGES OF THE SCRIPT Join us Tuesday, 9/19 at 7 pm in the Beaverton City Library Auditorium to explore welcoming through a FREE sneak peek of the comedy You Can't Take It With You presented by Beaverton Civic Theatre, presenting the awkward situation of meeting another family for the first time, followed by a musical comedy performance of Greathouse of Music's You Do Speak English, Don’t You?, highlighting the challenges that Czech-American couple Mark and Helena Greathouse of have experienced. This is a partnership with Beaverton Welcoming Week and the Beaverton City Library Adult Services Department. SYNOPSIS - Click Here to Learn More About the Cast and Crew
At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening. The shock sustained by the Kirbys, who are invited to eat cheap food, shows Alice that marriage with Tony is out of the question. The Sycamores, however, though sympathetic to Alice, find it hard to realize her point of view. Meantime, Tony, who knows the Sycamores are right and his own people wrong, will not give her up, and in the end Mr. Kirby is converted to the happy madness of the Sycamores, particularly since he happens in during a visit by an ex-Grand Duchess, earning her living as a waitress. No mention has as yet been made of the strange activities of certain members of the household engaged in the manufacture of fireworks; nor of the printing press set up in the parlor; nor of Rheba the maid and her friend Donald; nor of Grandpa's interview with the tax collector when he tells him he doesn't believe in the income tax. One of the most popular and successful plays of modern times. CAST LIST PENNY: Patti Speight PAUL: Michael Allen ALICE: Nicole Rayner ESSIE: Ciera Gregg ED: Jordan Fugitt DE PINNA: Neil Wade Freer GRANDPA: Gary Anderson RHEBA: Valerie Vorderlandwehr DONALD: Les Ico BORIS KOLENKHOV: Kyle Urban MR KIRBY: Dennis Proulx MRS KIRBY: Jeanine Stassens TONY: Benjamin Philip GAY WELLINGTON: Diana LoVerso GRAND DUCHESS: Patricia Alston HENDERSON: Glenn Russell GMAN 1: Linh Nguyen GMAN 2: Charles Wilson GMAN 3: Levi King GMAN 4: Dwayne Thurnau BEHIND THE SCENES A Ballet Lesson with Boris & Essie PRESS "It's definitely one of those classic scripts from the '20s and '30s that is kind of timeless," said Benjamin Philip, who plays Tony. "The eccentric family, the star-crossed lovers, the wise grandpa. There's a lot to love, and there's a lot of charm in it." Beaverton Civic Theatre to Produce You Can't Take It With You Beaverton Valley Times September 27, 2017 "– it’s just too funny to miss, and every bit as appropriate a mood-lifter now as it was during the Great Depression. Director Kraig Williams and his cast clearly had a lot of fun putting the show together, and the audiences are having just as much fun watching the result." You Can't Take It With You A Solid BCT Comic Hit Westside Theatre Reviews October 4, 2017 "Regardless of the paths taken by each of us in life, You Can't Take it With You weaves a tale that shows that we need not all be the same to get along. Sometimes we just need to listen and learn from each other." Can't We All Just Get Along? Special to the Oregonian October 3, 2017 |
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The mission of Beaverton Civic Theatre is to entertain, enlighten and educate while involving the community onstage, behind the scenes and in the audience of theatrical productions.
The mission of Beaverton Civic Theatre is to entertain, enlighten and educate while involving the community onstage, behind the scenes and in the audience of theatrical productions.
