YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU by Hart & Kaufman, Texas School for the Blind, May 15 - 18, 2013

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

presents
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
One of the most popular and successful plays of modern times. 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, the 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 shows Alice that perhaps 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.
4 performances only! Free to the public!
Wednesday, May 15th @ 7:00p - Preview Performance
Thursday, May 16th @ 1:00p
Friday, May 17th @ 7:00p
Saturday, May 18th @ 7:00p
Tickets: http://yctiwy.eventbrite.com/
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Upcoming: You Can't Take It with You by Kaufmann and Hart, Different Stages at the Vortex Repertory, November 16 - December 8

You Can't Take It With You

by George Kaufman and Moss Hart

November 16 – December 8, 2012
The Vortex, 2307 Manor Rd ^map
Performances Thursdays-Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm

No performance on Thanksgiving, November 22
Added performance Wednesday, December 5

Reservations: 478-5282
Pick-Your-Price Tickets: $15, $20, $25, or $30

Tickets on-line
Different Stages continues its 2011-2012 season with Kaufman and Hart's You Can't Take It with You, directed by Mick D'Arcy. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this comedy introduces us to the Sycamores, a family that delights in eccentricity. They may seem mad, but they show us that those who pursue convention for its own sake and who need to conform to society's conventions are the maddest of us all. This play about living life to the fullest, following your own dreams, and daring to be unconventional has been a perennial since its debut in 1936.
The romantic leads are played by Chelsea Bunn (Romeo and Juliet) and Tony Salinas (Inherit the Wind), and the bride-to-be's parents are played by Phoebe Greene (Night of the Iguana) and Scott Friedman (She Stoops to Conquer). Her sister and brother-in-law are played by Katie O'Brien (You Better Watch Out) and Tyler Mabry (Sleeping Beauty). Grandpa is played by Norman Blumensaadt (Eurydice). Rounding out the cast are Craig Kanne (The Best Man), Allegra Jade Fox (Into the Woods), Justin Guillory, Ben McLemore (Doctor Faustus), Andy Brown, Julie B. Jones, Steven Fay, (Murder on the Nile) Terrie Cooper (Blood Wedding), Skip Johnson (Twelfth Labor), and Mary Kennelly (Is Life Worth Living?).
Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm. There is no performance on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 22. Added performance on Wednesday, December 5. Tickets are Pick-Your-Price: $15, $20, $25, and $30.

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Auditions: Vortex Summer Youth Program: You Can't Take It With You

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AUDITIONS for Vortex Summer Youth Theatre 2010 production

You Can’t Take it With You

May 24-June 3, 2010 by application and appointment

at the VORTEX, 2307 Manor Road, Austin, TX 78722

(1/2 mile East of I-35, between Chestnut and Maple) On bus route #20

VORTEX is seeking students ages 13-17 to participate in Summer Youth Theatre 2010. Now in its 19th year, the award-winning SYT program remains tuition-free. Rehearsals take place evenings and weekends in June and July. SYT encourages diversity. Students of any ethnicity or heritage, or students with any disabilities or economic challenges are welcome. Experience is not required.

SYT 2010 provides students with experiences in all aspects of theatre, including acting, technical theatre, and publicity. Rehearsals and workshops are Free to all participants. The rehearsals culminate in a full production of a play, presented to the public for six performances over two weekends.

Prior to the audition/interview, students must fill out a short application. For the audition, students should prepare a memorized, one-minute piece of text from a play, poem, or song. A parent or guardian is also required to attend the interview.

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You Can't Take It with You, Trinity Street Players, First Baptist Church, April 15 - 25

Director Rev. Ann Pittman and the Trinity Street Players have put together an accomplished, warm and funny production of Kaufman & Hart's You Can't Take It With You at the 4th floor black box theatre of Austin's First Baptist Church, 901 Trinity Street, downtown.

This affectionate study of a family of distracted amateur would-be artists and entrepreneurs bears the title You Can't . . . but the message is clearly You Can. You can be an artist, a writer, a dancer, a fireworks maker, a master printer -- even if you don't really have much talent for it. One major pleasure of art is the pleasure of creation, without much thought for commercial success or even for an audience, other than for family and friends. That theme fits a lot of Austin's theatre scene, even though the level of talent here is a lot higher than that in the Vanderhof family.

The Trinity Street Players themselves are proof of the theme, as well, for these players, many of them self-confessed neophytes, do a fine job of bringing the Vanderhof clan to life. With Rev. Pittman's assured directing and perceptive casting, they spin the fleece into gold.

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Images by Rod Machen: You Can't Take It With You, Trinity St. Players, April 15 -

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Received directly, production stills by Rod Machen of Trinity Street Players' current staging of You Can't Take It With You by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Ann Pittman:

Right: Grandpa Vanderhof (Roland Johnson) doubts the IRS agent (Hector DeLeon)

You Can't Take It with You is a delightful comedy in three acts set in the home of a quirky, but remarkable family. The plot still resonates today: The family may be crazy, but the world is even more crazy!

You Can't Take It With You plays April 15 - 25, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. at the 4th floor Black Box Theatre of the, First Baptist Church, 901 Trinity Street. Admission is free.Call 476-2625 to reserve your tickets. Free childcare is available the first Sunday, April 18 and the second Saturday, April 24. (Childcare reservations must be made when you reserve your tickets for the show.)

(fireworks by DePinna (Tommy Chiodo) and Sycamore (Doug Keenan)

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Upcoming: You Can't Take It With You by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, Trinity Street Players, First Baptist Church, April 15 - 25

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The Trinity Street Players, First Baptist Church, present

the Pulitzer Prize-Winning play

You Can't Take It With You

by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman

Directed by Ann Pittman

April 15 - 25, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

Black Box Theatre, First Baptist Church, 901 Trinity Street. Admission is free.

You Can’t Take it With You is a delightful comedy set in the home of a quirky, but remarkable family. It was first produced for stage in 1936, and it was quickly adapted by Frank Capra for his 1938 film starring Jimmy Stewart. The plot still resonates today: The family may be crazy, but the world is even more crazy!

You Can't Take It With You is a must-see, especially since it's free! Call 476-2625 to reserve your tickets. Child care is available April 18 and 22.

The Trinity Street Players is a part of The First Baptist Church of Austin. You Can’t Take It With You is the latest of their numerous highly touted productions.