Grinnell High School Curtain Club and Thespians present ‘You Can’t Take it With You,’ Nov. 8, 9 and 10

         The Grinnell High School Curtain Club and Thespians present, “You Can’t Take it With You,” Nov. 8, 9 and 10 in the school auditorium.
          Showtime is 7 p.m. for the Friday and Saturday night shows and 2 p.m. for the Sunday show.
         The play is under the direction of Holly and Adam Kelley-Chown with Ken Phipps serving as the technical director.
      Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door and can be purchased online using the barcode on the production flyer.
Show Synopsis
      Grandpa Vanderhof and his wacky family, the Sycamores, have been happily living their zany lives in his house by Columbia University in New York for many years. This family (and their friends) are a madcap group of eccentrics, marching to the beat of their own drum, with pride and joy. Their hobbies include collecting snakes, building fireworks in the basement, writing a myriad of plays that never get published, and taking ballet lessons. Things like stress, jobs, and paying taxes to the government are for other people, not for them! But when practical young Alice Sycamore becomes engaged to her company’s Vice President, Tony Kirby, the Vanderhof/Sycamore clan must straighten up to meet the new in-laws. Disaster ensues when the Kirbys arrive at the wrong time and, despite the best laid plans, see Alice’s family in all of its crazy glory. The evening ends with everyone in the house getting arrested, and Alice ending the engagement. It isn’t until Grandpa’s wise speech to Mr. Kirby about the importance of living life to the fullest that the two families find a way to accept each other, and love conquers all. “You Can’t Take It With You” is a madcap, idealistic comedy that reinforces the idea that you can only live life to the fullest by doing whatever makes you happy.
Cast
       Billy Lopatto – Grandpa; Benjamin Davis – Paul; Brennen Rasmussen – G-Man 1 “The Man”; Jackson Hinkle – Donald; Trycer Arends – Mr. Kirby; Evan Kite – Ed; Luke Ohlsen – Tony; Owen Shepardson – Boris; Elisabeth Kelley-Chown – Rheba; Maggie Kaup – Penny; Mackenzie Kohl – Olga, duchess; Lucy Skouson – Henderson; Lanie Kaup – Gay Wellington; Thea Sherman – Mr. DePinna; Alex Vogt – G-Man 2 “Jim”; Penelope Fennell – Essie; Kayin Riggenberg – G-Man 3 “Mac”; Peyton Stevenson – Mrs. Kirby; and Frances Pedersen - Alice
Crew
     Stage Manager: Cameron Thompson; Assistant Stage Manager: Diane Boyd; Lighting Chief: Max Bartlett; Sound Chief: Holden Smith; Props Chief: Jonathan Solomon; Props Crew: Aaron Blanchard, Brock Reimers; Costumes Chief: River Haenfler; Costumes Crew: Jack Hutchinson, Tayla Fabor: and Hair and Makeup: Isabella Wilson and Slane McCue.