Sept. 11 – Oct. 18, 2026
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Written in 1936, this light-hearted comedy has relevance for today in addressing the main theme of finding one’s own way in today’s complex society, while lightly viewing such topics as distrust of government, domestic terrorism and fear of foreign conflicts.

 “Grandpa” Vanderhof (Robert Lovitz) once worked in the competitive business world. One day, he realized he was unhappy, so he stopped working. Since then, he spends his days catching and raising snakes, watching graduation ceremonies, visiting old friends, and doing whatever else he wants. His daughter Penny (Marilyn Stacey) writes plays simply because a few years ago a typewriter was delivered to the house by accident. His son-in-law Paul Sycamore (Todd Hermanson) spends hours in the basement making illegal fireworks and playing with erector sets. His granddaughter Essie (Bonnie Auguston) sells candy and has been clumsily attempting ballet for over eight years. His grandson-in-law Ed Carmichael (Aiden Brown) plays the xylophone (or tries to) and accidentally distributes Marxist propaganda.

Joining this free-for-all are Rheba (Caren Graham), the household cook; her unemployed boyfriend, Donald (Shaun Hennessy); Essie’s opinionated Russian ballet instructor, Mr. Kolenkov (Mark Schwahn); Olga (Trisha Todd), a Russian Grand Duchess; Gay Wellington (Adrienne Southard), a heavy-drinking actress; Wilbur C. Henderson (Douglas Hout), a forlorn IRS employee; and Mr. De Pinna (Danny Bruno), a deliveryman who arrived 8 years ago and decided to stay. He now helps with the fireworks and dresses in Roman togas to pose for Penny’s portraits. All is somewhat calm until three men from the government (Christopher Sparks, Dan Weiss, and Erik James) visit to investigate Ed’s flyers.

 In this crazy mix of characters, there is also Alice (Taylor Jean Grady), Penny and Paul’s other daughter and, apparently, the only “normal” family member. She met Tony Kirby (Noah Matthew Rich) at his dad’s Wall Street investment firm, and they’ve fallen in love. Culture shock and fireworks fly when Mr. Kirby (Jeremy Southard) and Mrs. Kirby (Wendy Martel) come to visit. But the message is clear: “Life’s pretty simple if you just relax,” as Grandpa puts it.

You Can’t Take It With You is directed by Don Alder. Set design is by Chris Whitten, lighting design is by Demetri Pavlatos, costume design is by Janelle Sutton, prop design is by Allen R. Phillips, the stage manager is Alex Salem, the assistant stage manager is Nat Weinham, and the producer is Steve Knox.