You Can't Take It With You
Some plays should be staged every ten years or so, to keep their message alive. Thornton Wilder's Our Town has that restorative quality. Same with George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's You Can't Take It With You. Both plays step out of time, as we live it, and take time to reflect. The Vanderhof household's a 10-ring circus. Everyone chases their whims, and no one notices until Alice Sycamore falls for the boss's son, and his stuffy parents come for a visit. But after the initial shock, sanity breaks loose again. Led by Jim Chovick's superb Grandpa and a top notch ensemble, Lamb's Players does full justice to this Depression-era classic. Nothing matches on Mike Buckley's set, yet everything fits, in detail. Same for Jemima Dutra's Kansas/Oz costumes (the wealthy Kirby's in B&W; the Vandrhof's in Technicolor), and Nathan Perison's expert lighting. Credit to director Kerry Meads for creating a loose atmosphere timed and paced expertly. And to Kaufman and Hart for writing a secular sermon, loaded with laughs, about what matters in life. Critic's Pick.
When
Ongoing until Sunday, March 29, 2015
Hours
| Sundays, 2pm-4pm |
| Wednesdays, 7:30pm-9:30pm |
| Thursdays, 7:30pm-9:30pm |
| Fridays, 8pm-10pm |
| Saturdays, 4pm-6pm & 8pm-10pm |