'You Can't Take It With You' Opens at The Mill Theatre

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“You Can’t Take It With You” introduces us to the Sycamore family, a happily eccentric gang of snake collectors, cunning revolutionaries, ballet dancers and skyrocket makers. But when the youngest daughter brings her fiancé and his buttoned-up parents over for dinner, that’s when the real fireworks start!

Originally performed in 1936 on Broadway, “You Can’t Take It With You” is a comedic play for the ages and continues to be revived in productions across the globe. Written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, the play received a Pulitzer Prize in 1937 and was adapted into a 1938 film starring Lionel Barrymore and James Stuart, and directed by Frank Capra.

“You Can’t Take It With You,” directed by Brian Wakefield, will be performed Thursday, Nov. 12, through Saturday, November 14, as well as Thursday, November 19, through Saturday, November 21, at 8:00 p.m. in the Mill Theatre (253 Walter St., Elmhurst, elmhurst.edu/campusmap). There will be a Sundayperformance at 2:00 p.m. on November 22. General admission is $7, students are $5, and senior citizens, Elmhurst faculty and staff are $6.

Mill Theatre subscriptions and individual tickets are available for purchase by phone, mail and in person. To purchase tickets, please call (630) 617-3005 or visit the box office, located in the theater. The box office is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from noon to 5:00 p.m. and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.