Elmhurst stages 'You Can't Take It With You'

In Elmhurst College's stage production, "You Can't Take It With You," audiences meet 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, the real fireworks start.

Originally performed in 1936 on Broadway, "You Can't Take It With You" is a comedic play that continues to be revived in productions worldwide. 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.

Directed by Brian Wakefield, "You Can't Take It With You" will be performed at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 21, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, in the Mill Theatre, 253 Walter St., Elmhurst.

General admission is $7, student tickets are $5, and tickets for senior citizens and Elmhurst faculty and staff are $6.

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

If you go

What: "You Can't Take It With You"

When: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 21; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22

Where: Mill Theatre, 253 Walter St., Elmhurst

Tickets: $7 adults; $5 students; $6 seniors, Elmhurst College faculty and staff

Info: (630) 617-3005