KAUFFMAN & HART'S PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING COMEDY BOOKENDS KARAMU'S SEASON OF DIVERSITY, INCLUSION Karamu House, the oldest African-American theatre in the country, continues its mission to produce socially-relevant, professional-quality entertainment. You Can't Take It With You will close Karamu's 2016-2017 season and will run from April 20 through May 7, 2017. All performances will be held at Cuyahoga Community College Eastern Campus Mandel Theatre. YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU written by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman directed by Fred Sternfeld APRIL 20 - MAY 7, 2017 Tri-C East Campus Mandel Theatre 4250 Richmond Road, Highland Hills, Ohio When a wealthy Wall Street family collides with a slightly-batty but "eccentric" NYC family, the hilarious hijinks that ensues is nothing short of explosive. This Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman is a classic American romantic comedy that smartly arranges farce, wit, and social commentary, with optimism and compassion. One of the most popular and successful plays of modern times, this quintessential play takes you on a wild romp you won't soon forget. The original production premiered on Broadway in 1936 at the Booth Theatre and played for 837 performances, winning the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Adapted for the screen in 1938, the film starred James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, Ann Miller and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, and garnered the Academy Award for Best Picture. The most recent 2014 Broadway revival, directed by Scott Ellis, starred James Earl Jones, Rose Byrne, Elizabeth Ashley, and Annaleigh Ashford earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Revival of a Play in 2015. For tickets to this smart side-splitting comedy, visit us online at www.karamuhouse.org or call 216.795.7077. The ACTING COMPANY for You Can't Take It With You includes: BOB ABELMAN as Mr. De Pinna CHRIS BIZUB as Boris Kholenkov DAVID BOYCE as G-Man 2 "Jim" SYRMYLIN R. CARTWRIGHT as G-Man "The Man" SUE COHEN as Duchess Olga Katrina JEANNINE GASKIN as Rheba GREGORY DYLAN as G-Man 3 "Mac" MAYA JONES as Essie JOSHUA MCELROY as Ed ANNE J. MCEVOY as Penny Sycamore MIGUEL OSBORNE as Donald CARLA PETROSKI as Gay Wellington CHRIS RICHARDS* as Tony Kirby LUTHER PETE ROBINSON as Paul Sycamore PROPHET SEAY as Henderson CORLESIA SMITH as Alice Sycamore LAURA STARNIK as Mrs. Kirby GREG WHITE as Grandpa LOU WILL as Mr. Kirby * Denotes member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States The CREATIVE TEAM for You Can't Take It With You includes: Director ......................... FRED STERNFELD** Stage Manager ............ MEGAN MINGUS* Scenic Designer ............ RICHARD MORRIS, JR. Lighting Designer ......... ROBERT PECK Costume Designer ....... INDA BLATCH-GEIB Sound Designer ............ STAN KOZAK Props Mistress. ............. CLIFFIE JONES Technical Director ........ PROPHET SEAY Resident Costumer ....... BRIELLE MCGREW Choreographer ............. BEBE WEINBERG KATZ * The stage manager is a member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. ** The director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a National Theatrical Labor Union. Tickets range in price from $15 - $37. Groups of 10+ save more on single ticket prices. Visit Karamu 2.0 online at www.karamuhouse.org.