Athens Theatre Company Presents 'You Can't Take It With You' This Weekend

The following information was provided by the Troy School District.

The Athens Theatre Company is proud to present the Pulitzer Prize-winning "You Can't Take It With You" this weekend at the Athens High Auditorium.

Shows are at 8:01 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16 and 3 p.m. and 8:01 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17.

At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder.

In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening. The shock sustained by the Kirbys shows Alice that marriage with Tony is out of the question.

The Sycamores, however, though sympathetic to Alice, find it hard to realize her point of view. Meantime, Tony, who knows the Sycamores are right and his own people wrong, will not give her up, and in the end Mr. Kirby is converted to the happy madness of the Sycamores. 

No mention has as yet been made of the strange activities of certain members of the household engaged in the manufacture of fireworks, nor of the printing press set up in the parlor, nor of Rheba the maid and her friend Donald, nor of Grandpa's interview with the tax collector when he tells him he doesn't believe in the income tax.

Critics call the show "one of the most popular and successful plays of modern times.”

Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and $5 for seniors. To reserve tickets, call 248-823-2914; tickets are also available at the door.