Portsmouth Community Theater To Present 'You Can't Take It With You'

By Andrew Kelly

PORTSMOUTH, RI—Produced by Special Arrangement with Dramatist Play Services, the Portsmouth Community Theater will be hosting six performances of George S. Kaufman's and Moss Hart's timeless classic, "You Can't Take It With You", directed by Danny Rodrigues. The performances will take place across two weekends at the Aquidneck Island Christian Academy in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and are listed below:

Friday, July 28th @ 7 p.m. (Pay What You Can)

Saturday, July 29th @ 7 p.m.

Sunday, July 30th @ 2 p.m. Matinee Performance

Friday, August 4th @ 7 p.m. Saturday

August 5th @ 7 p.m.

Sunday, August 6th @ 2 p.m. Matinee Performance

Ticket Pricing:Adults - $12.00; Students/Seniors (65 and up)/Military - $10.00; Children (12 and under) - $8.00

The play is a comedy in three acts, featuring a hilarious ensemble of characters representing the embarrassing, yet loving, family of Alice Sycamore. The family faces a dilemma when a very successful banker makes plans to purchase every building within a 12-block radius in an attempt to put a competitor out of business, though Grandpa Vanderhof, the patriarch of the family, refuses to sell. Interestingly enough, Alice becomes romantically involved with the banker's son, Tony Kirby, and the two families must settle their differences and work together in order to come to an understanding while preserving the loving connection between their children. The question soon becomes which of the two families is truly the more wealthy and whether happiness and love outweigh the value of commas in a bank account, as you simply cannot take monetary gains and financial success with you.