You Can’t Take It With You By George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart Directed by Gigi Bermingham Bing Theatre Nov 5–8, 2015 Cast of Characters (in order of appearance)

PRESENTS Penny Vanderhof Sycamore Tony Kirby Jr. Kenia Romero Sanford Reed Essie Carmichael Boris Kolenkhov Sophie Thomason Ricky Oakley Rheba Gay Wellington You Can’t Take It Camille Langston Amanda Cook Paul Sycamore Mr. Kirby With You Michael Yapujian Rahjul Young By George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart Mr. De Pinna Mrs. Kirby Spencer M. Carney Natalie Nagar Ed Carmichael The G-Man WITH (in alphabetical order) Dor Gvirtsman Jessica Garcia Ryan Brophy Miles Bryant Spencer M. Carney Donald Jim Amanda Cook Daniel DiMaso Elena Dole Jessica Garcia Aaron Kerman Daniel DiMaso Dor Gvirtsman Aaron Kerman Camille Langston Martin Vanderhof( Grandpa) Mac Natalie Nagar Ricky Oakley Troy Peterson Sanford Reed Ryan Brophy Miles Bryant Alice Sycamore Grand Duchess Olga Katrina Kenia Romero Shannon Sheridan Sophie Thomason Elena Dole Shannon Sheridan Michael Yapujian Rahjul Young Henderson, IRS Man Troy Peterson SCENIC DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN Grace Wang Meagan Smith Justus Bradshaw TIME: Two weeks before July 4, 1936.

SOUND DESIGN STAGE MANAGER One week later. Danielle Kisner Jennifer Caspellan PLACE: The Upper West Side home of Martin Vanderhof in the borough of Manhattan, New York City.

DIRECTED BY There will be one 10-minute intermission. Gigi Bermingham WARNING Please be advised that this production contains smoking of herbal cigarettes, gunshots & loud percussive noises.

PRODUCTION STAFF Vocal/Dialect Coach Anne Burk | Movement Coach Anastasia Coon | Choreography Lili Fuller Fight Choreography Dawn Sam Alden | Fight Captain Dor Gvirtsman Scenic Artist Vika Teplinskaya | Asst. Stage Managers Simon Chau, Iman Khan Bing Theatre | November, 5-8, 2015 Scenic PA Jess Peters | Lighting Design PA Derek Christiansen Crew Keara Dooley, Evangeline Edwards, Sarah Espey, David Fisherman, Eva Grant, You Can’t Take It With You is presented by special arrangement Marc Hills, Alison Horowitz, Jaclyn Imai, Kyra Jacobs, Sara Leconte, Harrison Poe, with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. Victoria Ross, Andrew Teplitz, Lamar Usher, Ethan Zeitman DIRECTOR'S NOTE You Can’t Take It With You premiered on Broadway in December of 1936 INTERIM DEAN when bread was nine cents a loaf, a new car cost $760, and the average Associate Professor of Theatre Practice David Bridel (Director of MFA in Acting) yearly income was $1,780. It provided its audiences a gratifying escape from socioeconomic pressures, and it won the Pulitzer Prize. ASSOCIATE DEANS Professor Sharon Marie Carnicke Professor Velina Hasu Houston (Director of Dramatic Writing) Grandpa’s “carpe diem” philosophy is the one by which everyone in his household lives: ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Meiling Cheng (Director of Critical Studies) Kolenkhov: A crazy world, Grandpa Oliver Mayer Grandpa: Oh, the world’s not so crazy, Kolenkhov. It’s the people in it. ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Life’s pretty simple if you just relax. Luis Alfaro Kolenkhov: How can you relax in times like these? Carla Della Gatta Grandpa: Well, if they’d relax there wouldn’t be times like these. Takeshi Kata Tom Ontiveros The play — a delectable “love dream” — endures as a reminder of America’s Sibyl Wickersheimer faith in individuality and freedom. It suggests that it is never too late to PROFESSORS OF THEATRE PRACTICE shake off self-imposed limitations and to follow one’s bliss. It champions Andrei Belgrader the power of love and non-judgment and inclusivity. Natsuko Ohama Andrew J. Robinson “And a very good thing, too.” ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF THEATRE PRACTICE Philip G. Allen Paul Backer (Director of Undergraduate Voice and Movement) DIRECTOR'S BIO Brent Blair (Director of MA in Applied Theatre Arts) Elsbeth M. Collins (Director of Production)

You Can’t Take It With You With It Take Can’t You Gigi Bermingham directed You Can’t Take It With You and Thin Man for Anita Dashiell-Sparks classical company Antaeus; An Ideal Husband for Sierra Madre Playhouse. Christina Haatainen-Jones (Director of Design) Theater: Gigi received the 2013 L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Joseph Hacker Leading Actress for her portrayal of Maria Callas in Master Class at ICT Duncan Mahoney (Technical Director) Long Beach; and both the 2004 Ovation Award for Solo Performance and Mary-Joan Negro (Director of BA Acting Courses) a special L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for her solo comedy Non-Vital Jack Rowe (Artistic Director, Director of BFA Acting Courses) Stephanie Shroyer (Associate Artistic Director) Organs. Recently: Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow at ICT; Good People at Eric Trules La Mirada; Picnic at Antaeus. Also at Antaeus: The Liar, The Seagull, Tonight at 8:30, Mother Courage, Pera Palas. Other: Pasadena Playhouse, Old Globe, ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF THEATRE PRACTICE Rubicon, MainStreet Theatre, New York’s Public Theatre, Skylight, Blank, Paula Cizmar Laura Flanagan Odyssey, Theatre@Boston Court, Playwrights’ Arena. Recent TV: Marvel: Melinda C. Finberg Agents of Shield, Scandal, Mistresses, Chasing Life. Film: Save the Date and Randle Mell Alex and Emma. Web: Kittens in a Cage and The Britishes. Every year in John DeMita December she and Matthew Goldsby perform their Cabaret Noel. David Warshofsky ADJUNCT/PART-TIME FACULTY OF THEATRE PRACTICE Tony Abatemarco, Rob Adler, Robert Bailey, Joe Bays, Andrew Borba, Jennifer Brienen, SPECIAL THANKS Tom Buderwitz, Anne Burk, Frank Catalano, Anatasia Coon, Debra DeLiso, Allison Dunbar, Frank Dwyer, Dan Fishbach, Jeff Flowers, Parmer Fuller, Terry Gordon, Linzi Juliano, Dane Martens, Edgar Landa, Stephanie Shroyer, Christopher Breyer, Michael Keenan, Edgar Landa, Vicki Lewis, Heather Lyle, Babette Markus, Kevin McCorkle, Jeffrey Mason, The Antaeus Company, Bill Brochtrup, Jeff Doba, Debbie McMahon, Lauren Murphy, Jeremiah O’Brian, Patrick Pankhurst, Leah Piehl, Bob Goldsby and Angela Paton, Gail and Betsy Leondar-Wright, John Rubinstein, Zachary Steel, Nausica Stergiou, Jason Thompson, Alice Tuan, Alvia Golden and Carroll Smith-Rosenberg, Jeff Gardner Julie Welch, Charlayne Woodward

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