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2009-09-24 Theatre Young Harris Opens Season with 'You Can't Take It With You'
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2009-09-24 Theatre Young Harris Opens Season with 'You Can't Take It With You'
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Denise Cook (706) 379-5237, bdcook@yhc.edu Theatre Young Harris Opens Season with “You Can’t Take It With You”
Local Students To Perform as Cast Members YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Young Harris College’s Theatre Young Harris will present four performances of the Depression-era classic You Can’t Take It With You, Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 1-4. Performances begin at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday in Glenn Auditorium of the Clegg Fine Arts Building on the YHC campus. Tickets are $10 or $5 with a YHC ID. All seats are reserved. Tickets are on sale now through the Young Harris College Box Office located in the lobby of Gooslby Center on the YHC campus. Box office hours are Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. Call (706) 379-4307. Tickets may be purchased online anytime at www.yhc.edu/tickets. The cast of You Can’t Take It With You includes three local students. Junior Michelle Honaker, of Blairsville, Ga., will perform the role of Mrs. Kirby. Sophomore Ashley Murray, of Young Harris, Ga., has been cast as The Man. Sophomore Tyler Ogburn, of Blairsville, Ga., has been cast as Donald. Community member Rick Kmet, of Murphy, N.C., will perform the role of Grandpa. One of America’s most beloved comedies, You Can’t Take It With You transports audiences to the zany world of the Sycamore family. Daughter Alice invites her boyfriend Tony and his parents over for dinner, hoping all the while that her eccentric relatives do not get in the way of the happy couple’s marriage plans. At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before the audience realizes that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. Tony, the 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 upon dining and socializing with Alice’s crazy family leads Alice to believe that marriage to Tony is impossible. Tony refuses to give her up, and in the end, Mr. Kirby is converted to the happy madness of the Sycamores. Meanwhile, no mention has 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 that he does not believe in the income tax. Fireworks and madcap merriment delight in this Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece that has entertained audiences for generations. Season tickets for the 2009-10 season at Theatre Young Harris are also available. Season ticket holders receive discounts off the regular ticket prices and other exclusive perks. Other shows include Schoolhouse Rock Live!, Wit, Dancing at Lughnasa and The Pirates of Penzance. For more information or to purchase season tickets call the Young Harris College Box Office at (706) 379-4307 or visit www.yhc.edu/tickets. Theatre Young Harris is a performing arts organization of Young Harris College. Each season, the theatre company presents a full lineup of notable productions, including full-length musicals, innovative dramas, classic plays, children’s shows and more. Auditions are open to students, faculty and staff of Young Harris College as well as the community. Theatre Young Harris is directed by Eddie Collins, chair of the theatre department at Young Harris College. About Young Harris College Founded in 1886, Young Harris College is a private, baccalaureate degree-granting college located in the beautiful mountains of north Georgia. Historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church, Young Harris College educates, inspires and empowers students through the highest quality liberal arts education. Long known for nurturing students during the first two years of college, Young Harris College received accreditation in 2008 to grant bachelor’s degrees. The College currently has approximately 700 students across four divisions—Fine Arts, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, and Social and Behavioral Science—and plans to increase enrollment to 1,200 over the next few years. The historic campus in Young Harris, Ga., is currently undergoing major campus improvements to accommodate the College’s growth. For more information, visit www.yhc.edu. ###
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