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Spring Play - You Can't Take it With You

April 25th 7pm, 26th 7pm, 27th 7pm and 28th 2pm

Spring Play

You Can't Take it With You 

By: Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman

Grandpa Vanderhof and his wacky family, the Sycamores, have been happily living their zany lives in his house by Columbia University in New York for many years. This family (and their friends) are a madcap group of eccentrics, marching to the beat of their own drum, with pride and joy. Their hobbies include collecting snakes, building fireworks in the basement, writing a myriad of plays that never get published, and taking ballet lessons. Things like stress, jobs, and paying taxes to the government are for other people, not for them! But when practical young Alice Sycamore becomes engaged to her company’s Vice President Tony Kirby, the Vanderhof / Sycamore clan must straighten up to meet the new in-laws. Disaster ensues when the Kirbys arrive at the wrong time and, despite the best laid plans, see Alice’s family in all of its crazy glory. The evening ends with everyone in the house getting arrested, and Alice ending the engagement. It isn’t until Grandpa’s wise speech to Mr. Kirby about the importance of living life to the fullest that the two families find a way to accept each other, and love conquers all. You Can’t Take It With You is a madcap, idealistic comedy that reinforces the idea that you can only live life to the fullest by doing whatever makes you happy.

Information Meeting Feb. 12th 3:30pm - Glass Classroom

Auditions Feb. 15 3:30pm - Glass Classroom

Theatre Club

We are excited to announce a new addition to our Theatre Department, Theatre Club!

This is a place for those who love all aspects of theatre (stage, tech, pit and just watching.) While membership in Theatre Club is not required to participate in Forest Lake High School Theater productions, we highly encourage all students interested in all aspects of theatre (performance, tech, and beyond) to join Theatre Club and connect with the Forest Lake High School Theatre community as a whole! Theatre Club meets monthly throughout the school year in addition to social events, volunteering, field trips, and more!

Goals:

  • Attend community theatre shows
    • Cost of show not covered
    • Transportation will be on your own, if you need a ride we’ll try to arrange groups.
    • Discuss show’s content, themes, character choices, and
    • To provide high school students the opportunity to develop an appreciation for live theater
  • Theatre Terminology
  • Guest Speakers (Spotlight, College Students, Professionals)
  • Spotlight Education Masterclasses

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Production History

2024 - You Can't Take it With You

2023 - Hello Dolly 

2023 - Radium Girls

2022 - Newsies

2022 - Harvey

2021 - Seussical

2021 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

2020 - Stronger Together

2019 - 13 The Musical

2019 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

2018 - Our Town

2018 - And Then There Were None

2017 - My Fair Lady

2017 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2016 - The Addams Family

2016 - All in the Timing

2015 - The Wizard of Oz

2015 - The Crucible

2014 - Anything Goes

2014 - The Laramie Project

2013 - A Year with Frog and Toad

2013 - You Can't Take It with You

2012 - High School Musical

2012 - Twelve Angry Jurors

Tim Newcomb

Fall Musical Artistic Director

Phone: 651-982-8588

Cassi Betker

Spring Play Artistic Director / Theatre Club

Amanda Witzmann

SPRING PLAY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR / THEATRE CLUB