Rachel Day Hughes, the director of Servant Stage Company’s production of ‘You Can’t Take It With You,’ is featured in a new promotional video; the video was filmed during dress rehearsals for the soon-to-open production
By Steven Brodsky
Enjoy:
Servant Stage Company’s production of You Can’t Take It With You opens on March 6, 2026. The performance run will end on March 22, 2026.
Performances will take place at Lancaster Alliance Church, 210 Pitney Road, Lancaster, PA 17601.
Visit https://servantstage.org/shows/2026/youcanttakeitwithyou for additional information about the show and a link to order your pay-what-you-will tickets.
Posted 2-26-26
An additional performance has been added to the performance run of Servant Stage Company’s production of ‘You Can’t Take It With You’
By Steven Brodsky
… That additional performance has been scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 7 p.m.
A recommendation for Entertainment, Culture and More column readers who haven’t yet ordered pay-what-you-will tickets for a performance of this Servant Stage Company production: order your tickets a.s.a.p.
Servant Stage’s You Can’t Take It With You opens on March 6, 2026. The performance run will end on March 22, 2026.
Performances will take place at Lancaster Alliance Church, 210 Pitney Road, Lancaster, PA 17601.
Visit https://servantstage.org/shows/2026/youcanttakeitwithyou for additional information and a link to order tickets.
Posted 2-19-26
Servant Stage Company’s production of the classic American comedy ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ to open in Lancaster County, PA on March 6, 2026 at Lancaster Alliance Church
By Steven Brodsky
Photo courtesy of Servant Stage Company
From a Servant Stage Company news release that was issued yesterday, February 11, 2026:
Lancaster, PA – Servant Stage is delighted to present the classic American comedy You Can’t Take It With You, opening March 6th at Lancaster Alliance Church, 210 Pitney Road, Lancaster. Written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart in 1936, this Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud celebration of family, love, and laughter.
Set in 1930s New York, You Can’t Take It With You introduces audiences to the delightfully eccentric Sycamore family—an exuberant household of artists, inventors, dancers, and dreamers who have happily embraced a life free from convention. When their daughter Alice invites her very traditional Wall Street-employed fiancée and his straitlaced parents to dinner, the evening quickly spirals into comic chaos as two vastly different worlds collide.
Directed by Rachel Day Hughes, this Servant Stage production leans into the play’s heart and humor, highlighting its enduring message. Nearly a century after its debut, You Can’t Take It With You remains a timely reminder to slow down, laugh often, and focus on what truly matters.
In keeping with Servant Stage’s mission to make outstanding live theatre accessible to everyone, all performances of You Can’t Take It With You will be offered on a pay-what-you-will basis. This unique approach allows audiences of all ages and backgrounds to experience exceptional theatre regardless of financial means.
Performances will be held March 6-22 in the auditorium at Lancaster Alliance Church, 210 Pitney Road, Lancaster. Tickets can be reserved online at ServantStage.org or by calling (717) 455-0255. Advance reservations are recommended to ensure seating before shows sell out.
Performance Schedule:
- Friday, March 6 – 7:00 PM
- Saturday, March 7 – 11:00 AM & 3:00 PM
- Sunday, March 8 – 3:00 PM
- Friday, March 13 – 7:00 PM
- Saturday, March 14 – 11:00 AM & 3:00 PM
- Sunday, March 15 – 3:00 PM
- Thursday, March 19 – 7:00 PM
- Friday, March 20 – 7:00 PM
- Saturday, March 21 – 11:00 AM & 3:00 PM
- Sunday, March 22 – 3:00 PM
About Servant Stage:
Servant Stage is a non-profit theater serving Lancaster County since 2011. Through its innovative approach to theatre, Servant Stage reaches more than 50,000 audience members each year with Pay-What-You-Will performances. They recently announced their 2026 season of shows, including You Can’t Take It With You (March), A Broadway Melody (April-May), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (June-August), Anne of Green Gables (September), and Joy to the World (November-December).
Posted 2-12-26
Shackled and unshackled listeners
By Steven Brodsky
… have been enjoying episodes of UNSHACKLED!, the iconic radio drama show, since 1950.
Episodes of UNSHACKLED! are accessible at: https://unshackled.org/on-demand/browse-all-programs/.
John 8:36: “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
Note to readers: This post appeared at: https://delcoculturevultures.com/2025/05/06/conversations-about-faith/.
Posted 6-6-24, Revised and reposted 5-6-25
The responsibilities of managing a theater took a toll on William Butler Yeats
By Steven Brodsky
… and inspired Yeats to pen the poem “The Fascination of What’s Difficult” in 1912.
“The Fascination of What’s Difficult”: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43286/the-fascination-of-whats-difficult.
W.B. Yeats received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923 “for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation.”
Posted 4-23-22