Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Grandpa Vanderhoff & Doctor Lyman


You Can't Take It with You is a comedic play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The original production of the play premiered on Broadway in 1936. The play won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was adapted for the screen in 1938, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director.

I played Martin Vanderhof, referred to as Grandpa in the play. He is an eccentric happy old man who was once a successful businessman, who left his job 35 years before for no reason other than to just relax
He's the main character.

Bus Stop is a 1955 play by American playwright William Inge. Produced on Broadway, it was nominated for four Tony awards in 1956.

I play Dr. Gerald Lyman, a college philosophy professor who is articulate and charming but cannot hold a position, partially due to his resistance to any kind of authority, and partially due to his taste for young women. He also has a drinking problem.