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You Can't Take It With You

For just a little over four hours this weekend, in two separate perforniances Friday and Saturday evenings, 19 members of the Effingham community will they take to the stage for the F.A.C.E. production of "You Can't Take It With You," a three-act comedy about the little bit out of the ordinary Sycamore family, enjoying life as only they know how. And for a few short hours, the Knights of Columbus Building will become a 1930s living room complete with snakes, a xylophone, a potted plant and a passed-out drunken "actress."

So what brings these citizens of the "Crossroads" county to the stage? "I guess we're all hams to some extent or we wouldn't be here," said Bob Beer, who plays Mr. DePinna, the iceman who made a delivery to the Sycamore home eight years earlier and never left.

This is the second time Beer has appeared in a play. Last February, he played Teddy in the F.A.C.E. production of "Arsenic and Old Lace." He was having coffee with some friends one morning when they encouraged him to try out. "I did and here I am," he said. "I've just enjoyed every minute of it."

"I didn't think that I was going to be up there (on stage)," said Judy Willenborg, who plays Penelope Sycamore, the mother of the household, who gave up painting to become a playwright when a typewriter was accidentally delivered to the Sycamore home. "I just look forward to each one of these. It's just a lot of fun." Willenborg is almost an old pro at these performances, having previously appeared in productions of the "Fantasticks," "Charley's Aunt," "Come Blow Your Horn" and "Arsenic and Old Lace."

The cast has been practicing together for weeks, memorizing lines and developing their characters. Having rehearsals three and four nights a week after putting in a full day's work can be kind of wearing, according to Cindy Borsch, who plays Alice Sycamore, the romantic lead and probably the only "unsane" member of the family. "You get kind of tired of it," she said, referring to the many hours of practice, "but when it gets down to the end, it's kind of a let-down."

The end of rehearsals and the thought of no longer being with the other members of the cast can be something of a letdown, but the actual performances are just the opposite. With full costumes, lighting, a completed set and an audience out front, the play becomes the thing. And from the opening cues until the final blackout, while they are on stage, the actors become their characters. "From the time I go on stage I become that person," said Judy Willenborg. "I have her mannerisms, her actions.

"We all pull together," she added. "It almost becomes real life. It's no longer a play. We live it."

An audience out front can bring nervousness to an actor also. "Getting up there beforehand is a bit nerve-wracking," said Borsch. "I'm nervous at first, but I really enjoy it. I guess there's some ham in me somewhere."

"I've been in so many of these that I think it's a God-given talent I no longer feel terror," said Willenborg, although she did admit to feeling a little tenseness. "There's got to be a little tenseness," she added. "Otherwise you don't get into your character."

An audience adds to a performance, too, according to Willenborg. "The whole thing is heightened. It takes on an electric-type atmosphere," she said. "A play is only as successful as the audience is."

The Knights of Columbus Hall is a long way from Broadway, but do any of these actors ever have fantasies of dreams of being a "star?"

"I think everybody does probably," said Borsch, "but I'm not a star. I'm just having fun.

"You Can't Take It With You" will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday evenings at the Knights of Columbus Building. General admission tickets are still available for both performances and may be purchased at the door for $5. Reservations for the dinner-theater on Saturday evening will be accepted until 11 a.m. Saturday morning and may be made by calling Judy Willenborg at 342-6262. Tickets for the dinner-theater are $12. Serving will begin at 6 p.m. The doors will open for general admission at 7 p.m. Friday and at 7:45 p.m. Saturday.

Cast

Penolope Sycamore ------- Judy Willenborg

Essie ------------------- Cathy Scott

Rheba ------------------- Barb Kelley

Paul Sycamore ----------- Russ Kelley

Mr. DePinna ------------- Bob Beer

Ed----------------------- Frank Schoonover

Donald------------------- Paul J. Evans

Martin Vanderhop--------- David Dust

Alice ------------------- Cindy Borsch

Henderson --------------- Chris Murphy

Tony Kirby--------------- Kent Brown

Boris Kolenkhov --------- Jim Sherrick

Gay Wellington----------- Wendy Dust

Mr. Kirby --------------- Milt Soskin

Mrs. Kirby--------------- Ginger Colbert

The Man ----------------- Keving Braken

Jim --------------------- Scott Sapp

Mac --------------------- Dave Braasch

Olga--------------------- Linda Marxmann