You Can't Take It With You
Theater
How can a house tell the story of its inhabitants?
A Broadway revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, You Can’t Take It With You tells the story of a quirky family living in Depression-era New York City. To create a believable environment for them, Rockwell Group envisioned a set that evokes each family member’s eccentricities.
- Project Category
- Theater
- Selected Awards
- 69th Annual Tony Awards: Nomination, Best Scenic Design of a Play
- Selected Press
Every inch of the set evokes the family’s personality.
A grand staircase leads to a balcony that helps encompass the action of 16 actors during three acts. As each act concludes, the set revolves back to its facade.
Like London’s Soane Museum, a former residence, the Sycamore home is packed with found objects set against dusty red walls. Art, books, masks, and strange objects crowd every inch.
Each piece of furniture was carefully selected from antique shops in upstate New York.
Each cast member was asked to bring a personal trinket to include in the set.
