The story is about a 1930's New York family that includes eccentric patriarch Martin Vanderhof, a lover of reptiles and legendary income tax dodger who isn't about to pay up to the government. This classic comedy is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by George S. Kaudman and Moss Hart. It also became an Oscar-winning film and recently ended a revival on Broadway. Jerry Runner Smith said it is the most frequent plays performed by high school students across the nation.