After a sold-out opening weekend, ‘The Little Foxes’ continues this weekend at The Classic Theatre of San Antonio and will run through Sunday May 26. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8p.m. and Sunday at 3p.m. Tickets are $33 for general admission, $29 for senior, military, educator or SATCO, and $18 for student and are available online or at the box office by calling (210) 589-8450. This classic drama is written by Lillian Hellman and directed by Melissa Utley and focuses on one family’s struggle for control of a family business.

‘The Little Foxes’ is a 1939 play set in a small Alabama town in 1900 and centers around Southerner Regina Hubbard Gidden (Kelly Hilliard), who, because fathers only consider sons when it comes to heirs, struggles for wealth and freedom. Her two brothers Ben (Byrd Bonner) and Oscar (Anthony Ciaravino) have taken advantage of the system and are considerably wealthy while she has had to rely on her husband Horace (John O’Neill). The brothers want to join forces to build a cotton mill but are short $75,000 and want Regina to invest in their project. When Horace refuses to give Regina the money, they pressure Leo (Hunter Wulff), who works as a bank teller, to steal Horace’s railroad bonds from the bank’s safe deposit box. When Horace finds out, he argues with Regina and threatens to change his will to favor their daughter Alexandra (Alyx Irene Gonzales) but he has a heart attack and dies without amending his will. Regina blackmails her brothers into giving her a majority ownership in the cotton mill but ends up losing her daughter’s respect. In the end, she has the wealth she dreams of but ends up completely alone.

The Classic Theatre is known for putting on thought-provoking productions and this one is no exception. This morality play deals with the themes of racism, classism and greed gone amuck, problems that modern society has yet to conquer. The pursuit of the American Dream has different meanings to everyone and this family in their own unique way is determined to do what it takes to get rich. Stuck in the middle are Cal and Addie, the African American staff who disbelievingly watch the family unravel. The standout scene is when Horace has a heart attack and Regina refuses to help him; it is uncomfortable and difficult to watch but it is raw and real. The entire cast is excellent but Kelly Hilliard’s portrayal of the cold and calculating Regina is tops. As is Byrd Bonner as the racist and money-grubbing Ben. Overall, the story is timeless and keeps up with the times. The setting is reminiscent of an old Southern home and the costumes are gorgeous. ‘The Little Foxes’ is a must-see family drama that proves the more things change, the more they stay the same.

This Sunday, May 19, there will be a Classic Community Conversation after the show. The conversation is free and open to the public. Those with tickets to the May 19 matinee are welcome to stay after the show. No ticket? No problem. Come in after the show at 5:40p.m. for the 20-30-minute talk-back with the cast and creative team.