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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
May 20-June 5, 2005
Friday, May 20 at 8 pm
Saturday, May 21 at 8 pm
Friday, May 27 at 8 pm
Saturday, May 28 at 8 pm
Thursday, June 2 at 8 pm
Friday, June 3 at 8 pm
Saturday, June 4 at 8 pm
Sunday, June 5 at 2:30 pm

Articles
The Times, May 20, 2005
Post-Tribune, May 20, 2005


A STEAMY EXPERIENCE


By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Steve Holm and Donna Blanchard

One of the greatest works in American theatre, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof takes us from the deceptively simple premise of a family gathering into the tormented souls of a dying patriarch and his family. Tennessee Williams’ study of a fierce and stinging struggle for a kind of honor comes to life on our stage in May. The play was last presented by CTG during our 1988-89 season.

Join us after the show for an Opening Night Gala
Friday, May 20, 2005, hosted by the Elks Lodge at 157 Jefferson St., just 1 block from the theatre.

 CTG's 1988 Production
Partially Supported by


This program has been made possible through a
matching grant from the Indiana Humanities Council
in cooperation with the National Endowment for Humanities.


Cast
Patricia Bird as Mae

Angelise Davison as Honey

Eric Brant as Brick

Pat Klewer as Sookey

John Paul Puglisi as Rev. Tooker

Heather McCalment as Margaret

Dan Matern as Gooper

Blake Meguier as Buster

Sheri Nash-Braun as Big Mama

Mary Jo Nuland as Lacey

Bella Paltzat as Dixie

David Pera as Big Daddy

Steve Rohe as Doctor Baugh

Sydney Spillers as Trixie


CONNECT-LIT Symposium, Performance, and Talk-Back
 Thursday May 26 at 7 pm
Join us for a special performance for high school and college groups on Thursday, May 26 at 7:30pm. This performance will be preceded by a symposium with Dr. John Steven Paul, Department of Theatre Chair, Valparaiso University, at 7:00pm. Following the performance, there will be a question and answer session to discuss with the cast, crew and directors the importance of literature and its impact through drama. Groups call (219) 462-4006 to arrange reservations. Patrons/Subscribers are also welcome to purchase individual tickets to this special performance based upon availability by calling (219) 464-1636.

From Dr. John Steven Paul:
"Tennessee Williams is one of the greatest poets of the American Theatre and several of his plays are the classics of the twentieth century. His legacy of plays, short stories, poetry, and essays about the theatre is unique. His characters are unforgettable and stand as reflections and critiques of the United States inthe mid-twentieth century. The timelessness of his drama makes it seem impossible that Williams died more than forty years ago. It is now up to us as teachers and artistic leaders to keep his leagacy alive and pass it on to young people."

Synopsis: The review in the New York Times called it “a stunning drama…It is the quintessence of life. It is the basic truth.” Atkinson went on to write, “In a plantation house, the members of the family are celebrating the sixty-fifth birthday of the Big Daddy, as they sentimentally dub him. The tone is gay. But the mood is somber. For a number of old evils poison the gaiety—sins of the past, greedy hopes for the future, a desperate eagerness not to believe in the truths that surround them…CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF is a delicately wrought exercise in human communication. His characters try to escape from the loneliness of their private lives into some form of understanding. The truth invariably terrifies them. That is one thing they cannot face or speak…As the expression of a brooding point of view about life, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF is limpid and effortless. As theatre, it is superb.”