ELORA – Elora Community Theatre presents Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Anthony Deciantis.
The show will be held April 29 to May 1 and May 6 to 8 at the Fergus Grand Theatre.
“It’s Big Daddy’s birthday and his family has gathered at his opulent plantation home to celebrate his birthday and clean bill of health from the doctor,” officials say in an April 4 press release.
“But all is not as it seems. Big Daddy’s sons and their wives have lied to him and their mother, Big Mama, about his health.
“His oldest son, Gooper, and wife Mae, who have multiple no-neck monster children, know that Big Daddy is dying and try to get him to agree to a will in their favor.
“Favoured son Brick, a former football hero, is drinking much too much, morose over the recent suicide of his best friend Skipper.
“And Maggie, Brick’s wife, feels like a cat on a hot tin roof.
“She’s desperate for Brick to make love to her, hoping to conceive a child that will ensure their continued favoured position in this dysfunctional family.”
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof addresses not only complicated family relationships, but also greed, infidelity, sibling rivalry, sexual tension, repression, superficiality, social mores and the pros and cons of mendacity.
As Brick says, “A family crisis brings out the best and the worst in every member of the family.”
Cast includes Anthony Deciantis as Brick, introducing Kaitlyn Chapman as Margaret (Maggie the Cat), Michelle Salmon as Big Mama, and John Dibben as Big Daddy.
Robert Free appears as Gooper, Brick’s brother, with Shari Roberts as his eternally fertile wife, Mae.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955.
Show times are Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2 and 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm.
Tickets can be purchased at the Fergus Grand Theatre box office by calling 519-787-1981 or online at fergusgrandtheatre.ca.
Officials ask that those interested in attending the show check with the Fergus Grand Theatre for COVID-19 protocols.
