Cat On A Hot Tin Roof at San Jose Stage Company

February 6 - March 3, 2019San Jose Stage Company presentsTennesee Williams'CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOFDirected by Lee SankowichTickets range from from $32 - $72 and may be purchase online: https://www.thestage.org/season/cat-on-a-hot-tin-roofWilliams's favorite among his playshis most impassioned and articulate statement on human isolation, the wrenching problems of communication between people and the ways in which death defines life. - The New York TimesThe centerpiece of The Stages Explosively Charged Season 36 is the revered American Classic by one of the countrys most celebrated playwrights, Tennessee Williams. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF is a fiery collision of generations, mendacity, sexuality, and the ties that bind. This Pulitzer Prize-winning play takes us on a steamy jaunt -- filled with rich southern humor -- through bourbon-soaked lies on a search for the truth.Tennessee Williams masterpiece sizzles in this hot tale of the ties that bind. On a steamy night on the Mississippi Delta the Pollitt Plantation swarms with angst as the family gathers to celebrate the 65th birthday of their hot-tempered patriarch, Big Daddy. The heat begins to rise as the Southern family is thrust into crisis when Big Daddy announces he must choose one of his sons to inherit his estate. As Brick, his favorite son, and Bricks wife Maggie struggle to guard their demons the rest of the family claws at any opportunity to topple their dynasty. With the future of the family in peril-- accusations swirl, ulterior motives are exposed and mendacity reigns.The cast of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF will feature Randall King* as Big Daddy, Judith Siebenthal as Big Mama, Rob August* as Brick, Allison F. Rich* in Maggie, Will Springhorn Jr.* as Gooper, Tanya Marie as Mae, Michael Bellino as Reverend Tooker and Tim Fullerton as Doctor Baugh.In addition to Mr. Sankowich^, the production team includes Garland Thompson, Jr. (Production Manager), Jack D. Myles* (Stage Manager), Giulio Perrone (Set Designer), Ashley Garlick (Costume Designer), Michael Johnson (Lighting Designer), Steve Schoenbeck (Sound Designer & Sound Supervisor), Robert Pickering (Master Carpenter & Scenic Painter), Phyllis Garland (Props Master) and Kimily Conkle (Dialect Coach).*Member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.^Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Union.CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF runs two hours, including one intermission.Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/390545878184057/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sjstage/Twitter: https://twitter.com/sanjosestageFor more information, call (408) 283-7142 or email boxoffice@thestage.org.San Jose Stage Company490 S. 1st St.San Jose, CA 95113

Authors

• Tennessee Williams