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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
Friday, Sep 9, 2011 7:30p
Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center
Norcross,
GA
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Bob Smith
In this Tennessee Williams classic about a southern family in crisis, wealthy Mississippi
plantation owner Big Daddy Pollitt celebrates his sixty-fifth birthday with his family. As Big
Daddy tries to deal with the strained and childless marriage of his favored son Brick and his
disappointing other son, Gooper, Brick's beautiful and desirable wife Maggie tries to coax
her husband away from the bottle.
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Lionheart Theatre (Viewed Saturday, September 10, 2011)
Bear in mind, this is a small, curtain-less community theater with limited seating. So watching a classic Tennessee Williams production in such a venue requires you to adjust your expectations accordingly and prepare to witness an unintentional comedy – or so I thought.
The opening can mislead the audience into a sinking notion this production is nothing more than regurgitated script when Maggie’s (Sarah Frey) incessant dialogue has you wondering if the woman ever inhales as Brick (Ben Humphrey) shuffles between his marks waiting for his cues with an unassuming blank stare.
However, if you can endure the opening sequence, you’re in for a real treat.
The quality of the production takes an unexpected turn once Big Mama (Tanya Caldwell) and Big Daddy (Rial Ellsworth) take the stage. Their energetic stage presence revives the production and suddenly the cast comes alive, the sparse set becomes irrelevant, and the audience is drawn into the family crisis so masterfully crafted by Tennessee.
Akin to finding priceless art at a garage sale, this production will surprise you. See this play. Take this opportunity to catch small town acting worthy of a far bigger stage (and your date will marvel at your ability to find entertainment in the most unusual places).
Rick Rantamaki