If you go
› What: “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”› Where: Ensemble Theatre, 5705 Uptain Road› When: 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, Aug. 25-26 and Sept. 1-2; 2:30 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 27 and Sept. 3› Admission: $10 and $15› For more information: 423-987-5141
Patrick Brady plays Big Daddy Pollitt in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” With him are Christy Gallo and Jonathan Harris as Maggie and Brick Pollitt.“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” one of Tennessee Williams’ best-known works and said to have been his favorite, opens for six performances by Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga on Friday, Aug. 25, through Sunday, Sept. 3
Set in the Mississippi Delta, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” is a steamy story of manipulation, greed, sexual repression and jealousy. The story revolves around the family of cotton tycoon Big Daddy Pollitt. With thoughts of his mortality looming, Big Daddy struggles to control his family while everyone has their own agenda to meet.
His son, Brick, an ex-football star, and his daughter-in-law, Maggie the “Cat,” are caught in a fruitless marriage full of lies, identity crisis and addiction. Brick’s brother, Gooper, has been attempting to gain control of the family and Maggie fears Gooper and his wife, Mae, will end up with the Pollitt estate.
Now all the family has gathered to celebrate Big Daddy’s birthday. Can their animosity toward each other be kept in check for one night?