cat on a hot tin roof by tennessee williams

'Everybody's trying to get what they want in the play,' says Amira. 'And Brick is kind of a monument to absence in the play,' says Amira.Īnd family members are vying over the inheritance. She describes Maggie as 'unafraid' and 'sensual.'

'For Maggie, it's about a marriage on the brink of failure, and desperately trying to save it,' says Smith of her character. Maggie, aka 'The Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' is Brick's wife. 'And now he's an absolute alcoholic and Big Daddy tries very hard to pull him out of his alcoholism,' says Havard. He lost his best friend, Skipper,' says Amira.īrick becomes melancholy over Skipper's death and Amira says his character then struggles with 'what it is to be masculine.' Matthew Amira plays Brick, the former football star and favorite son. 'So the stakes are really high,' says Havard. Havard says issues arise within the family because Big Daddy, played by Scott Greer, has not written a will and he's got at least $10 million in the bank. The show is directed by Bernard Havard who's celebrating his 40th season at the Walnut Street Theatre. 'It's a family dealing with someone dying,' says Smith. It dives deep into the relationships of a wealthy family.Īlanna Smith plays Maggie 'the Cat' in the show.

'The plot basically revolves around lying, deceit, and greed,' says Bernard Havard, Producing Artistic Director at the Walnut Street Theatre. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) - Famed playwright Tennessee Williams sets 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' in the south and turns up the heat. 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' will transport you to the sweltering Mississippi Delta, with a Pulitzer Prize-winning show from Tennessee Williams.

Cat on a hot tin roof by tennessee williams