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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Author(s):
Tennessee  Williams

Atkinson's review in the NY Times called it "a stunning drama...It is the quintessence of life. It is the basic truth." Atkinson went on to write, "In a plantation house, the members of the family are celebrating the sixty-fifth birthday of the Big Daddy, as they sentimentally dub him. The tone is gay. But the mood is somber. For a number of old evils poison the gaiety--sins of the past, greedy hopes for the future, a desperate eagerness not to believe in the truths that surround them...CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF is a delicately wrought exercise in human communication. His characters try to escape from the loneliness of their private lives into some form of understanding. The truth invariably terrifies them. That is one thing they cannot face or speak...As the expression of a brooding point of view about life, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF is limpid and effortless. As theatre, it is superb." NOTE: The revised version of this play, as presented by the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford (Conn.), and on Broadway, is also available for amateur production. BOOKS: $9.95. (#0-8112-0567-3)).

Play Details:
Genre(s):	Drama
Time Period(s):	Not Available
Play Type:	Play
Runtime:	Not Available
Acts:	Not Available
Set Complexity:	Not Available
Set Information:	Not Available
Year First Published:	Not Available
Total Characters:	13
Male Characters:	8
Female Characters:	5
Androgynous Characters:	Not Available
Minimum Cast:	Not Available
Maximum Cast:	Not Available
Cost:	FEE: $60 per performance Royalty/cost information prone to change. Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information.
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