A brilliant new comedy from the Charles Busch, the outrageous mind behind The Tale of the Allergist's Wife and Psycho Beach Party.
April, 1865. The week the Civil War Ends, legendary actress Laura Keene has only one ambition. President Lincoln simply must attend her closing night performance at the Ford’s Theatre! Her only obstacle – the hackneyed group of supporting players she’s been saddled with. As Laura moves ruthlessly towards her goal, she and her theatrical troupe must face an inevitable collision with history.
“Hilarious, delicious fun,” cheers the New York Times.
“A testament to playwright Charles Bush’s belief that theatre can and should reflect the human comedy at its most ridiculous and its most uplifting.”
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Brady Schwind
JULY 9 - 26, 2009
The searing Pulitzer Prize winning classic that redefined the American theatre nearly sixty years ago returns in a rare Los Angeles production.
Hypocrisy, greed, and secret passions threaten to tear apart a wealthy Mississippi family on the evening of Big Daddy’s birthday.
Eager to compete with brother-in-law’s growing brood,
Maggie “The Cat” is desperate to provide her in-laws with
an heir to the sprawling plantation, and will do anything to break through her husband Brick’s inner ghosts, and the 'mendacity' that surrounds him.
“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is Williams at his best.”
- The New York Times