Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
of Tennessee Williams
Description
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof first heated up Broadway in 1955 with its gothic American story of brothers vying for their dying fatherâs inheritance amid a whirlwind of sexuality, untethered in the person of Maggie the Cat. The play also daringly showcased the burden of sexuality repressed in the agony of her husband, Brick Pollitt. In spite of the public controversy Cat stirred up, it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the Drama Critics Circle Award for that year. Williams, as he so often did with his plays, rewrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof for many yearsâthe present version was originally produced at the American Shakespeare Festival in 1974 with all the changes that made Williams finally declare the text to be definitive, and was most recently produced on Broadway in the 2003â2004 season. This definitive edition also includes Williams&rsquoi; essay âPerson-to-Person,â Williamsâ notes on the various endings, and a short chronology of the authorâs life. One of Americaâs greatest living playwrights, as well as a friend and colleague of Williams, Edward Albee has written a concise introduction to the play from a playwrightâs perspective, examining the candor, sensuality, power, and impact of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof then and now.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 208 pages
- Publisher New Directions
- Publication Date September 17th 2004
- First Publication 10/28/55
- Language English
- ISBN 9780811216012
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Mississippi (United States)']
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