Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Broadway BT" ><B>Branch River Theatre</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Broadway BT" ><B> </B></FONT><B>    |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Branch River Theatre"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id177.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Players 201213"><U>The Players - 2012-13</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id178.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Production Staff 201213"><U>Production Staff 2012-13</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id179.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Special Thanks 201213"><U>Special Thanks 2012-13</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id180.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advertisers/Sponsors 201213"><U>Advertisers/Sponsors 2012-13</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id184.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Last 5 Years"><U>The Last 5 Years</U></A>   |   <B>Cat On A Hot Tin Roof</B>   |   <A HREF="id181.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Henceforward"><U>Henceforward</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id182.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Towns"><U>The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery</U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=175 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="id171.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Online Tickets and Donations Payment"><U><B>On-line Tickets and Donations Payment</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Past Productions"><U><B>Past Productions</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Season 200203"><U><B>Season 2002-03</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Season 200304"><U><B>Season 2003-04</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Season 200405"><U><B>Season 2004-05</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Season 200506"><U><B>Season 2005-06</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id68.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Season 200607"><U><B>Season 2006-07</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id107.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Season 200708"><U><B>Season 2007-08</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Season 200809"><U><B>Season 2008-09</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id148.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Season 200910"><U><B>Season 2009-10</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id159.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Season 201011"><U><B>Season 2010-11</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Season 201112"><U><B>Season 2011-12</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Season 201213"><U><B>Season 2012-13</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="641" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 336 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="61310b0f0.jpg" border=0 width="267" height="271" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Written by Tennessee Williams</B></div> <div> Directed by Mia Moravis</div> <div> Produced by Gail Connelly </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="328"><div> <I><B>A lonely woman craving her husband, denial, mendacity, greed, avarice - theatre doesn't get any better than this!</B></I> </div> <bR> <div> “In a plantation house, the members of the family are celebrating the sixty-fifth birthday of 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. Williams' 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.” ~ Brooks Atkinson</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>“What is the victory of the cat on a hot tin roof? Just staying on it, I guess, as long as she can.”</B></I><B> </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>- Maggie the Cat</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U> <A NAME="what_people_had_to_say_about_this"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></I><I><B><U>What People Had to Say About this Production ...</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>" ... Very colorfully staged drama with some brief light moments in the mix... as always, Lori Goldring's set was just awesome."</I> <I><B>Barbara A. </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"Congrats!  Thought it went well because I had an awesome dream about it last night..." </I><I><B>Jason S.</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"Congratulations to the director and cast of "</I><I><B>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</B></I><I>"! We saw today's matinee and everyone was superb. I'd like to single out Chris McCartie for his restrained performance - not an easy task given the overwrought Williams material. I'd love to see this director and cast apply their talents to something charming - Coward, Wilde, Rattigan . . . I'm there!" </I><I><B>Allison B.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"It was a real pleasure -- what a great cast, intense material handled brilliantly and with such passion. Mia...you did good girl." </I><I><B>Laurie M.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"Congratulations again on a really strong and beautiful production! Loved seeing old friends take on iconic roles -- have a great rest of run!" </I><I><B>Molly M.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>"FABULOUS, FABULOUS PLAY!!!! Great choice of material, great choice of actors , great choice of costumes, and fantastic director and fantastic set!!! KUDOS to everyone!!!!!" </I><I><B>Kay L</B></I><I><B>.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"Today I watched CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF with Elizabeth Taylor & Paul Newman. It made me enjoy last night's performance by Branch River Theatre even more.GREAT job. 2 more performances this week, folks. Go see it!" </I><I><B>Dean E.</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"So wonderful to see you today, MM...Loved your play...amazing how Chris McCartie kept the same neutral expression through-out the whole play except at the end ( & when he & 'Big Daddy exchanged that very strange word )...cannot remember when I realized that was the point..I am so glad you presented the original script...it made so much more sense than the Eliz. Taylor & Paul Newman version...I now have an idea of what T. Williams was trying to say...Bravo to You, MM, and All !!" <IMG SRC="617d01010.png" border=0 width="1" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I><I><B>Beth W</B></I><I><B>.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"It was an incredible show, Mia!" </I><I><B>Caroline B</B></I><I><B>.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"Excellent performance. I am truly impressed." </I><I><B>Jane L.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>"Congratulations on CAT!</U></B></I><I> - it was so great - ambitious and well done and real meat for us living in the woods! I so appreciate your bringing “real” stuff to us. These are matters of humanity that all of us face in our lives in one way or another - and you gave us a real chance with wonderful actors to present it to us! Well done!" </I><I><B>Caroline H. </B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="378" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 314 ><NOBR><div> <I><B><U>The Cast</U></B></I></div> <div> BIG DADDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bert Torsey </div> <div> BIG MAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Wendy Almeida </div> <div> BRICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris McCartie </div> <div> MARGARET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberley Miller </div> <div> GOOPER, <I>sometimes called “Brother Man”</I> . . . . . Scott Gardner </div> <div> MAE, <I>sometimes called “Sister Woman”</I> . . . . . . . .CJ Cummings </div> <div> BUSTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Jarrett Hull </div> <div> SONNY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  James Elmour </div> <div> TRIXIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faith Patenaude</div> <div> DIXIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Breanne Swanson </div> <div> DIXIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Eve Pierce (Oct. 19 only) </div> <div> REVEREND TOOKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Hebert </div> <div> DOCTOR BAUGH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Redmond </div> <div> LACEY/BRIGHTIE/SMALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Lisa Hull </div> <div> SOOKEY/DAISY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cynthia Rodier</div> <div> CURTIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Parkhurst</div> <div> SPIRITUAL ENSEMBLE .  Kate Flower, Lisa Hull, Cynthia Rodier </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>O</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>ctober</B></FONT><B> 12, 13, 18 & 19, 2012 </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>at</B></FONT><B> 8</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PM</B></FONT><B> </B></div> <div> <B>O</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>ctober</B></FONT><B> 13, 14, 2012 </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>at</B></FONT><B> 2</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PM</B></FONT><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Community House of Marlborough </B></div> <div> <B>160 Main St., Route 101, Marlborough, NH</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>$12-General Admission $10-Students/Seniors</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Call 603-283-7538 or tickets@branchrivertheatre.com</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id171.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Online Tickets and Donations Payment"><U><B><IMG SRC="5fc2f4640.gif" border=0 width="244" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sponsored by The Sanderson Family Foundation</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>