[News Release] – The Repertory East Playhouse is proud to announce that it will continue Season TEN with Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize winning American classic, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, sponsored by Mission View Public Schools.

After Brick Pollitt injures himself while drunkenly revisiting his high school sports-star days, he and his tempestuous wife, Maggie, visit his family’s Mississippi plantation for the 65th birthday of his hot-tempered father, Big Daddy. Cantankerous even with declining health, Big Daddy demands to know why Brick and Maggie haven’t yet given him a grandchild, unlike Brick’s brother Gooper and his fecund wife, Mae.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof first heated up Broadway in 1955 with its gothic American story of brothers vying for their dying father’s inheritance amid a whirlwind of sexuality, untethered in the character of Maggie. The play also daringly showcased the burden of sexuality repressed in the agony of her husband, Brick. In spite of the public controversy Cat was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the Drama Critics Circle Award for that year.

Celebrate Opening Night on Friday May 16, 2014 with a complimentary wine reception sponsored by Engelmann Cellars. Join The REP on the red carpet as we celebrate TEN Years of live professional theatre.

Cat On a Hot Tin Roof will run May 16 through June 14, 2014. Show times are Friday and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. This show will SELL OUT! Advanced reservations are highly recommended. Tickets are $25 for Adults and $20 for students and seniors. Group rates are available. For tickets, purchase online at www.repeastplayhouse.org or call 661-288-0000. The Repertory East Playhouse is located at 24266 Main Street in Newhall, CA. 91321

The REP is also excited to be offering the remaining productions throughout the 2014 Season; The rock and roll juke box musical Return to Forbidden Planet, The Great Gatsby and Sherlock Holmes and The Adventures of The Suicide Club.

About the REP
Located at 24266 Main Street in the heart of Old Town Newhall, The REP is Santa Clarita’s Premiere Theatre Experience and is home to The Hydeaway Lounge featuring full-service cocktail lounge. The warm and inviting atmosphere is the perfect place to have a cocktail and mingle with other patrons before and after the show. The REP’s year-long season features six Main Stage productions.