CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Opens Sept. 12 at BCT

Cat on A Hot Tin Roof Opens Sept. 12 at Beavercreek Community Theatre

Scott Knisley as Brick, Cheryl Mellen as Big Mama & Sarah Caplan as Mae.

Beavercreek Community Theatre opens its 2014-15 season with the performance of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize winning drama Cat on A Hot Tin Roof. Shows are September 12 &13, 19 & 20 at 8:00 p.m. and Sept. 14 & 21 at 3:00 p.m. The theater is located inside the Lofino Senior Cultural Center, 3868 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek.

Ticket reservations can be made through the website: boxoffice@bctheatre.org or by calling 937-429-4737.

Directed by Michael Boyd, the cast includes Saul Caplan as Big Daddy, Cheryl Mellen as Big Mama, Scott Knisley as Brick, Megan Cooper as Maggie, Sarah Caplan as Mae “Sister Woman”, Jeremey Gingrich as Gooper “Brother Man”, Dave Gaylor as Doc Baugh, Sierra Smith as Dixie, Annie Chiles as Trixie, Nicholas Chiles as Scooter, and Drew Coleman as Ralph. Costume designer is Anne Heitker and set designer is Chris Harmon.

Cast members have been recognized throughout the years for their theater contributions throughout the Miami Valley. Actor Saul Caplan was recently inducted into the Dayton Theater Hall of Fame for Lifetime Achievement for acting and directing. Chris Harmon was also inducted into the Dayton Theater Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement for acting, directing and stage set design in 2013. Several other cast members have been awarded Daytony achievement awards for acting and directing in recent years.

“Cat on A Hot Tin Roof” is set in a 1950’s Southern plantation mansion. A family is celebrating the 65th birthday of Big Daddy, as they affectionately dub him. The mood is quiet, despite the festivities, because a number of evils poison the gaiety: greed, lies, and desperate actions become the focus of the event as knowledge spreads that Big Daddy is dying. Maggie and husband Brick have several marital strains including abstinence, alcoholism, and lust. Also vying for Big Daddy’s total attention are the conniving relatives and their five rambunctious children. Themes of father and son disappointments and feminine cunning draw the full family dynamics to a dramatic head.