This 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tennessee Williams was his personal favorite, and, like much of his work, is filled with dark personal anxieties and anguish that cast a harsh light on the cruelties and prejudices of man. Set once again in his home territory of the Gothic South, Cat (in its original, unsanitized stage version) specifically attacks the culprits of homophobia and sexism in a violent maelstrom of barbarous wits and sadistic egos that leave devastating wounds. Greed, decay, sexual repression and death are served up like a bitterly beautiful afternoon of sweet tea on a porch swing, so dust off your floppy daisy hat and come on down, sugar. Just be careful where ya’ll tread.
Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. Starts: Sept. 5. Continues through Sept. 21, 2014
