An American classic by Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is set in the sweltering Mississippi Delta where Brick (Danny Randerson) and his wife Maggie (Erin Healani Chung) are celebrating the birthday of Brick’s father, Big Daddy. But Big Daddy is disturbed and disappointed by the tempestuous relationship between his prized son Brick, an aging football hero who is desperately trying to escape reality, and the beautiful and feisty Maggie. As the hot summer evening unfolds, the veneer of Southern gentility slips away, and long-hidden truths emerge in this powerful, not to be missed, Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece.

COAHTF is the second of six monthly staged readings in the Play Reading Series, the Mālama Arts initiative to support excitement and offer opportunity for plays in Hilo. Each month, MA will select a play for local actors to read for a live audience. Staged readings are exciting yet low-pressure opportunities to present actors and audiences with new material. With generous support from the County of Hawai’i and in collaboration with Hilo Community Players, Mālama Arts is pleased to offer the Play Reading Series free of cost.

Every week, there’s a party at Uncle’s house. Except this week the party is cancelled, but everybody shows up anyway. Why was the party cancelled? Where’s Aunty? Who even are these people anyway?

Find out at the staged reading of the play “Uncle’s Regularly Scheduled Garage Party Is Cancelled Tonight” by Hawai’i playwright and journalist Lee Cataluna. Stick around after the reading for a talkback with the playwright herself!

Are you interested in getting involved in theater but aren’t quite sure where to start? This workshop is designed for those curious folks (age 15+) who have never auditioned for a musical. Join us as we share the music and dance aspects of an audition so you feel confident and prepared for our In The Heights auditions on December 9. Space is limited so email us at info@malamaarts.org to reserve your spot! Wepa!