Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Ignites TWTC’s 10th Anniversary Season Uptown

Photo Credit: James Kelley

A bold new staging of Tennessee Williams’ classic returns to New Orleans—complete with the seldom-produced, original Broadway ending. The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans (TWTC) invites audiences into the sultry, explosive world of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, returning to the Marquette Theatre for a production that promises to reframe the classic drama for a new decade—just in time for TWTC’s milestone tenth anniversary.

The production will be staged at the Marquette Theatre on the campus of Loyola University New Orleans and marks TWTC’s return to the venue where its first show opened in July 2015. Founding Co-Artistic Director and author of Tennessee Williams 101, Augustin J. Correro directs, with Founding Co-Artistic Director Nick Shackleford producing and designing sound.

The cast features Rebecca Elizabeth Hollingsworth (TWTC’s Kingdom of Earth) as Maggie the Cat, with Brandon Kotfila (TWTC’s Sweet Bird of Youth) and Randy Cheramie (The NOLA Project’s 2014 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof). 

“This is one of Williams’ three most famous plays,” Correro notes, “so there’s a lot of expectation audiences will bring to the experience, but we’re bringing some exciting things to the forefront which I think will be really rewarding. First, we’re doing the original Broadway ending which the city hasn’t seen in over a decade."

“We are presenting a Cat for complete strangers. You don’t have to know or even like Tennessee Williams to get a lot from this play. It resonates so well with just about anybody who has a family or internal struggles. We really hope to open the door to this amazing playwright for new audiences, and give returning theatre-goers an ending they’ve not had the chance to witness before.”

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof plays at the Marquette Theatre, 6363 St. Charles Ave, from July 10–27, 2025. Click here for more information and ticketing: twtheatrenola.com