PLOT
This event is being celebrated in the Pollitt household when the play takes place.
What is Big Daddy’s birthday?
This is the name of Maggie’s husband, who has become distant from her.
Who is Brick?
The play explores the theme of this, symbolized by characters telling lies to protect themselves.
What is mendacity?
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was written by this famous playwright.
Who is Tennessee Williams?
The entire play takes place in this room of the Pollitt family home.
What is the bedroom?
Maggie is worried about securing this for herself and Brick from Big Daddy’s wealth.
What is the inheritance?
Big Daddy often criticizes and argues with this member of the family.
Who is Big Mama?
Maggie’s longing for a child highlights this central theme of the play.
What is fertility?
The play was first performed in this decade.
What is the 1950s?
The plantation is located in this region of the United States.
This character struggles with a drinking problem throughout the play.
Who is Brick?
Maggie has this nickname because of her feisty, determined nature.
What is "the cat"?
The inheritance struggle in the play reflects this common theme in family dramas.
What is greed?
The original production was directed by this Broadway legend.
Who is Elia Kazan?
This specific time of year adds to the tension of the story’s events.
What is summer?
Maggie lies to Big Daddy about this major life event to win his favor.
What is being pregnant?
This is Brick’s brother, who is eager to take control of the family estate.
Who is Gooper?
Brick’s drinking and despair stem from this unresolved emotion.
What is guilt?
The 1958 film version starred Elizabeth Taylor as this character.
Who is Maggie?
The Pollitt plantation is surrounded by fields of this crop, symbolizing wealth and prosperity.
What is cotton?
The play takes place on this type of property, symbolizing wealth and legacy.
What is a plantation?
The Pollitt family is celebrating the birthday of this patriarch.
Who is Big Daddy?
The play’s setting on a plantation emphasizes this overarching theme.
What is legacy?
This award, recognizing excellence in drama, was won by the play in 1955.
What is the Pulitzer Prize?
The bedroom where the play is set is described as having these contrasting features, representing the family’s conflicts.
What are luxury and decay?