2011-2012
THE MAIDS
By Jean Genet
Directed by Jesse Berger
Revenge tragedy meets film noir in this seductively playful and incendiary masterpiece. House-maid sisters Solange and Claire spend their days dreaming of escape, while their bourgeois employer Madame floats through life on champagne bubbles - until fantasies turn deadly in this thrilling psychological kaleidoscope of a play. Set in a phantasmagoric world of masks and mirrors, ceremonies and sensuality, heightened language and beautiful gesture, The Maids is a ritualistic exploration of class, the nature of identity, and the power of imagination.
THE MAIDS premiered on March 6th and ran through April 1st for a strictly Limited Run. Presented in a uniquely intimate setting it was the first major New York revival of this modern classic in years.
CAST
Claire | Jeanine Serralles
Solange | Ana Reeder
Madame | J. Smith-Cameron
CREATIVE
Director | Jesse Berger
Set Design | Dane Laffrey
Costume Design | Sara Jean Tosetti
Lighting Design | Peter West
Sound Design | Brandon Wolcott
Properties | Morgan Fox
Production Stage Manager | Damon W. Arrington
Fight Director | David Anzuelo
Voice and Speech Consultant | Deborah Hecht
Dramaturg | Mirabelle Ordinaire
Line Producer | Evan O’Brient
"Oustanding Revival"
- Lucille Lortel Award Nomination
"Distinguished Revival"
- Drama League Award Nomination
"#1 Critic's Pick"
- Time Out New York
“Revelatory- Full throttle performances”
– The New Yorker
“Exhilirating-Intensely intimate”
– Time Out NY