THE MAIDS
2020 Tour
THE MAIDS | by JEAN GENET
directed by Connor Berkompas
Two domestic servants,
deeply resentful of their social position, attempt to murder their mistress.
"Grotesque. Also FABULOUS"
- The San Diego Reader
"Excellent! Inspired and clever staging.” - Beth Accomando, KPBS Radio
“F***ing awesome.”
- Normal Theatre Podcast
TOURING PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
-Bozeman Magazine
About the Play
Based on the true story of the Papin sisters, two live-in maids who killed their employer's wife and daughter, Jean Genet's 1947 psychodrama takes us deep into the "shadows where servants dwell."
Each night, sisters Claire and Solange perform a dangerous ceremony when their socialite employer is away. As they religiously enact the murder of their mistress, the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.
This boldly intimate production explores Genet’s seductive world of role-playing where power, gender identity, and desire are constantly in flux.
Nervous Theatre brings their contemporary adaptation of Genet's absurdist classic on the road in the company's inaugural touring production.
LISTEN IN:
Artistic Director Connor Berkompas and actor Sympathie the Clown discuss THE MAIDS on San Diego's KPBS Radio!
Sympathie the Clown
Claire
A writer/performer from Brooklyn. Recently created the role of Nancy Reagan in Rat Queen Theatre Company's Judy Doomed Us All (Ice Factory).
BFA: Boston Conservatory
Connor Berkompas
Solange
Artistic director of Nervous Theatre. Recent directing projects include
Macbeth at American Coast Theatre Company and Sigh No More at Vanguard University.
BFA: Boston Conservatory
Annabella Joy
Madame
Actor, singer, dancer residing in Bozeman, MT. Has worked with various companies including Theatre by the Sea, in Matunick, RI and American Repertory Theatre in Boston, MA.
BFA: Boston Conservatory
Production Team
Playwright
Jean Genet
Translator
Bernard Frechtman
Director/Designer
Connor Berkompas
Stage Manager
Marissa Del Gatto
The Maids is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company.
Production History
San Diego, CA
Tenth Avenue Arts Center
January 10-12, 2020
Seattle, WA
Isaac Studio Theatre
January 17-19, 2020
Bozeman, MT
The Ellen Theatre
February 28-March 1, 2020