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Table of ConTenTs
Dear Friends ...........................................................03 on sTage: The Maids ...............................................................05 The Truth Behind the Tale ........................................06 Director’s Sidebar: Jimmy McDermott .......................09 Artistic Conversation: Playing the Role of Jean Genet ....12 The Mystery of a Thriller ..........................................16 The Cast ................................................................17 baCksTage: The MLK Project ......................................................19 Open Rehearsal: Picnic ............................................22 Sponsor Salutes .....................................................24 Comings and Goings ...............................................26 Next Up: Old Glory ...................................................27 The Maids Performance Calendar .............................29
When the mistress
is aWay, the maids Will play.
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the BrieF ChrOniCle t h e o f f i c i a l m a g a z i n e o f w r i t e r s ’ t h e at r e
IssUe TWenTY-THRee noVeMbeR 2008
Michael Halberstam Artistic Director kathryn M. lipuma Executive Director
Michael Halberstam Artistic Director kathryn M. lipuma Executive Director
eDIToR eleanor berman Director of Marketing & Communications
THe bRIef CHRonICle TeaM
Justin ball Development Manager Mica Cole Director of Education sherre Jennings Cullen Director of Development kalena Dickerson Development Manager Jon faris General Manager bobby kennedy Artistic Assistant/Literary Associate Jimmy McDermott Associate Artistic Director sara M. Poorman Marketing Associate Margaret Reeder Director of Audience Services
Dear Friends: We are frequently asked how we come to choose a season. One of greatest attractions to any possible production is the