INTAR presents the world premiere of Jose Rivera's take on Jean Genet's classic, reset on Vieques Island on the eve of the U.S. military's 1941 invasion. More…
Two maids, sisters Monique and Yvette, dream of liberating the island—and themselves—from La Doña, mistress of the largest sugar plantation on Vieques. Rituals are enacted, roles are reversed, identities become fluid, bombs fall, poison is consumed, genders collide, and a psycho-sexual drama is unleashed as the trio struggles with the meaning of power, sisterhood, and freedom. Adapted by Oscar-nominated writer Jose Rivera ('The Motorcycle Diaries').
See it if You want an irreverent version of this classic text
Don't see it if You don't like reinterpretations
See it if you want to experience a committed ensemble present master playwright José Rivera's wild & richly troubling elaboration of Genet's classic
Don't see it if being REALLY close to loud, sweaty, physically exuberant actors makes you uncomfortable; if you want to see Genet's play done "straight"
See it if You're looking for a physically hyped-up, gender-bending rendition of Jean Genet's play.
Don't see it if You have sensitive hearing -lots of passionate yelling involved.
See it if you enjoy experimental theatre, movement-based work, and well-crafted performances
Don't see it if you need clarity in story-telling, or don't like interacting with performers directly.
See it if great new adaptation with solid performances
Don't see it if you only prefer traditional theater
See it if you like frontal, physical, political performances! This is a new Puerto Rican adaptation of a classic post WWII French play.
Don't see it if you don't like irreverent comedy, existentialism, class warfare, profanity, actors jumping off the walls.