The Maids

The Cocteau re-imagines Jean Genet’s taut and tantalizing thriller, The Maids, setting it in 1940’s Los Angeles, when scandals were a dime-a-dozen and so many bright eyed young things stepped off a bus and got a tough dose of the real American dream. Directed by Cocteau favorite Ernest Johns (The Importance of Being Earnest and The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds). The story is simple — two sisters serve as maids for a rich and privileged Hollywood starlet, Madame. Caught between love and hate for their wealthy mistress, the maids move through a humorous though deadly game of dress-up, each maid playing Madame until we see that they don’t want to be like her, they want to become her — even if it means taking her out of the picture for good.

Additional performance Sunday, July 17 at 3pm.

Box Office Hours: Summer Hours: Wed-Fri, 12pm-5pm

Group Sales Number (20+): 212-677-0060 x16

Appropriate For Ages: 13+