the balcony
By Jean Genet
The Balcony is set in an exclusive brothel at the center of a revolution that threatens the established regime. Irma, the madam, oversees a collection of patrons acting out archetypes of power in society, including a bishop, a judge and a general. One of the prostitutes, Chantal, has escaped the brothel and has become a symbol to the people, an embodiment of the revolution. As the situation outside becomes more volatile, a plan is formulated to re-establish the status quo using the trappings of authority from the brothel's studios. The patrons' fantasies are fulfilled as they appear in public, posing as the figures of authority while the revolution threatens to overwhelm them.
When originally produced, The Balcony turned censors on their ears and was subsequently banned and even threatened with a police-organized riot in Paris in 1958. In subsequent decades, however, the play has amassed a rich production history, attracting such notable directors as Peter Brook, Roger Blin and JoAnne Akalaitis. Josh Cragun is excited to present nimbus' edgy new interpretation of this challenging work. "For years I have been wanting to tackle this script, and when we were looking at our new, raw, industrial space, this play seemed like it had been written to launch it. It felt like it was written yesterday, like it demanded to be performed today."
February 11 - March 6, 2011
The Ensemble
Director
Stage Manager
Costume Design
Sound Design
Lighting Design
Set Design
Property Design
Tech Director
Fight Captain
Irma
The Bishop
The Penitent
The Judge
The Thief
The Executioner
The General
Dove
The Tramp
Arthur
The Chief of Police
Carmen
Georgette
Chantal
Wounded Men
Roger
Armand
Louis
The Envoy
The Beggar
Photographers
The Slave
Josh Cragun
Carl Lundstrom
Lisa Conley
Jacob M Davis
Mike Grogan
Zach Morgan
Sarah Salisbury
Brian Hesser
Brian Hesser
Heidi Berg
Jeffery Goodson
MaryLynn Mennicke
Eric Ringham
Kate Gunther
Brian Hesser
Bud Prescott
MaryLynn Mennicke
Lijesh Krishnan
Brian Hesser
Mason Mahoney
Katharine Moeller
Ariel Leaf
Erin Denman
Bud Prescott
Eric Ringham
Jeffery Goodson
David Darrow
Jesse Corder
Paul Rutledge
Lijesh Krishnan
Ariel Leaf
Paul Rutledge
Jesse Corder
Jesse Corder