AUDITIONS DECEMBER 3-7
TIMES COMING SOON
Absolutely no experience is required!
We are committed to making The Clean House a welcoming and inclusive process for people of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
About the show: A story about loss, love, change and redemption, The Clean House is both whimsical and touching. Lane, a serious career-oriented doctor, hires Matilde, a Brazilian maid, who dislikes cleaning. Instead, Matilde longs to be a comedienne and dedicates her free time to searching for the perfect joke. Luckily, Lane’s sister Virginia loves to clean, and strikes up an unlikely partnership with Matilde. When Lane’s husband Charles leaves her for Ana, a passionate, older Argentine woman upon whom he recently performed a mastectomy, these delicate relationships are all put to the test. Sarah Ruhl’s enchanting play depicts the resilience of female relationships and the power of comedy in the face of tragedy.
Director’s Note: I am honored to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the admittance of Yale’s first female students with The Clean House: a story as strong as its female characters. The Clean House premiered at Yale Rep in 2004, and the play’s themes of love, loss, and the healing power of humor still ring true today. Please join me in bringing this story back to the New Haven community.
-Kathleen Capdesuñer