FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Cindy Moran, Public Relations Director, 414-224-1761 October 5, 2005 HUMOR AND LOVE TAKE FIVE PEOPLE FROM THEIR MUNDANE LIVES INTO THE EXTRAORDINARY Quadracci Powerhouse Theater A family’s well-ordered universe comes tumbling down when they hire a maid who prefers telling jokes to cleaning in THE CLEAN HOUSE. Written by Sarah Ruhl, this beautiful and tender new comedy finds laughter and redemption in unusual places and proves how telling a good joke can be a matter of life and death. Tickets can be purchased in person at The Rep Ticket Office at 108 East Wells Street , or by telephone at 414-224-9490. Tickets can also be purchased online 24/7 at milwaukeerep.com. The Rep . . . See it LIVE! Matilde was recently hired as a live-in maid by Lane, a successful doctor who values order in every aspect of her life but hates cleaning because it makes her depressed. Matilde would rather spend her time concocting jokes in the tradition of her recently deceased parents, the funniest people in Brazil . As luck would have it, Lane’s modest sister Virginia delights in cleaning and begins to take over the maid’s duties on the sly, thus allowing Matilde time to craft the perfect joke. The plot thickens when Lane’s husband, a surgeon, unexpectedly falls in love with his patient. His soul mate, the Argentinean Ana, has all the things Lane has lost – a vital life force. In an instant everything that was clean and tidy for Lane – her house, emotions and relationships – is in disarray. Forced to pick up the pieces and closely evaluate their lives, the characters come to find an uncommon bond packed with laughter and tears as they begin to discover what living and dying is all about. Sarah Ruhl grew up in Chicago , Illinois and graduated with an M.F.A from Brown University in playwriting where she studied with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel. Her other plays are MELANCHOLY PLAY, EURYDICE, LATE: A COWBOY SONG, ORLANDO and PASSION PLAY. Ruhl’s plays have been performed in numerous theaters across the U.S. and England , including the Actor's Centre in London , Madison Repertory Theatre, Trinity Repertory Company, Piven Theatre Workshop in Chicago and New York Theatre Workshop. Ruhl has won the Helen Merrill Award, the Whiting Writers’ Award and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, an international award given to a female playwright writing in English. THE CLEAN HOUSE was a runner up for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Ruhl’s new three-part version of PASSION PLAY has just opened at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C. to rave reviews. Richard E. T. White is directing for the second time at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, previously directing A CHRISTMAS CAROL in 1985. Currently the chair of the theater department at Seattle ’s Cornish College of the Arts, White received a B.A. in drama from the University of Washington and did graduate work at UC Berkeley. In 1988, White developed and directed Slow Fire, an electronic opera, with librettist/performer Rinde Eckert and composer Paul Dresher. Recent directing credits include MONSTER at Seattle ’s ACT Theatre, SPINNING INTO BUTTER and COPENHAGEN at Seattle Repertory Theatre and AMERICAN BUFFALO and THE GOAT OR, WHO IS SYLVIA? at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco . White is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and has received eight Bay Area Theater Critics’ Circle Awards and eight Drama-Logue awards for outstanding direction. Laura Gordon (Lane) marks her 13 th season as a Resident Acting Company Member in THE CLEAN HOUSE. Guest Actors for THE CLEAN HOUSE include Franca Barchiesi (Ana), Elizabeth Ledo (Matilde), Peggy Roeder ( Virginia ) and Kim Sullivan (Charles). Ensemble cast members include Shaun K. Anthony, Matthew Humphrey and Jenna Johnson. (To learn more about our Resident Acting Company, Guest Actors or our Artistic Intern Company, please visit milwaukeerep.com.) The production/design tea m f or THE CLEAN HOUSE includes Kent Dorsey (Scenic Design), Rachel Laritz (Costume Design), Michael Chybowski (Lighting Design), Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen (Composers/Sound Designers), Ed Burgess (Choreographer), Claire Simon (Chicago Casting Director), Hilary Missan (New York Casting Director), Paul Kosidowski (Dramaturg), Lauren Shepard (Assistant Director), Richelle Harrington (Stage Manager) and Becky Merold (Assistant Stage Manager). Tickets to THE CLEAN HOUSE range in price from $7.50 to $50.00. Students and senior citizens may purchase half-price RUSH TICKETS with proper identification 30 minutes before curtain time for all Quadracci Powerhouse Theater performances at The Rep Ticket Office. For more info rmation or to charge tickets , call 414-224-9490. Tickets can be purchased online 24/7 at milwaukeerep.com. For group sales of 20 or more, call The Rep Ticket Office at 414-224-9490. Special Events for THE CLEAN HOUSE
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