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The Clean House
Sarah Ruhl
Opening Date:
May 15, 2009
Closing Date:
June 6, 2009
Lane wants an orderly life, but her Brazilian housekeeper Matilde prefers telling jokes to cleaning, her sister Virginia secretly loves housework, and her husband Charles has fallen for someone else. Sarah Ruhl’s imaginative comedy-drama finds humor, heartbreak, and surprising compassion in life’s inevitable messes. Directed by Rhonda Clark.
Cast & Crew
CAST
Matilde — Charlotte Rose
Lane — Vikki Simer
Virginia — Kris Schinske
Ana / A Woman — Lisa Houghton
Charles / A Man — Timothy Fall
CREW
Director — Rhonda Clark
Set design — Rhonda Clark; Nick Backes
Costume design — Robert Pittenridge
Lighting design — William Hughes
Sound design — Rhonda Clark; William Hughes
Stage manager — Amy Ackerman
Assistant stage manager — AmandaNell Bold
Lightboard operator — Alex Massey
Sound technician — Scott Hynes
Set construction — William Hughes
Scenic artist — Nick Backes
Additional scenic painting — Rhonda Clark
Properties — Rhonda Clark
Running crew — Grant Brooks; Katelyn Kuhn
Poster and advertising design — Jonathan Siler
Website photography — Rhonda Clark
CST Webmasters — Don Lusk; Phil Carlton
CST STAFF
Artistic Director — Rhonda Clark
Box Office Manager — Vicky Zipf
Technical Director — William Hughes
SPONSORS
Cast sponsor: Craig Callas; Opening-night party sponsors: Steve and Maggie Dixon
SPECIAL THANKS
Tom Harrington; Daniel Emert; David Allred; Jon Womastek; Michael Hughes; Doobie Potter; Lilli Bassett; Rob Freedman
Production Notes
Seventh production of Season 25. Five performers played seven credited roles; Charlotte Rose played Matilde and Kris Schinske played Virginia, correcting errors in supplemental research. Set in “metaphysical Connecticut,” the play combines domestic comedy, magical realism, romantic upheaval, illness, and grief. Won the 2004 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Rhonda Clark directed and shared set design with Nick Backes and sound design with William Hughes. Hughes is credited as CST technical director, replacing Steven Gillmore in the published staff listing since the preceding production; exact transition date unknown. Charlotte Rose had designed costumes for The Left Hand Singing (S25). Vikki Simer had acted in The Graduate and Picnic (S23). Kris Schinske also appeared in A Nice Family Gathering and Almost, Maine (S25). A contemporary Oklahoma Gazette review titled Comedy The Clean House Scrubbed Fairly Dull suggests mixed/unfavorable reception; do not portray as unqualified acclaim. Oklahoman profiled Vikki Simer during the run. Seven photos credited to Rhonda Clark.
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