By Jean Genet
Directed by David Sinaiko
March 9, 2014
A landmark of experimental theater and a profound meditation on power and illusion, The Balcony follows a group of patrons at an upscale brothel who role play as “pillars of society” while a revolution rages outside in the surrounding city. As the insurrection spreads, the patrons begin to embody their roles more fervently in a counter-revolutionary effort to restore order and maintain the status quo.
The Cutting Ball Theater’s 2015-16 season is made possible in part by Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Fleishhacker Foundation, Grants for the Arts / San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Mental Insight Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Kenneth Rainin Foundation, The RHE Charitable Foundation, The San Francisco Arts Commission, The San Francisco Foundation, and The Zellerbach Family Foundation, and Season Producers John and Paula Gambs, Ken Melrose, and Velia Melrose.
