OPENING FRIDAY: A chance to see one of the sexiest, eeriest, potentially most disturbing works of 20th century drama performed by three of Tampa Bay's most versatile actresses? How can you pass that up? The Maids is based on a true story of two sisters who murdered their employer and her daughter in 1933, but for iconoclastic French playwright Jean Genet, the real appeal was not the facts of the case but the opportunity it provided for an exploration of eros and power, of the mutability of identity and gender. In Jobsite's production, David Jenkins directs Georgia Mallory Guy and Katrina Stevenson as the titular domestics and Roxanne Fay as Madame — an ideal team for a fascinating, twisty script. Apr. 29–May 22, Thurs.–Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 4 p.m. $28. Preview Performances Wed.-Thurs., Apr. 27-28, 8 p.m., $14. Jobsite at Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa. jobsitetheater.org, 813-229-STAR.
This article appears in Apr 21-28, 2016.