Jean Genet

And I think that was part of the thing too.

The other story I think of when I think of that is when French writer named Jean Genet came to Oakland to give a speech on behalf of the Black Panthers in Oakland in their headquarters.

And the editors of Rolling Stone sent a guy who lived in Berkeley to go cover it.

The meeting was in nearby Oakland, the press conference, that is.

And the first thing Jean Genet said is, is there anyone here from Rolling Stone magazine? And the reporter raised his hand and he started speaking directly to the Rolling Stone guy.

Here's what Rolling Stone magazine needs to do,

right?

And the reporter's like, well, you know, we are a rock magazine.

For my he- my mental health, not my, not my pregnancy.

Um, Jean Genet's Funeral Rites.

Mm.

Okay.

You ever wanted to have a bad acid trip and read World War II fan fiction at the same time? [laughs] This is the book for you.

Jean Genet, famous French author.

He was a criminal thief, petty vandal.

[laughs]

This just played at St. Anne's Warehouse after a transfer from the Donmar Warehouse.

This is a modern adaptation of the play by Jean Genet as adapted by Kip Williams.

You remember that he did the picture of Dorian Gray with Sarah Snook.

And the maids, if you don't know, it's about a 90-year-old play at this point, almost 100.

This is another vital part of the toolkit.

The book is in constant echoing conversation with writers like Jean Genet, André Gide, Gore Vidal, Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, Andrew Halloran, a massive lineage.

And even Christopher Marlowe's Edward II in Shakespeare.

But let's dig into the how of that literary canon, specifically with the character of Jordan.