A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
DREAM HOU$E
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 2any gender (adult)
Two Latinx sisters prepare to sell their home on a reality TV show, hoping to capitalize on neighborhood gentrification. But once the cameras are rolling, the family's turbulent past and uncertain future begin to collide, and the sisters are forced to reckon with the secrets held between the house's walls.
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Cast Size
3w, 2any gender (adult) -
Duration
105 Minutes -
Suggested Use
- Scene Work
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Target Audience
Adult
Accolades
- Winner! KCACTF Harold and Mimi Steinberg Playwriting Award 2021
Winner! Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Fellowship 2021
Winner! Arizona Theatre Company National Latine Playwriting Award 2020
Winner! The Leah Ryan Fund Prize 2019
Details
Summary
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
- Parenting/Family
- Grief
- Theatre/Entertainment Industry
- Economic/Financial Interest
- Women's Experience
- Latinx Experience
- Class
- KCACTF: Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival New Play
- Kendeda
- KCACTF: Harold & Mimi Steinberg National Student Playwriting Awards
- Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Fellowship
Performing Groups
- Time Period Present Day
- Setting An old house in Hilo Villa, in the process of becoming Hi-Vill. Present.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Additional Features Multimedia
- Duration 105 Minutes
- Cautions
- Strong Language
- Mild Adult Themes
Media
“Ingenious...reveals its layers subtly but persistently.” – MD Theatre Guide
“Many excellent plays have tackled the issue of gentrification...but there's a freshness and an intimacy to Dream Hou$e that allows it to inhabit its own space.” – Arts ATL
“Entertains as it asks you to think critically.” – Broadway World
“Purposefully uncentered, unsettled social satire, which explores the meaning of everything from genealogy to gentrification, from virtue to video.” – Hartford Courant
“As a satirical send-up of reality TV, Pipes' play is...sharp and on-target.” – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“We are rocketed through every emotion on the spectrum—one moment laughing at the absurd and silly, and the next, devastated by loss and fragility.” – MD Theatre Guide
Videos
An Interview with Playwright Eliana Pipes
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Dream Hou$e Trailer - Alliance Theatre
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A Sneak Peek at Dream Hou$e - Shotgun Players
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Eliana Pipes and the American un-Dream: Let's Talk About Dream Hou$e
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Eliana Pipes
Eliana Pipes is a writer, filmmaker and performer. Her plays include Dream Hou$e (world premiere co-production with the Alliance Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre and Baltimore Center Stage), Bite Me (South Coast Repertory Pacific Playwright’s Festival, NNPN National New Play Showc ...