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Overview
Two Latinx sisters are appearing on an HGTV-style reality show to sell their family home, hoping to capitalize on the gentrification in their “changing neighborhood.” As they perform for the camera the show starts to slip into the surreal: one sister grapples with turmoil in the family’s ancestral past and the other learns how much she’s willing to sacrifice for the family’s future. DREAM HOU$E, which earned both the Kendeda Award and Steinberg Playwriting Award in 2021, is a crowd-pleasing comedy that asks: What is the cultural cost of progress in America? And is cashing in always selling out?
Keywords
- Parenting/Family
- Grief
- Theatre/Entertainment Industry
- Economic/Financial Interest
- Women's Experience
- Latinx Experience
- Class
- KCACTF: Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival New Play
- Kendeda
- KCACTF: Harold & Mimi Steinberg National Student Playwriting Awards
- Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Fellowship
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Cautions
- Strong Language
- Mild Adult Themes
Details
- Time Period: Present Day
- Cast Attributes: Role(s) for Black Actor(s), Role(s) for Latine Actor(s), All Women, Expandable Casting, Multicultural Casting, Room for Extras
- Target Audience: Adult
Authors
Eliana Pipes
Eliana Pipes is a writer, filmmaker and performer. Her plays include Dream Hou$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 ...