House of Several Stories
House of Several Stories is an Absurdist comedy written by A. John Boulanger AbOUT "a dysfunctional family and their unusual Thanksgiving guests." The production explores how stories help people fill voids in their lives left by death, loss and dysfunction.
Production history
House of Several Stories received a workshop reading at Texas State University-San Marcos on March 26, 2008. It was directed by Isaac Byrnes, co-founder of Working Man's Clothes of New York City. The cast was as follows:
Mother............................Stephanie Morris
Bastian...........................Kenneth Hill
Rissa..............................Leslie Monge
Thom..............................Travis Hackett
Young Woman/Abigail......Lindsay Hicks
House of Several Stories was produced at The Blue Theatre (Texas State University and The Search Party 1 )in Austin, Texas, opening October 2, 2008. It was directed by Jeremy O. Torres. The production company was as follows:
CAST:
Mother............................Melissa Grogan
Bastian...........................Travis Hackett
Rissa..............................Ashley Rhodes
Thom...............................Kenneth Hill
Young Woman/Abigail......Ragan Rhodes
DESIGN and STAFF:
Director...........................Jeremy O. Torres
Scene Design...................Vanessa Velasquez
Costume Design................Abbey Graf
Lighting Design..................Chris McKnight
Sound Design.....................Daniel Schaetz, Adam Smith
Associate Director...............Teresa Mikulastik
Stage Manager....................Lara Willars
House of Several Stories'' was remounted for a limited run at the PHS Foundation Studio Theatre in San Marcos, Texas, opening February 17, 2009. As part of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival,House of Several Stories'' was performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on April 18, 2009, in the Family Theatre. Both productions used the latter company listed above.
References
- Boulanger, A. John. "House of Several Stories: a tragedy in two acts of nonsense." THESIS: Texas State University-San Marcos, Spring 2009.
External links
Article: Texas State University News Release by Alec Jennings 2
Article: USA Today, re: National Student Playwriting Award 3
Article: broadwayworld.com, re: KCACTF 4/14-18 invited shows 4
Video: 10-minute "highlight" clip to October 3rd production available on Marc Speir (videographer) Web page 5
Photos: Production photos to October 3rd production 6 (photographer: Jeremy White)