THIS G*D DAMN HOUSE

WRITTEN BY MATTHEW MCLACHLAN

DIRECTED BY ELLA JANE NEW

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DAVID ZAYAS, JR.

Filmed Live at the Chain Theatre

Play runs 1 hr 47 min and there is a Talkback included with this Broadcast

Jet lagged, without warning, Danny is summoned from NYC by his brother Jacob to Florida. Their mother has 24 hrs to vacate their childhood home. The problem is, their mother is a hoarder and the house is an indoor trash heap. The brothers dig through the filth and garbage with memories, trauma, and the past rising to the surface as the deadline closes in. 

The production stars Kirk Gostkowski (Garbageman, Talk Radio) as Jacob, Gabriel Rysdahl (Black Menagerie, Lagrimas Del Diablo) as Danny, Sachi Parker (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Scrooged, Back to the Future) as Angie, Christina Perry (Chasing the River, Six Corners) as Allie, and Rica de Ocampo (Crashing HBO, A Dream Play NAATCO) as Hannah.

The production, assistant directed by David Zayas Jr. (The Demand of Avarice starring David Zayas, Short films: Award winning“ Uptown Dave” & “Santa Force”), features scenic design by David Henderson (designer of the Hofstra Globe Stage), lighting design by Michael Abrams (I of the Storm), Costume Design by Rica de Ocampo. Greg Russ (Garbageman, What Passes for Comedy) is the sound designer. Publicity by Katie Rosin/Kampfire PR, Stage Management by Nicole Amaral, production assistants are Grace Loeb and Assistant Stage Manager Anna FitzGerald-Larrison.

WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING:

“MARVELOUS!"

- THINKING THEATER NYC, REVIEW BY LEAH AND JOHN

"DIRECTOR ELLA JANE NEW GIVES LIFE TO A GREAT STORY."

- REVIEWS OFF BROADWAY, SCOTT MITCHELL

"HILARIOUS, SCATHING, AND MOVING"

- REVIEWS OFF BROADWAY, SCOTT MITCHELL

 "A WRENCHING EXPLORATION OF FAMILIAL DISCORD"

-THEATRESCENE.ORG, DARRYL REILLY

"THE STAKES ARE HIGH AND THE CLOCK IS TICKING AS THE CHARACTERS DO ALL THEY CAN TO HOLD IT TOGETHER.  DIRECTOR ELLA JANE NEW WORKS WITH AN EXCELLENT CAST TO UNCOVER THE SECRETS THAT HAVE KEPT THIS FAMILY TOGETHER FOR YEARS, AND ULTIMATELY END UP DESTROYING THEM. "

- MORE THAN A PLAY, DOMENICK DANZA