House on Fire
by Lyle Kessler


Synopsis
House on Fire takes place in Fishtown, PA, on the edge of the Delaware River, where four-flushers and thieves abound.
Coleman returns home to his dutiful brother, Dale, and their baseball-obsessed Old Man, but he's not exactly alone.
Following Coleman are a one-armed grifter and his ethereally empathic sister.
In this moving and funny parable of love, resentment, family and redemption, secrets emerge from Coleman's other life, which make it increasingly difficult to tell who is running toward or away from whom.
Press Reviews
"Critic’s Pick! “Kessler’s dark comic look at warped family dynamics. A wild and wooly ride.” – Los Angeles Times“Funny and thought-provoking. A transcendental perspective.” – Palm West Monthly“A play about redemption. […] An emotional trainwreck."
— WPB Magazine
Publication
House on Fire is a play written by Lyle Kessler and published by Samuel French (2019).
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Samuel French · 2019 · 76 pp
Performance Rights
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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