House on Fire
by Lyle Kessler

House on Fire Book Cover
House on Fire Cover

Highlights

90 mins Interior Set

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

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573708473
ISBN-10 0573708479

House on Fire is a play written by Lyle Kessler and published by Samuel French .

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Fee: Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)

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