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House Rules

  • A. Rey Pamatmat
  • Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Present Day
  • 4M, 3F
  • ISBN: 9780573705601

"The playwright presents the characters in crisp three dimensions... well done."

Huffington Post

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dramatic Comedy
  • 105 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: Strong Language, Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Rod thinks the game is fixed. Momo's still learning the rules. Twee doesn't think winning is enough. JJ hates his hand. And why the hell is Henry still playing? Two families (and some guy named Henry) panic with hilarious and heart-breaking results when they realize their parents won't be around forever. Can anybody prepare for the inevitable moment when they're the ones left holding all the cards?
REVIEWS:

"The playwright presents the characters in crisp three dimensions... well done."

 Huffington Post

"A. Rey Pamatmat's play is a web of love and conflict between cultures, and parents and children, that is never sentimental or schmaltzy, but funny and unapologetic."

 Front Row Center

"Mr. Pamatmat has compelling ideas about human psychology and dramatic structure... flashes of surprising truth, particularly in the sibling interactions."

 The New York Times

"Pamatmat's story is well told and there are many truths to be found... like life, there is not a total resolve for his character's conflicts. Sometimes, self-will and communication fails us. Fortunately, Pamatmat's play does not."

 Manhattan Digest

Premiere Production: House Rules premiered in a production by Ma-Yi Theatre Company in New York City in March 2016 under the direction of Ralph B. Peña.

Characters

  • Casting: 4M, 3F
  • Casting Attributes: Role(s) for Asian Actor(s)

  • ERNIE - Late 60's, Filipino, Rod and JJ's father.
    ROD - Early 30's, Filipino-American, Ernie's oldest son.
    HENRY - Early 30's, not Filipino, Rod's (recently ex-) boyfriend.
    JJ - Late 20's, Filipino-American, Ernie's youngest son.
    MOMO - Early 30's, Filipino-American, Vera's youngest daughter.
    TWEE - Mid-30's, Filipino-American, Vera's oldest daughter.
    VERA - 60's, Filipina, Twee and Momo's mother.

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    Rod thinks the game is fixed. Momo's still learning the rules. Twee doesn't think winning is enough. JJ hates his hand. And why the hell is Henry still playing? Two families (and some guy named Henry) panic with hilarious and heart-breaking results when they realize their parents won't be around forever. Can anybody prepare for the inevitable moment when they're the ones left holding all the cards?

    		$24.95

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