Event

HOUSE FIRE by Carol Y. Lee

Laurie, a 29-year-old morgue janitor, dies suddenly in a house fire for which she's responsible, only to arrive at the Multi-Purpose Room: a liminal space between life and afterlife. There she meets her orientation leaders - her grandma, her fiancé's mother, and an old high school classmate - who assign her three tasks to complete if she hopes to move on ... to whatever comes next.
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Parley presents a world premiere workshop production.

House Fire
by Carol Y. Lee

directed by Rebecca Tourino Collinsworth

Featuring Pearl Lam, Aya Hashiguchi Clark, Isis King, and drew david combs

ONE NIGHT ONLY

Monday, August 19 at 7 pm

West of Lenin

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GRANDMA: I know this is hard

(LAURIE wails harder.)

GRANDMA: LISTEN TO ME LAURIE! I need you to calm down and Ill explain everything, ok?

LAURIE: GRANDMA HOW CAN I CALM DOWN WHEN IM 29 YEARS OLD AND DEAD FROM A HOUSE FIRE OF ALL THINGS? IM TOO YOUNG, I NEVER ACHIEVED ANYTHING. I DIED A JANITOR AT A MORGUE. I NEVER TURNED MYSELF AROUND. MOM, DAD, WHAT ABOUT PAUL?

GRANDMA: Wait, whos Paul again?

LAURIE: MY FIANCE!

(GRANDMA re-checks LAURIEs file.)

GRANDMA: Oh goodness. There he is.