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Housebreaking
Enter Chad, obviously worn out from a night of drinking. Enter Carmine, obviously homeless. Chad's tired of his job, his shipwreck of a sister, his shut-in father, his whole thirty-five-year-old life. Carmine is tired of life on the streets. Chad brings Carmine home, offering a drink, a shower, and a warm place to sleep, all the while forgetting that stray animals are wild and cunning survivors. HOUSEBREAKING is a slowly smoldering story that makes us wonder how we got to be who we are—and what happens when we attempt to change.
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First published November 1, 2012
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January 10, 2026
Written by Edward Albee’s former assistant of many years, you can hear and feel Albee’s voice throughout. Which isn’t to say it is derivative of Albee’s work.
Wonderfully subversive, although the weirder it gets I was increasingly unsure what I was really supposed to take away from this play - or maybe I did get it but the ending was just not sufficiently executed for me. A deceptively complex script and memorable, for sure.
Unfortunately this seems to be Jakob Holder’s only published play. I would have liked to see how his voice and style developed.
Wonderfully subversive, although the weirder it gets I was increasingly unsure what I was really supposed to take away from this play - or maybe I did get it but the ending was just not sufficiently executed for me. A deceptively complex script and memorable, for sure.
Unfortunately this seems to be Jakob Holder’s only published play. I would have liked to see how his voice and style developed.
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