Relative Theatrics Free Reading of OUR HOUSE by Theresa Rebeck supported in part by Wyoming Humanities

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With partial funding by Wyoming Humanities, Wyoming Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts, Relative Theatrics presents a free reading of OUR HOUSE by Theresa Rebeck with a discussion led by Peter Parolin. Thursday March 9 at 7:00pm at the Relative Theatrics Studio in the Laramie Plains Civic Center, 710 E. Garfield St., Room 278 (second floor, northwest part of Civic Center). Refreshments provided.

Description: Are news and entertainment interchangeable? A cocksure TV bigshot faced with dwindling ratings installs America's favorite news anchor as host of a popular reality show. Meanwhile, in Middle America, a houseful of roommates bickers over high-stakes real-world conflicts: Merv doesn't clean the bathroom. Someone ate Alice's yogurt. And the rent is long past due. When reality collides with reality TV, we find ourselves front and center in a drama that holds the nation riveted. Our House is a deliciously scathing new comedy that takes on a media-obsessed culture intent on turning even the most sobering crisis into sexy entertainment. A darkly comic look at America's obsession with "reality" television.
"Theresa Rebeck’s tough, twisted comedy “Our House” is not only a virulent condemnation of the boob tube, but a vibrant depiction of the resultant, numbing malaise it has on an already underinformed populace." The Denver Post

The reading of OUR HOUSE is part of the free Read, Rant, Relate play-reading program funded in part by Wyoming Humanities, the Wyoming Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Experience a new piece of contemporary dramatic literature every month with Relative Theatrics. Participants will engage directly with modern plays by listening to actor-led readings of the texts, then joining discussions breaking down the thematic elements of the works and their relevance to today's society.