The Other Side of Silence Presents

OUR HOUSE
By BARRY BOEHM

With

CHRISTOPHER BORG, TIM BURKE, CJ DiORIO, JALEN FORD, NANCY SLUSSER, JON SPANO

Directed by MARK FINLEY
Scenic Designer: EVAN FRANK
Lighting Designer: DAVID CASTANEDA
Sound Designer: MORRY CAMPBELL
Costumer Designer: BEN PHILIPP
Stage Manager: ABBY FRY
Assistant Stage Manager: MADDIE McAULIFFE
Assistant Director: REESA GRAHAM
Producer: KEN GOLDMAN
Associate Producer: NICHOLAS JAME REILLY

A.R.T. /New York’s Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre
502 West 53rd Street (off 10th Avenue)
Tickets: www.tososnyc.org
February 26 – March 21; Opening Night – 03/06/26

There’s a party going on in the backyard of Andy’s (Christopher Borg) and Stanley’s (Tim Burke) Iowa home. They are celebrating the upcoming wedding of their nephew Brandan (CJ DiOrio) and Eugene (Jalen Ford). The year is 2014. The participants are gay in Barry Boehm’s powerful OUR HOUSE, and quips, sharp barbs, and witty repartee are honed to a fine degree, complemented with much booze and tokes of weed. And we are all, audience included, having fun…until we’re not. An explosive incident reveals controlled rages, disappointments, shame, fear, and the power of love. Boehm brings in the issues of racism and homophobia through the character of a police officer (Jon Spano) and gives us comic relief and a touch of hope through the effervescent Paula (Nancy Slusser). A more proficient cast could not be found.

Boehm reminds us that there are many measures that go into building a house. Some are joy-filled, and others have the potential to destroy. OUR HOUSE encourages us to shore up our foundations with love, family, friends, and compassion for those who share the journey with us. What a message!

- Laurie Lawson -