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Our Ruined House
PETE, 2019
WRITER
OUR RUINED HOUSE is fake political history perfomed by inauthentic lovers. How can we understand the crisis in which we find ourselves if we don’t know what’s really happening? Called a “glorious colossus of the bizarre,” Our Ruined House imagines a collapsing domestic world constructed for surveillance featuring giant octopuses, bootleg copies of The Hunt for Red October, and the philosophy of Donald Rumsfeld.
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PETE, 2019
WRITER
OUR RUINED HOUSE is fake political history perfomed by inauthentic lovers. How can we understand the crisis in which we find ourselves if we don’t know what’s really happening? Called a “glorious colossus of the bizarre,” Our Ruined House imagines a collapsing domestic world constructed for surveillance featuring giant octopuses, bootleg copies of The Hunt for Red October, and the philosophy of Donald Rumsfeld.
PRESS
“Our Ruined House” puts a big idea in a small space, making it easier for us to consider. It asks us to consider what we want our national dialogue to be, how we should relate to each other, and it does it with a thoughtful curiosity and generous humor.” - The Oregonian Full Review
“A glorious colossus of the bizarre.” - Willamette Week Full Review
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“Our Ruined House” puts a big idea in a small space, making it easier for us to consider. It asks us to consider what we want our national dialogue to be, how we should relate to each other, and it does it with a thoughtful curiosity and generous humor.” - The Oregonian Full Review
“A glorious colossus of the bizarre.” - Willamette Week Full Review
Written by Robert Quillen Camp
Directed by Jacob Coleman
Scenic Design by Peter Ksander
Lighting Design by Miranda Hardy
Costume Design by Jenny Ampersand
Sound Design by Mark Valadez
Video Design by Trevor Sargent
Created with the company: Rebecca Lingafelter, Cristi Miles, Amber Whitehall, Denis Butkus, Andrew Start