Smoke Gets In Your House

90 minutes
Dark Comedy
2f, 2m

Overview

The lives of two couples are thrown into upheaval when a brushfire threatens their upscale Southern California homes. They must confront what’s really important to them — Material items? Careers? Relationships? SMOKE GETS IN YOUR HOUSE treats the natural disaster seriously while still finding enough absurdity to make this play a genuine dark comedy.

Casting & Production

Production Notes:

Casting:
AL HEARN: 50s, a budding curmudgeon

BETH HEARN: 50s, bright, level-headed

ROGER KING: 50s, proactive to a fault

ERIKA KING: 50s, funny, a tad cynical

+ Assorted VO from newscasters, which can be pre-recorded

Setting:
Two houses in LA, present day.