Burning House
What happens when the people we trust to protect us do the opposite?
When I was 13, I saw a therapist for a couple of years. Five years after I stopped seeing her, she had a psychotic break and stalked my family across the country with the intention of killing us.
That happened.
Burning House is fictionalized version of this event that asks the question What happens when the people we trust to help us do the opposite?
The Story
In a last-ditch effort to save his relationship, Trey, an emotionally guarded man, begs his frustrated fiancé Rebecca to listen to the shocking (and painfully honest) story behind his romantic issues, including his troubling relationship with a childhood therapist and the long-term effects she had on his adult life. But what Rebecca hears is a most unpredictable tale from the man she thought she knew so well.
Based on the novel of the same name, Burning House is a taut, twist-filled roller coaster of unrelenting tension that ratchets up the suspense with every unexpected turn and surprise raise of the emotional ante.
Seamlessly weaving three interconnected stories from Trey’s life, Burning House creates a powerful portrait of a child at risk, a boy in recovery, and a man in love.
Accolades
Burning House was a Finalist for Best Play in New York Theater Festival’s 2020 Winterfest and an Official Selection for the Beverly Arts Center 2021 New Playwright's Festival.
