A summer revival of Battleground Productions’ critically-acclaimed evening in three acts, Our House is inspired by Thornton Wilder’s classic play Our Town. This unique immersive experience is back for a limited run beginning July 17th with a new production design and a new cast member joining the original company.
Our House is set in and performed around a private residence in Southeast Olympia, an inconspicuous rambler house that’s a vantage point to explore the cosmos from a single perspective, from 11,000 years ago to the heat death of the universe. The intersecting lives of the home’s inhabitants are witnessed over 90 years as they encounter love, loss and really good cocktails, all while taking in the world around them and the endless tides of time.
This original production is written and directed by John Longenbaugh (How to Be Cool, Arcana, Scotch and Donuts, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol) and features Mathaeus Andersen, Meghan Goodman and Mark Waldstein, and joining the original cast in the roles of Callie and Bennie, Hannah Eklund. Eklund has been part of Olympia’s theatre community for the better part of two decades — acting, directing, and serving on boards or on staff for Olympia Family Theater, Theater Artists Olympia, and Olympia Little Theatre.
The experience is limited to 14 audience members a night. The 2024 production received rave reviews: “Nothing short of a triumph. By all means find yourself to Our House,” Margie Deck, Ineffable Twaddle; “enlarges what theatre can be,” James O’Barr, Oly Arts (see link below); “there’s also magic…a liveliness that theatre strives for” Gemma Wilson, Seattle Times — as well as a Critic’s Choice from Oly Arts.
What:
Our House
Where:
A private residence in Southeast Olympia
When:
July 17th to August 3rd, Thursdays-Sundays at 7:30 p.m.
Cost:
$39
Tickets can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com
Includes a complimentary drink and snacks
More:
2024 Review: Our House, an Evening in Three Acts by James O’Barr
https://olyarts.org/review-our-house-an-evening-in-three-acts/
and
https://olyarts.org/event/our-house-immersive-theatre/
https://battlegroundproductions.org/