Refracted Theatre Company Presents “Dream Hou$e,” September 12 – October 8

Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company presents Dream Hou$e, written by Eliana Pipes and directed by Laura Alcalá Baker, September 12 – October 18, at the Den Theatre, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave. 

Two sisters are appearing on an HGTV-style reality show to sell their family home, hoping to capitalize on the gentrification in their “changing neighborhood.” As they perform for the camera the show starts to slip into the surreal: one sister grapples with turmoil in the family’s ancestral past and the other learns how much she’s willing to sacrifice for the family’s future. Dream Hou$e, which earned both the Kendeda Award and Steinberg Playwriting Award in 2021, is a crowd-pleasing comedy with a twist that asks: What is the cultural cost of progress in America? And is cashing in always selling out?

Previews are Friday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m.The regular performance schedule is Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, July 29 for $12 (previews) – $40, before handling fees, and may be purchased at RefractedCo.com.