The House Rules
A PLAY BY BRUCE DEACHMAN & MEGAN PIERCEY MONAFU
Bailey is ready to leave the broken down housing co-op run by her father, where everyone knows everyone else’s business and amateur tunes from the music school on the first floor play day and night. But just as she’s ready to leave and pursue her dreams, tragedy strikes and Bailey’s tasked with saving the co-op and everyone in it. As a shiny new high rise goes up next door and political forces threaten the co-op’s survival, Bailey is pulled between the needs of others and her own ambitions. As she reaches her breaking point, a little bit of magic gives her a look into an alternate reality.
The House Rules features a cast of 54 actors from the Ottawa School of Theatre, ranging in age from 6 to 80. Our All Ages Plays bring multiple generations together to learn and play as equals as they work towards production.
Audience note: We recommend this play for ages 8 and up for maximum enjoyment and comprehension. The play deals in part with the death of a parent (indicated but not represented onstage).
Richcraft Theatre, Shenkman Arts Centre
Thursday, November 27th – 6:30pm
Friday, November 28th – 6:30pm
Saturday, November 29th – 1:30pm
Sunday, November 30th – 1:30pm
Adults – $22
Age 25 and under – $12
Family price (2 adults and children) – $55
We want your stories!
The Ottawa School of Theatre wants your stories!
We’re putting together a book about the little theatre school that could (and did): OST. An important part of this project is getting your stories. All kinds of them. On stage. Backstage. In class. At Beechwood, or the Teddy Bear picnic. Anything OST-related. Tell us about your achievements, past nightmares, future dreams, whatever you like.
It could be a story about how you overcame your stage fright, but it could also be a story about how terrified you are every time you step on stage. It could be about how you made a friend because of theatre. It could be about your favourite (or least favourite) role. The first time you sang on stage. Or how you had to keep a scene going once while dealing with some onstage wardrobe malfunction. Has being involved with theatre taught you anything about yourself? Has it taught you about others? Maybe just a funny story about a time when things went wrong (or when they went right)? Maybe it’s some superstition you have, or your most memorable moment at OST. Do you dedicate your shows to someone? They can be as short or as long as it takes to tell a story. Fifty words? Sure. One hundred? Okay. Five hundred? Yup. A thousand? Well, probably not. But write it anyway.
Also, if you have a favourite photo of you from your time at OST (or one that illustrates your story), please send that along, too. Send everything to Bruce Deachman at bruce@ost-eto.ca.
