Three Houses (musical)
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| Three Houses | |
|---|---|
| Music | Dave Malloy |
| Lyrics | Dave Malloy |
| Book | Dave Malloy |
| Productions | 2024 Signature Theatre Company |
Three Houses is a chamber musical with music, lyrics, book, and orchestrations by Dave Malloy, and direction and choreography by Annie Tippe.
Susan has fled to Latvia. Sadie hides in New Mexico. Beckett longs for Ireland. All three are alone; all three are haunted by their grandparents; all three hear the Big Bad Wolf scratching at the door. Three Houses is a post-pandemic open mic night parable about magic, madness, and the end of the world.[1]
Musical numbers
First House: Susan
- intro (i)
- i. birch trees
- ii. the library
- iii. weed and wine
- iv. happy/crazy
- v. the manuscript
- vi. the berries and the plums
- vii. blood
Second House: Sadie
- intro (ii)
- i. desert
- ii. the village
- iii. dating
- iv. karaoke night
- v. too soon
- vi. quarters
- vii. haze
Third House: Beckett
- intro (iii)
- i. new life
- ii. boxes
- iii. stones
- iv. love always leaves you in the end
- v. the visitor
- vi. the summoning
- vii. wolf dance
Coda [1]
Productions
The piece premiered on May 20, 2024, Off-Broadway at the Signature Theatre in New York City.
The production was Directed & Choreographed by Annie Tippe, with Music Supervision & Music Direction by Or Matias, Scenic Design by dots, Costume Design by Haydee Zelideth, Lighting Design by Christopher Bowser, Sound Design by Nick Kourtides, Puppet Design by James Ortiz, and Production Stage Management by Elizabeth Emanuel.[1]
Roles and principal casts
| Character | Original Cast (2024) |
|---|---|
| Susan/Shelob | Margo Seibert |
| Sadie/Pookie | Mia Pak |
| Beckett/Zippy | J.D. Mollison |
| Grandmother | Ching Valdes-Aran |
| Grandfather | Henry Stram |
| Wolf | Scott Stangland |
| Conductor/Piano/Organ | Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh |
| Violin | Yuko Naito-Gotay |
| French Horn | Blair Hamrick |
| Cello | Maria Bella Jeffers |