Dave Malloy's THREE HOUSES at Signature

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 3/14/24 at 3:49pm

https://signaturetheatre.org/show/three-houses/

"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."

Runs April 30 through June 9, and tickets are on sale now.

[yyys]

Posted: 3/14/24 at 4:31pm

any idea of running time?

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 3/14/24 at 8:07pm

Dave writes, I buy.

That's how this relationship works.

Can't wait!

[Owen22]

Posted: 3/16/24 at 11:55am

TaffyDavenport said: "https://signaturetheatre.org/show/three-houses/

"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."

Runs April 30 through June 9, and tickets are on sale now."

Thank you so much!  Just got my tickets.  Had no idea this was even in their season. How did I miss a new Dave Malloy??  (I need to wash The Witches out of my mouth so this is well needed.)

[sm33]

Posted: 4/2/24 at 4:58pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Dave writes, I buy.

That's how this relationship works.

Can't wait!"

Same here... going in May and I can't wait. 

[haterobics]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 7:32pm

Anyone going tonight? Need details! ;-)

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 8:33pm

In case people didn't see, running time was posted to be 100 minutes, no intermission

[WindyNewYorker]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 11:03pm

Would appreciate if someone can share about the orchestration. Thank you.

[TheOldRedHillsOfHome]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 11:10pm

Still digesting this from tonight. I really enjoyed it and am so happy to have seen another Malloy(/Tippe) show.  

 

But to answer this:

WindyNewYorker said: "Would appreciate if someone can share about the orchestration. Thank you."

The orchestration was a piano/electric home organ double, violin, cello, and French horn joined by some electronics. 
It was a really cool sounding ensemble that was used very well

 

[round2]

Posted: 5/2/24 at 2:52pm

Any new reports from THREE HOUSES? I hope to get in to see it before it closes.

[LeftofLinus]

Posted: 5/2/24 at 5:54pm

I saw this last night, and I really had a lovely adventure. In terms of score, it was a mix of Ghost Quartet and the electronic elements of Great Comet. I think the show collectively was a cathartic release of emotion over the four years for everyone in the audience. I know I laughed, cried, and both dreaded and longed to once again live in isolation. 

Annie Tippe's storytelling ability through direction is astounding, and I found myself falling deeper and deeper into a trance of enchantment throughout the first two "houses." The third was not nearly as engaging for me, but it did come together in the end—I just don't think I'm a huge JD Mollison fan, to be honest —he was my least favorite part of Octet as well. Margo Seibert and Mia Pak are breathtaking in this; they sound fantastic and act the **** out of everything they are given.  Also, Ching Valdes-Aran and Henry Stram turned what I thought would be along the lines of the "character actor" tracks in "Here we Are" to some of the most emotional moments of the night.  Ching's karaoke number, in particular, really was gorgeous. Scott Stangland was very Scott Stangland, and that is not at all a bad thing - he was perfect for the role. 

I've been thinking about it all day and would certainly like to see it again once everyone settles into it and the show is frozen.