The House of Yes

By Wendy Macleod
Presented by Square Product Theatre

Plot Summary: "Sweet young Marty brings his ingenuous donut-shop waitress girlfriend, Lesly, home to meet his family at their opulent Washington D.C. mansion. But the Turkey Day goings-on are considerably less than wholesome, as Lesly discovers the moment she meets Marty's decidedly dysfunctional family, including his asylum-reject twin sister, Jackie-O, whose hobbies include incest and reenacting the JFK assassination with prop blood and her brother as victim." ~Movies.com

Basically, this darkly disturbing (yet simultaneously comical and captivating) is about the epitome of family dysfunction. Jackie and Marty are twins - with a dark history that ties them to each other with more than just common blood.

My Review: The set is a simple black box stage at the Atlas Theatre, that immediately makes the viewer feel like more than just an observer - more like a part of the action. Really, this was the very first piece of theatre I've ever seen where i completely lost track of time and gave myself up to the gripping story that is The House of Yes. The acting was literally, the most flawless i've ever seen. The actors far surpassed those i've seen anywhere else - at the Buell, at school productions, even some oscar winning films. This is also the first production i've seen where the actors unflinchingly became the character they were trying to portray. Most of the time, you can see little hints of the real person beneath coming through (even on Broadway). Not this. I forgot i was in a theatre, the story became real, and the shock and horror portrayed became my own. I won't give anything away here, but if you want to find out more about the plot, come talk to me. This freaking blew me away. It's my favorite play now.