Max and Henry, a young married couple, wreck their car in the mountains during a blizzard. They take shelter in a cabin occupied by a group of teenage girls and an old lady who claims to be their mother. During their stay, the girls imply that Max and Henry were not drawn to the house by the car accident, but their own pasts.[1][2]
Grey House is a stage thriller written by Levi Holloway.[1] The play premiered at the A Red Orchid Theatre, Chicago on December 1, 2019. It was directed by Shade Murray and Sadieh Rifai, Travis A. Knight and Kirsten Fitzgerald were cast in the lead roles.[1] It received 3 Jeff Awards in 2020.[5]
In February 2023, a Broadway production was announced. It would be directed by Joe Mantello and produced by Tom Kirdahy, Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Patrick and Robert Ahrens.[6]Tatiana Maslany, Paul Sparks, Laurie Metcalf, Sophia Anne Caruso and Millicent Simmonds were cast in the lead roles.[7][8] In March 2023, Cyndi Coyne, Colby Kipnes, Eamon Patrick O’Connell and Alyssa Emily Marvin were announced as joining the cast.[9] The play premiered on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre. Previews began on April 29, 2023, with an official opening night on May 30, 2023.[10] Though it was originally set to run through September 3, 2023, the play closed on July 30 due to low ticket sales.[11][12]
Reception
The Broadway production received mixed reviews.[13] Critics praised the actors' performances as well as Scott Pask's set design, Natasha Katz's lighting design, and Tom Gibbons's sound design.[14][15] Some reviewers were critical, however, of the play's attempts to use horror-movie tropes in a live production and of unclear plot points.[16][17]
