House and Home is a biting, comedic take on Vancouver’s current real estate crisis where property values are high, rental vacancy rates are low, and owning your own home is unaffordable for the average home buyer. Hilary, a waitress/poet turned social worker and Henry, a Butoh dancer turned lawyer, didn’t know how lucky they were when they managed to escape bad roommates and buy a house before the real estate market skyrocketed. Finding themselves house rich and cash poor, they abandon their values and plunge into the world of short term rentals. How far can they go to keep their house?

Directed by Firehall Arts Centre’s Artistic Producer, Donna Spencer, House and Home looks at the emotional and challenging struggles of living in a city ranked as the second most unaffordable market in the world, and the problems faced by many when trying to find a “home”. 

Credits for House and Home

Playwright: Jenn Griffin

Director: Donna Spencer

Dramaturge: Joanna Garfinkel

Assistant Director: Andrew Wheeler

Cast: Jillian Fargey, Andrew Wheeler, Sam Bob, Sebastien Archibald, Kimberly Ho, and Darian Roussy

Stage Manager: Jillian Perry

Apprentice Stage Manager: Jessica Keenan

Set Design: Brian Ball

Costume Design: Jessica Oostergo

Video Design: Cande Andrade

Lighting Design: Jonathan Kim

Sound Design: Sara Vickruck

House and Home runs approximately 2 hours, inclusive of a 15-minute intermission.

Please note that this show contains profane language