A Disorderly House

by Sam Lee Victor

As two parents pack up their child’s dorm room, they come face to face with everything they thought they knew—and everything it is too late to know—about their child, themselves, and each other.

As two parents pack up their child’s dorm room, they come face to face with everything they thought they knew—and everything it is too late to know—about their child, themselves, and each other.

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A Disorderly House

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  • Karen Saari: A Disorderly House by Sam Lee Victor
    “

    A devastatingly good portrayal of the complexities of grief following a tragedy, the regrets and pain that accompany our everyday afterward. I had the honor of reading this script when it was in consideration for the ENOUGH! project. Impactful, intricate, real.

    A devastatingly good portrayal of the complexities of grief following a tragedy, the regrets and pain that accompany our everyday afterward. I had the honor of reading this script when it was in consideration for the ENOUGH! project. Impactful, intricate, real.

    ”
  • Jacob York: A Disorderly House by Sam Lee Victor
    “

    An absolutely gripping ten minute play. I hesitate to talk about it too much, lest I give something away, but I was one of the actors who performed it during Horizon’s Young Playwrights Festival, and I was breathless at the end. Extremely worth reading.

    An absolutely gripping ten minute play. I hesitate to talk about it too much, lest I give something away, but I was one of the actors who performed it during Horizon’s Young Playwrights Festival, and I was breathless at the end. Extremely worth reading.

    ”
DIANE. Female. Late forties. She probably works in marketing or accounting. She keeps a very well-decorated house, it changes based on the season, with pillows and everything.
JACK. Male. Early fifties. Husband to Diane. The kind of dad that is computer savvy and wears colorful sneakers that have industrial-level insoles in them.

Development History

  • Reading, The Kennedy Center, 2023
  • Reading, Nationwide - as part of ENOUGH!: Plays to End Gun Violence, 2023
  • Reading, The Blank Theatre’s Young Playwrights Academy, 2023

Production History

  • Professional, Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival, 2023

Awards

  • Improbable Fiction: A New Works Series - Young Voices
    Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival
    Winner
    2023
  • ENOUGH!: Plays To End Gun Violence
    Winner
    2023