American Home by Stephanie Alison Walker

Winner of the 2011 Blue Ink Award by Chicago's American Blues Theater
Semi-Finalist for the 2010 Princess Grace Award

One out of every 54 homes in America received a foreclosure notice in 2008. Award winning playwright and author of "Love in the Time of Foreclosure," Stephanie Alison Walker, takes audiences on a deeply personal journey through recent history as she shines a...
Winner of the 2011 Blue Ink Award by Chicago's American Blues Theater
Semi-Finalist for the 2010 Princess Grace Award

One out of every 54 homes in America received a foreclosure notice in 2008. Award winning playwright and author of "Love in the Time of Foreclosure," Stephanie Alison Walker, takes audiences on a deeply personal journey through recent history as she shines a light on three out of the millions of stories of loss. A young couple faces eviction from the dream house they stretched to buy; an elderly widow falls prey to a reverse mortgage scheme, and a minister of the prosperity gospel must face the flock shes led astray. American Home takes an unflinching look at the impossible choices people make when faced with losing everything, and, ultimately, celebrates the powerful resilience of community and the human spirit.
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American Home

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  • Carlo Lorenzo Garcia:
    6 Feb. 2021
    “ Poignant and personal exploration of the foreclosure crisis in 2008, it's a compelling piece of writing that would work on stage or screen. ”
  • Cheryl Bear:
    20 Jan. 2021
    “ A great reflection on our time as the American dream of owning a home being in upheaval has prompted the question of where we put our faith. Hope, resilience and the human spirit shines through! ”
  • Jami Brandli:
    29 Aug. 2017
    “ Stephanie Alison Walker's American Home is a powerful and very important play about the 2008 housing crisis. Her wonderfully complex characters are challenged in a way that moves you, and, at times, makes you laugh. Just as important, amid all the harsh reality, Walker leaves us with a message of genuine hope while questions the American dream of being a home owner. ”
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Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Animus Theatre Company
    ,
    2019
  • Workshop
    ,
    Concordia University
    ,
    2013
  • Reading
    ,
    Chicago Dramatists
    ,
    2012
  • Workshop
    ,
    The Blank - Los Angeles
    ,
    2010

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Little Candle Productions
    ,
    2017
  • University
    ,
    Concordia University
    ,
    2013

Awards

Winner
,
Blue Ink Award
,
American Blues Theatre
,
2011
Semi-Finalist
,
Princess Grace Award
,
Princess Grace Foundation
,
2010