MINE & YOURS

by Carolyn Kras

Lydia and Grant, a young couple, purchase a foreclosed home in Chicagoland and are shocked to find that the previous owners, Baby Boomers Roy and Deb, refuse to leave due to an obscure legal loophole. With an eviction notice taking three months to obtain, Lydia and Grant have no choice but to share their home with these strangers – unless Roy manages to drive them out first. Inspired by true foreclosure crises...

Lydia and Grant, a young couple, purchase a foreclosed home in Chicagoland and are shocked to find that the previous owners, Baby Boomers Roy and Deb, refuse to leave due to an obscure legal loophole. With an eviction notice taking three months to obtain, Lydia and Grant have no choice but to share their home with these strangers – unless Roy manages to drive them out first. Inspired by true foreclosure crises.

*L. Arnold Weissberger Award Nominee
*Finalist for Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Leah Ryan Fund for Emerging Women Writers Award, Kitchen Dog Theater New Works Festival, Old Vic New Voices Bloomingdale’s Playwrights Week, and Ronald Duncan Playwriting Competition. Semifinalist for the Princess Grace Award.

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MINE & YOURS

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  • Cheryl Bear: MINE & YOURS

    When you want a bargain, prepare for the consequences! A horrific predicament turns into a charming stand off with a lot of humanity. Beautifully done.

    When you want a bargain, prepare for the consequences! A horrific predicament turns into a charming stand off with a lot of humanity. Beautifully done.

  • Artemisia, A Chicago Theatre: MINE & YOURS

    A surprisingly touching tale between two couples separated by age who find themselves in a very intriguing situation. Unpredictable and very innovative. We're lucky to have this play as one of our Fall Festival Finalists!!

    A surprisingly touching tale between two couples separated by age who find themselves in a very intriguing situation. Unpredictable and very innovative. We're lucky to have this play as one of our Fall Festival Finalists!!

  • Michael Perlmutter: MINE & YOURS

    What seems want to be a story about greed, legal loopholes and two unscrupulous generations taking advantage of each other turns out to be a valentine to unconditional love. I don’t want to say more because I fear I’ve already given too much away. Ms. Kras’s pace and style crackle as we hunker down to a battle of wits and schemes on a midwest checkerboard as the clock is ticking and time is running out. I thoroughly enjoyed this play and look forward to seeing it on the stage.

    What seems want to be a story about greed, legal loopholes and two unscrupulous generations taking advantage of each other turns out to be a valentine to unconditional love. I don’t want to say more because I fear I’ve already given too much away. Ms. Kras’s pace and style crackle as we hunker down to a battle of wits and schemes on a midwest checkerboard as the clock is ticking and time is running out. I thoroughly enjoyed this play and look forward to seeing it on the stage.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Artemisia Theatre, Year 2018
  • Type Reading, Organization 20% Theatre Company Chicago, Year 2015
  • Type Reading, Organization Three Cat Productions Chicago New Work Festival, Year 2015
  • Type Reading, Organization Williams Street Rep Lab Series, Year 2015
  • Type Reading, Organization Chicago Dramatists, Year 2014
  • Type Reading, Organization Stage Left Theatre LeapFest, Year 2014
  • Type Commission, Organization Theater Masters, Year 2012

Awards

  • Kitchen Dog Theater New Works Festival
    Finalist
  • Ronald Duncan Award
    Finalist
  • Leah Ryan Award
    Finalist
  • Visionary Playwright Award
    Theater Masters
  • The List
    The Kilroys
    Honorable Mention
  • Bay Area Playwrights Festival
    Finalist
  • L. Arnold Weissberger Award Nominee
  • 2nd Place
    Playwrights First Award
    Winner
  • New Play Contest
    Theatre Conspiracy
    Finalist