←Recommendations of DREAM HOUSE

What a horrifying scenario for ANYONE to go through. Deb Cole’s Dream House is anything but in this tale of a couple losing their home, their rights, and quite possibly their scruples. Being driven to ever escalating heights of desperation, we see in frustrating detail as the couple are preyed upon by a man who knows just how to manipulate the law for his own despicable behavior. The loss of personal power is maddening and Cole pulls no punches here. I was both thrilled and appalled to see their solution, but really, could you blame them? Riveting theater.

BOOM! This squirmy domestic drama packs a punch and has several twists and turns you won't see coming. Deb Cole's DREAM HOUSE stages a modern homeowner's worst nightmare and accomplishes a feat I once thought impossible: it got me to side with a landlord! The characters are sharply drawn and are a treat for actors, readers, and audiences alike - produce this play!!

Truly horrifying in its scope of probability, audiences will easily empathize with the emotional hellscape Debra A. Cole has created in "Dream House." A real-life Freddy Krueger (Rob) terrorizes suburbia armed with squatters rights and infuriating audacity in this modern daymare, putting a young couple's marriage and morals in question. Cole masterfully unveils a "What Would You Do?" scenario for us that both entertains and educates, hopefully saving any would-be renters from such a fate in the process. FABULOUS!

Well, that escalated quickly.

What starts out as a sweet tale of a young couple struggling to afford their dream home morphs seamlessly into a horror story in Debra A. Cole's compelling and ultimately twisted play. I don't want to say too much about the plot, but this is a play that would be easy to stage and would give audiences something to ponder and discuss long after the lights went down. I had a blast reading this play.

Bone-chilling. In a moment of weakness, while under extreme duress, a husband's deeply buried character flaw catapults to the surface and has inexorable consequences. Set against the backdrop of an incredibly compelling moral dilemma, this well-crafted descent finishes with a heart-pounding 15 minutes. Produce this play!

Yikes! I thought I was reading a cute rom-com until I wasn't. Deb Cole's DREAM HOUSE will evoke many emotions (mainly anger and frustration) while leaving us questioning our concept of justifiable action when unintended consequences of a poorly-written law allow continued harm to the victimized. I rarely get angry about anything, but Deb has crafted a scenario that provides such a wholly unredeemable and dastardly character that I was actually swearing out loud (SOL?) at my computer screen. If this play was staged in the 1800's, some poor actor wouldn't make it out of the theatre alive. Well done.

Make no mistake, this is a horror story. Grounded in reality, ripped from the headlines...a fiscal horror story. This should be made into an educational film for anyone planning to purchase and rent out property.

Oh my! This is one play that gets your blood boiling and your anxiety all over the place. Don't read this if you are renting out your home, that's for sure; it'll give you nightmares...in a good way. Debra leads you gently into the lives of David and Cloe, then smacks you up side the head with Rob...ROB...I have never despised a character more than Rob. Debra has written the ultimate hateful person. I don't feel sorry for Rob at all, even at the end. I am not one that believes a character deserves some redeamable value.

In DREAM HOUSE, Deb Cole has marvelously expanded her gripping 10-minute play, THE DISTURBANCE. Even knowing that story, and having been shocked by it, I was still not prepared for how disturbing this story would become. We are first lulled into a sense of security as we enjoy a young couple lovingly plan their future. It’s not until they meet the appropriately named “Rob” that things take a dark turn. This one will get your blood to the boiling point. Outstanding!

This play really raises the blood pressure. Dreams are difficult things to maintain in today’s world. Deb Coles does an amazing job of laying on the tension through this harrowing tale of modern real estate treachery. Brava to the creation of dynamic characters and great dialogue throughout. This is a great modern thriller.