Winner of the 2003 Best Israeli Play Award
March 27–April 29, 2007
By Shmuel Hasfari
Directed by Richard Stein
Nava wants to completely remodel the house. Joel doesn’t want to change a thing about it. Down deep, their motivation is really the same, and until they finally come to terms with that, there can be no resolution. Filled with humor and pathos, this play uses a familiar marital battleground as a springboard to explore life’s
complexities in contemporary Israel.
THIS PLAY CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE
WHAT THE CRITICS HAVE TO SAY...
IMPRESSIVE!
"Reliably as ever, Laguna Playhouse has got its hands on a recent play that isn't being produced everywhere else. It's an impressive, much appreciated feaT. It’s a restlessly inquisitive piece, with much in it to admire…The characterizations are fully inhabited and tellingly nuanced… Director Richard Stein puts it onstage with artistry and vigor."
--Los Angeles Times
IT MAKES ONE WANT TO SEE MORE!
"The Laguna Playhouse should be congratulated for bringing an important Israeli playwright to our attention...The Master of the House seems like a newly opened window that reveals a world both familiar and strange. It makes one want to see more. Perhaps [playwright] Hasfari and the Playhouse can oblige us."
--Orange County Register
Orange County Register (Full Review)
Los Angeles City Beat
SqueezeOC Interview with Shmuel Hasfari
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Shmuel Hasfari Speaks Out
An Interview with Shmuel Hasfari
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Paul Hodgins of the OC Register Interviews Shmuel Hasfari about The Master of the House
The Jewish Journal
OC Jewish Life
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Read "Between the Physical and Metaphysical: Israeli Drama and Shmuel Hasfari"
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