House Plant
House Plant
81% 8 reviews
81%
(8 Ratings)
Positive
88%
Mixed
12%
Negative
0%
Members say
Funny, Great acting, Clever, Absorbing, Quirky

About the Show

Rivals turned roommates unearth common ground in rejection, rootlessness, and retreat. A play about making do, making rent, and making “Art”—while climbing an (imaginary?) mountain.

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Critic Reviews (6)

The New York Times
February 12th, 2020

"A Bizarro Breakup and What Comes After In Sarah Einspanier’s fever-dream play, one half of a couple heads to Hollywood. The other gets an odd, and oddly familiar, new roommate."
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New York Magazine / Vulture
February 8th, 2020

"House Plant Brightens Up the Room"
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Theatermania
February 7th, 2020

"House Plant Debunks the Romance of Love and Art: Sarah Einspanier opens her new play at New York Theatre Workshop's intimate Next Door space."
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Lighting & Sound America
February 7th, 2020

"A sex comedy without any sex, an odd-couple pairing in which a couple of poorly matched temperaments noodle around a New York apartment for ninety minutes or so. It's not as bad as it sounds, thanks to an occasional funny line and a cast that is far better than the script."
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New York Stage Review
February 7th, 2020

1/5 Stars. "New play wilts quickly before your aching eyes and ears."
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New York Stage Review
February 7th, 2020

3/5 Stars. "Sarah Einspanier's new play follows young searchers in the digital age"
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