The Clean House

This article is about the play. For the television show, see Clean House.

The Clean House
Samuel French Cover Art
Written bySarah Ruhl
CharactersMatilde
Lane
Virginia
Charles
Ana
Date premieredSeptember 2004
Place premieredYale Repertory Theatre,
New Haven, CT
Original languageEnglish
SubjectLoss, love, change and redemption
GenreRomantic comedy
SettingConnecticut

The Clean House is a play by Sarah Ruhl, which premiered in 2004 at Yale Repertory Theatre, was produced Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater in 2006, and has since been produced in many theaters. The play is a whimsical romantic comedy centered on Matilde, a Brazilian cleaning woman who would rather be a comedian. The play was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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