Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Theatre
First Advisor
Christine Scarfuto
Second Advisor
Emma Horwitz
Academic Program Adviser
Christine Scarfuto
Abstract
‘House Meeting’ Synopsis & Related Works
Levi J. Shrader
House Meeting
Brother Preacher’s been away on his mission to find a way to heal Little Brother’s deadfoot so he can walk again and live for the Lord. Family and neighbors gather for a Holiness house meeting to offer their thanks to God. When the cure seems to be deadlier than the affliction, Sister tries to remind them that, although this life is a suffering one, it isn’t worth destroying for a power God never intended for them.
Plays I believe House Meeting is in conversation with:
Beggars In the House of Plenty, by John Patrick Shanley
True West & Curse of the Starving Class, by Sam Shepard
IS GOD IS, by Aleshea Harris
The Welkin, by Lucy Kirkwood
The Crucible, by Arthur Miller
Other literary works that have influenced this play:
East of Eden, by John Steinbeck
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Recommended Citation
Shrader, Levi J., "House Meeting - A Play With Music" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1386
See Me & Believe Me.pdf (101 kB)
House Meeting 5.7.mov.crdownload (310543 kB)
