The Clean House

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

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.