The Glass House is a play by June Finfer that tells the story of one of the most famous modern houses in the United States, the Farnsworth House in Illinois. At the end of World War II, architect Mies van der Rohe meets Chicago doctor, Edith Farnsworth, who wants a country house near Chicago. Their relationship is threatened by his ambition and her distrust, as well as the intrusions of Philip Johnson and Laura Marx. Produced at the Resonance Theatre in New York City.
“The Glass House” explores the romantic relationship between a female client and a male architect that merely happens to have, at its center, one of the most famous houses in history.” – “Sex and Real Estate,” Paul Goldberger, The New Yorker
“An absorbing drama.” – Curtain Up
For her play about Mies van der Rohe to get noticed in Chicago, June Finfer had to take it to New York.” –“If You Can Make it There,” Deanna Isaacs, The Chicago Reader
“Ambitious new play.” – Brian Scott Lipman, Theatermania
“The Glass House – a new, immensely satisfying play with smart writing.” – Oscar E. Moore, Off Broadway