Mentally trapped in the Camelot days of the Kennedys, the strange foursome that makes up the family at the center of Wendy MacLeodยs The House of Yes is having a hard day. First off, thereยs a serious storm coming to the Virginia suburb where theyยve forged their bizarre reality. Then thereยs that pesky fiancรฉ who wants to come between the sister and brother, an incestuous set of twins who get a kick out of reenacting the Kennedy assassination. (Itยs easy, since the sister is a dead ringer for Jackie O.) Things get interesting when the family meets an outsider during a hurricane on Thanksgiving. Wendy MacLeodยs The House of Yes says that, for all the weirdness, the story is actually ยa dark comedy. Itยs actually very funny. Itยs very clever. Itยs very witty. This family doesnยt think thereยs anything wrong with themselves.ย 8 p.m. today and Saturday. Country Playhouse, 12802 Queensbury. For information, call 713-467-4497 or visit www.countryplayhouse.org. $20.
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This article appears in Sep 10-16, 2009.