Household Gods: A Comedy

In a dimly lit hearth of an ancient house, a restless Briton named Crassus wrestles with love‑lost and restless spirits, while his noble Roman wife, Adela, haunts the shadows of memory. Their servant, Alicia, moves like a sylph, offering riddles that echo the rustle of fauns and the whisper of Pan’s statue. The dialogue drips with poetic incantations, mingling incense‑laden prayers with sharp, witty retorts that set a tone both solemn and mischievously playful.

The early act centers on Crassus’s desperate vow to the household gods, hoping a mysterious child of fate will restore harmony. Alicia, ever the enigmatic guide, challenges him to abandon sense for spirit, promising freedom and a rekindled flame if he dares to follow her cryptic path. Their exchanges weave mythic imagery with a modern, tongue‑in‑cheek humor, hinting at a journey that will lead them beyond the familiar walls of the home toward an uncertain, yet oddly comic, destiny.