The Obituary

Three siblings return to their old family house before it is demolished, with one hour to complete a property report. What begins as paperwork becomes a fight over memory, migration, and who gets to decide what a family is worth.

As they sort through decades of belongings, resentments, and conflicting memories, it becomes clear that they have not only inherited the same house, but entirely different ideas of home.

Using one East Asian family story to reflect wider experiences of migration and cross-cultural identity, The Obituary is a sharp and tender new play about inheritance, belonging, and what remains when the people you love no longer share the same understanding of where they come from.

At its heart, The Obituary asks a simple but difficult question: if home can no longer hold a family together, what can?

Co-Producer: Stephanie Chu
Co-Producer: Ti Ti
Presented by Nomereach Theatre

SE Fest 2026 Production