Super Short Summary

The Clean House, a play by Sarah Ruhl, follows Lane, a busy doctor, who hires Matilde, a young Brazilian woman mourning her parents' deaths, to clean her home. Matilde befriends Lane's sister Virginia, who loves cleaning, and they uncover Charles, Lane's husband, is having an affair. The plot delves into love, loss, and complex human emotions, as the characters navigate their intertwined lives. Topics of infidelity and coping with terminal illness are present.