Sarah Ruhl’s The Clean House opens with a maid telling a lengthy joke in Portuguese that isn’t translated for the audience. Thus begins a deftly written, impish play that delights in its own ...

Sarah Ruhl’s play “The Clean House” isn’t a musical; it’s a comedy — except to the ears of director/producer Theresa Lauricella. “It sings to me as a playwright. I really like her writing style,” said ...