MI CASA SU CASA, OR HOW TO GET 175 ROOMMATES

Mi Casa Su Casa or How To Get 175 Roommates
(An Airbnb Host Tells All)
by James Carey

Mi Casa Su Casa, or How to Get 175 Roommates (An Airbnb Host Tells All) is James R. Carey’s true-life, one-man comedy about opening his Los Angeles home to the world — and the world definitely showed up. Written with his wife Silvie J. Carey (who started as a guest and never left), the show dives into the chaos of Airbnb hosting: sharing bathrooms with strangers, fielding bizarre requests, and discovering what people leave behind when they forget their toothbrush… or their dignity.

It’s a hilarious, human look at what happens when your house becomes a revolving door of global personalities — and how those awkward encounters reveal the weird, wonderful ways we’re all connected.

The show debuted at the San Diego Fringe Festival, won Critics Choice at PortFringe in Portland, Maine (2018), and shared the stage with Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds) at Theatre of NOTE in Los Angeles. It toured the Rogue Festival, Atlanta Fringe, and other cities in summer 2019.

Silvie works as a subtitler for film and TV in German, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian — which comes in handy when guests start yelling in five languages.

James is a writer/director and Artistic Director of SkyPilot Theatre in LA. His first solo show, Coming to Zimbabwe, toured Africa and the U.S. to sold-out crowds and rave reviews. Mi Casa Su Casa continues that tradition — turning real-life madness into stage-worthy magic.

Judge 

I felt like I wanted to be in this home, among these people, and one of the things that I love the most about the invitation into this man's life and the literal invitation that he extended at the end of the show is that it isn't just a metaphor. You could actually go to his house and do this. It was a very interesting story, highlighting human connection and then allowing the audience to connect as well. And the narrator didn't present himself as solely heroic. He was vulnerable, flawed, capable of noticing the beauty of a house guest doing yoga and willing to admit that some of these guests annoyed the hell out of him. It was a strong performance. I was rapt. Presenting AirBNB hosting, as much as traveling, as a gateway to seeing the world in a new way was novel and exciting.