The Glass House: The design and building of Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House is the background for the penetrating dramatic plot that entwines the epic conflict between artist and patron. The Glass House explores the classic struggle of ambition, love and betrayal. The struggle plays out between the tension of the central characters, Mies the purist, Architect Philip Johnson the opportunist, Dr. Edith Farnsworth the client and Lora Marx, artist, free spirit and lover of Mies. Along with the 4 characters in the play the 5th character without any spoken lines is the building itself – a silent powerful force. The play presents concrete philosophical beliefs while at the same time offering up passionate human conflicts making The Glass House a truly exciting theatrical event.