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Trust (Dietz)
Trust (Dietz)
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Author: Steven Dietz Publisher: Dramatists Play Service (cover may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 72 Pub. Date: 1995 Edition: Acting ISBN-10: 0822214059 ISBN-13: 9780822214052 Cast Size: 4 female, 2 male
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About
the Play:
Trust has long been a favourite of acting teachers for Female Monologues, Female/Female Scenes, and Female/Male Scenes.
Trust is a full-length comedy by Steven Dietz. A
contemporary dramatic comedy about lies and deceptions within a group
in the orbit of a rock star. In a world ruled by love, lust and
lying, a spiral unwinds. Who do you trust?
Trust centers around a rising musician, Cody and his
struggle with fame and the temptations of fortune. Becca is his
fiancèe. Gretchen is a dressmaker, fitting Becca for her wedding
dress. Leah is a rock star past her prime who Cody meets while on the
road. Roy is a public radio announcer smitten with the young
bohemian, Holly. As the lives and loves of these people continue to
intersect, attraction gives way to seduction, and secrecy holds sway
over truth. Becca and Cody's marriage-to-be grows as rocky as Roy
increases his hilariously futile attempts to charm Holly. Gretchen
and Leah's past is unearthed, brought on by Gretchen's attraction to
Becca. As the final concert of Cody's tour concludes, new bonds have
been formed, old wounds remain; friends looking for answers, lovers
looking for that elusive word: Trust.
Trust premiered in 1992 at A Contemporary Theater in
Seattle, Washington. Since
then the play had regional premieres at professional theatres across
the US. The play has become a favourite scene study vehicle in acting classes and workshops and has been mounted by colleges and community theatres.
Cast: 4 female, 2 male
What people say:
"Steven Dietz has got it right
— and made it fresh. A rock 'n' roll La Ronde, TRUST sketches out
the bumps and grinds of coupling and uncoupling in the '90s. Braced
with smart, quick dialogue, it is informed by sharp knowingness and
an appreciation that, hey, there have been those hot moments …
Dietz has a literary leaning, which results in some delightful
flights of language…Though the play's supposed theme is "trust,"
it's really about the fleetingness of passion. And the way it circles
back on itself etches in its meaning for a sharper pang." —
Village Voice
About the Playwright:
Steven Dietz is one of America's most widely-produced
contemporary playwrights, known for his quirky comedies that are popular
at regional theatres. Since 1983, his thirty-plus plays
have been seen at over one hundred regional theatres in the United
States, as well as Off-Broadway. International productions have been
seen in over 20 countries and his work has been translated into 10
languages. He teaches playwriting and directing at the University of
Texas at Austin.
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