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Trust (Dietz)

Trust (Dietz)
Your Price: $18.95 CDN
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

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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