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DAN DIETZ |
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Dan Dietz is a playwright living in Austin, Texas. His plays include Dirigible, Blind Horses, Tilt Angel, tempOdyssey, and Americamisfit, and have been seen in New York, Los Angeles, and points in between. Dietz has been honored with a James A. Michener Fellowship, a Josephine Bay Paul Fellowship, and the Austin Critics Table Award for Best New Play. He is a two-time finalist for the Princess Grace Award and a nominee for the Oppenheimer Award, the Osborn Award, and the ATCA/Steinberg Award. His short plays Trash Anthem and A Bone Close to My Brain were produced at the 2003 and 2004 Humana Festivals of New American Plays, respectively. Trash Anthem received the 2003 Heideman Award from the Actors Theatre of Louisville. His play tempOdyssey was recently presented in a staged reading at the Public Theater as part of their New Work Now! Festival, and in an Off-Broadway showcase production in the Summer Play Festival. Dietz has developed his work at CenterStage (Baltimore, MD), Annex Theatre (Seattle, WA), Horizon Theatre (Atlanta, GA), The Playwrights' Center (Minneapolis, MN), Salvage Vanguard Theater (Austin, TX), and the Millay Colony for the Arts. Dietz's work has been published by Samuel French, Heinemann, Smith & Kraus, and Stage & Screen. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Theater from Kennesaw State University in 1995 and his Master of Fine Arts in Playwriting from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999. Dietz is a Resident Company Member of Salvage Vanguard Theater and a Core Member of the Playwrights' Center.
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Plays by Dan Dietz
Americamisfit | ||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #50593 | |||
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Blind Horses | ||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #87691 | |||
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Bone Close to My Brain, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Hyde Park Theatre, FronteraFest (Austin, TX, United States) | 2003 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #87692 | |||
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Genre: | 14-18 min Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | What are the limits of brotherly love? And what do they have to do with the 32 bones huddling tight inside your mouth? Through spare dialogue and childlike illustrations, a man describes his relationship with his younger brother -- who is both brilliant and mentally ill -- and the heartbreaking decision he has to make. | |||||
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Breaking Even | ||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #92232 | |||
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Genre: | short play | |||||
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Dirigible | ||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #87693 | |||
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Neon Mirage | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
Company: | The 2006 Apprentice Company from Actors Theatre of Louisville | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #56602 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Musical Musical | |||||
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Notes: | written by Liz Duffy Adams, Dan Dietz, Julie Jenson, Lisa Kron, Tracey Scott Wilson and Chay Yew, Music and Lyrics by Rick Hip Flores. VENUE 5: Henry Street Settlement - Harry de Jur Playhouse | |||||
Synopsis: | 38 million people visit Las Vegas every year for the glitz, the tits and the gold. But what's it like to live and work in America's Disneyland for grown-ups? Could you tell what's real and what's just a mirage? | |||||
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tempOdyssey | ||
| 1st Produced: | New Jersey Repertory Company, NY | 2007 | ||||
Company: | New Jersey Repertory Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, 2008 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #50595 | |||
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Synopsis: | From the Big Bang to the basement file room of a Seattle skyscraper, mythology and corporate absurdity collide in the misadventures of Little Genny, an office temp who believes she is the Goddess of Death, on a quest for the meaning of life. | |||||
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Tilt Angel | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2005 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #50594 | |||
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Trash Anthem | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2003 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | in Humana Festival 2003: The Complete Plays, Edited by Tanya Palmer and Amy Wegener, Smith and Kraus, 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #51892 | |||
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