Overview
Synopsis
Fiction is a play about the secrets in the lives of a seemingly devoted couple, Linda Waterman and Michael Waterman. The set is minimal and the play only requires three actors. Linda is a professor who has written one successful novel, but now has writer’s block. Her husband Michael is a successful “hack writer.” His books get made into movies. Abby Drake is a younger woman who Michael had an affair with years ago. The play involves the themes of suspicion, deceit and betrayal.
Show Information
- Book
- Steven Dietz
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 1
- Genres
- Settings
- Unit/Single Set
- Time & Place
- the present and before, various american cities, paris
- Cast Size
- small
- Ideal For
- Mostly Female Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Young Adult Characters, Small Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
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Lead |
Female |
Spoken |
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Lead |
Male |
Alto |
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Lead |
Female |
Spoken |
Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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Videos
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Themes, Symbols & Motifs
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