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graphic
by Peter Davis
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A Comedy of Suspicion by
Steven
Dietz
directed by
Bob Stachel
produced by
David Atwood
81st season, 2000
November 10, 11, 17,18, 19, 24, 25
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PRIVATE EYES
is a comedy of suspicion in which nothing is ever quite what it seems.
Matthew's wife, Lisa, is having an affair with Adrian, a British theater
director. Or perhaps the affair is part of the play being rehearsed.
Or perhaps Matthew has imagined all of it simply to have something to
report to Frank, his therapist. And Finally, there is Cory -- the mysterious
woman who seems to shadow the others -- who brings the story to its
surprising conclusion. Or does she? The audience itself plays the role
of detective in this hilarious "relationship thriller" about love, lust
and the power of deception.
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Adrian
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Bob Hannan |
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Cory
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Debra Butler |
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Frank
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Rik Pierce |
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Lisa
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Shana Dirik |
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Matthew
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Larry Peterson |
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The
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Producer |
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David Atwood |
Stage Mgr |
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Cathie Regan |
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Asst Stage Mgr
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Peter Yensen |
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Props |
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Heddie Kent |
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Lights |
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Chuck Eldridge |
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Sound |
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Mark Elliott |
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Set
Design |
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Art Kinsman |
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Costumes |
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Dolores Carabillo |
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Make
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Charlie Atherton |
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publicity |
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Stefanie Cloutier |
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Photography |
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Judith Broggi |
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Program |
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Iain Bason |
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"Steven Dietz's...Pirandellian smooch to the mercurial nature of theatrical illusion and romantic truth, Dietz's spiraling structure and breathless pacing provide enough of an oxygen rush to revive any moribund audience member .... Dietz's mastery of playmaking ... is cause for kudos." --The Village Voice. "The cleverest and most artful piece presented at the 21st annual [Humana] festival was PRIVATE EYES by writer-director Steven Dietz .... Dietz has created a romantic comedy in which what's real inevitably turns out to be an illusion. It's a play within a play within a play within a play within a psychiatrist's office--a Chinese box full of tricks and surprises." --Chicago Tribune. |
