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steven
dietz
is a playwright and director whose work has been
staged throughout the United States at such theaters as The Old Globe in
San Diego, Actors Theatre of Louisville and the Kennedy Center in Washington
D.C. His award-winning play, God's Country, has been produced
in the U.S. as well as in Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa. Dietz
has also been awarded the PEN USA Award in Drama, the Outer Critic's Circle
Nomination and the Drama-Logue Award for |
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Planet which has been produced off-Broadway and at numerous
regional theaters throughout the country including the Hippodrome (November,
1995). Dietz other plays include Handing Down the Names, Trust, Halcyon
Days, Ten November, Foolin' Around With Infinity, More Fun Than Bowling,
Private Eyes, Still Life With Iris and
The Nina Varaitions. Dietz has directed the world premier
productions of John Olive's The Voice of the Prairie, Kevin
Kling's 27-A and Jon Klein's T Bone 'n' Weasel. His
adaptations include Shusaku Endo's Silence (Yomuiri Shinbun
Award in Japan), Joyce Cheeka's The Rememberer (Lila Wallace/Readers'
Digest Award) and Bram Stoker's Dracula. |