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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

CHESTER THEATRE GROUP PERFORMS DIETZ PLAY

Fiction
by Steven Dietz
directed by Jeff Knapp

ficton ctg 2WHEN: October 8–23, Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM, Sunday, Oct 17, at 2 PM
WHERE: Black River Playhouse, corner of Grove & Maple Streets, Chester
TICKETS: $18, and $16 for seniors and students (cash or check only).  Call 908.879.7304 for reservations

Fiction tells the story of Michael and Linda Waterman, a pair of writers who find themselves facing Linda’s mortality after the diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor which will run its course in a matter of weeks.  Linda suggests she read Michael’s diaries before she dies, as he will read hers after she’s gone.  In doing so, she runs the risk of exposing the lies and fictions they both have created around their “real” lives and their literary creations. The Watermans share a common muse in Abby, a docent at a writer’s colony they both (seperately) attended.  How Abby plays into each other’s fictions is revealed as the evening progresses. The script is filled with warmth, pathos, humor and topics for discussion on the ride home.
(Above: Carol Holland & Tom Morrissey)