Becky's New Car
by Steven Dietz

Name: Becky's New Car
Brand: Steven Dietz
SKU: 9780822223931
Rating: 3.88 (126 reviews)

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Highlights

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120 minsPresent DayRole(s) for Senior Actor(s)Interior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesComedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the humor and thematic exploration of middle age in the play. However, opinions are mixed, with some feeling the tonal shifts and genre blending detract from the overall experience. Many find the fourth wall breaks engaging but express concern about its energy in the second act.

Very funny playEngaging fourth wall breakingExplores themes of middle ageFaded energy in the second actUnclear genre classification

Synopsis

Becky Foster is caught in middle age, middle management and in a middling marriage – with no prospects for change on the horizon.

Then one night a socially inept and grief-struck millionaire stumbles into the car dealership where Becky works.

Becky is offered nothing short of a new life and the audience is offered a chance to ride shotgun in a way that most plays wouldn’t dare.

Becky’s New Car is a thoroughly original comedy with serious overtones – a devious and delightful romp down the road not taken.

Press Reviews

"On a classic mistaken-identity premise, playwright Steven Dietz has constructed a warmly humorous and nimble romantic farce that doesn’t oversell itself, or ever sell its American Everywoman protagonist short."
— Seattle Times

"That perfect blend of hilarious comedy and substantial weight."
— Everett Herald

"Becky's New Car is that perfect blend of hilarious comedy and substantial weight, a story about choices and consequences that could believably happen to anyone."
— Broadway Hour

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Joe Foster Becky's husband, a roofer, late 40s	male	40s	Becky's husband, a roofer, late 40s
Chris Foster Their son, a psychology student, 26	—	—	Their son, a psychology student, 26
Walter Flood A very wealthy businessman, widowed, 60s	—	60s	A very wealthy businessman, widowed, 60s
Kensington (Kenni) Flood Walter's daughter, 23	female	—	Walter's daughter, 23
Steve Becky's co-worker, widowed, 50	—	—	Becky's co-worker, widowed, 50
Ginger A neighbor of Walter's, single, 50s	—	50s	A neighbor of Walter's, single, 50s
Becky (Rebecca) Foster A woman in her late 40s	female	40s	A woman in her late 40s