How a Boy Falls
by Steven Dietz

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Highlights

75 mins Present Day Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

The disappearance of a young boy casts suspicion on his newly-hired au pair, as well as on the wealthy parents who have hired her.

As the parents seek revenge upon one another, the young au pair is hatching a plot of her own.

How a Boy Falls is a psychological thriller with a dark comic edge about the way in which past events can be weaponized to shape the present.

Press Reviews

"★★★★★ “75 minutes of taut and tight theater... great storytelling."

— Around the Town Chicago

"Steven Dietz’s crafty and ultra-twisty storytelling... a shiveringly chilly work."

— Chicago Sun-Times

"Unquestionably gripping."

— Daily Tribune

Characters

Character
Sam

A man, 30.

Paul

A man, 52.

Miranda

A woman, 50.

Mitch

A man, 35.

Chelle

A woman, 29.

Videos

How A Boy Falls – Mitch and Sam (Northlight Theater)

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573710315
ISBN-10 0573710317

How a Boy Falls is a play written by Steven Dietz and published by Samuel French .

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3.6

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