DIRTY DIRTY

by Aviv Gijsbers van Wijk

SEEKING WORLD PREMIERE

FULL LENGTH. Renowned journalist Violet Miller sets out to write about HardBall, a porn studio with a safe, sex-positive reputation and sky-rocketing female viewership. But when Violet meets CJ, the breakout male star at the center of HardBall’s success, she’s caught between her professional persona and her newly awakened desires, and begins to question who’s really in control.

SEEKING WORLD PREMIERE

FULL LENGTH. Renowned journalist Violet Miller sets out to write about HardBall, a porn studio with a safe, sex-positive reputation and sky-rocketing female viewership. But when Violet meets CJ, the breakout male star at the center of HardBall’s success, she’s caught between her professional persona and her newly awakened desires, and begins to question who’s really in control.

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DIRTY DIRTY

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  • Taylor Gruenloh: DIRTY DIRTY

    A great play that provides a new perspective on a subject matter we think we know everything about already. The legacy of control is challenged here. Great read with something to say.

    A great play that provides a new perspective on a subject matter we think we know everything about already. The legacy of control is challenged here. Great read with something to say.

  • Cheryl Bear: DIRTY DIRTY

    A fascinating exploration of power, patriarchy and control in the porn industry. Compelling and well done.

    A fascinating exploration of power, patriarchy and control in the porn industry. Compelling and well done.

  • Nick Malakhow: DIRTY DIRTY

    A spectacular, nuanced, and sex positive play that manages to explore many aspects of consent, power, patriarchy, and sexual violence. Violet's journey is illuminating as the play shows her evolving sense of her own desires and relationship to her sexuality. I was amazed at how this piece both illustrates straightforward examples of consent and the building blocks to healthy sexual relationships while also showing how the enduring legacy of patriarchy, misogyny, and sexual violence perpetrated by men continues to distort and inform people desperately trying to move past such toxic and abusive...

    A spectacular, nuanced, and sex positive play that manages to explore many aspects of consent, power, patriarchy, and sexual violence. Violet's journey is illuminating as the play shows her evolving sense of her own desires and relationship to her sexuality. I was amazed at how this piece both illustrates straightforward examples of consent and the building blocks to healthy sexual relationships while also showing how the enduring legacy of patriarchy, misogyny, and sexual violence perpetrated by men continues to distort and inform people desperately trying to move past such toxic and abusive structures and behaviors. Incredibly done and impactful!

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Character Information

  • VIOLET
    A journalist for VANITY FAIR
    Character Age
    40s to 50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • CJ
    An adult film star
    Character Age
    Late 20s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • MARKUS
    An AD at an adult film studio
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • LAYLA
    An adult film star
    Character Age
    Early 20s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Dennis & Victoria Ross Foundation (DVRF), Year 2019

Awards

  • Princess Grace Playwriting Fellowship
    Princess Grace / New Dramatists
    Semi-Finalist
    2019
  • 2018/19 Playwrights Program
    Dennis and Victoria Ross Foundation (DVRF)
    Winner
    2019