The Real Deal

This comedy of “speculative fiction” explores inter-gender politics in a time when the world order we know is replaced by a “matriarchal” society.

In this time, procreation has become a highly organized business with forms to file, quotas to meet, and successful “mergers” absolutely essential. It’s perceived as the perfect system; a vast improvement over “the old way.” But is it really?
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This comedy of “speculative fiction” explores inter-gender politics in a time when the world order we know is replaced by a “matriarchal” society.

In this time, procreation has become a highly organized business with forms to file, quotas to meet, and successful “mergers” absolutely essential. It’s perceived as the perfect system; a vast improvement over “the old way.” But is it really?

One so-called “breeder,” a by-the-book young man named Brett, will be left to wonder when he is called to the estate of the somewhat eccentric Marcy Anne Hess one morning for what he assumes will be a routine breeding “session.”

What he will discover upon his arrival is anything but routine!

Available as either a full-length play (which could also be split into a pair of one-acts), or as a shorter one-act edition (with only three characters).
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The Real Deal

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  • Cheryl Bear:
    14 Aug. 2019
    Absolutely fantastic, so funny and a fabulous premise that is brilliantly drawn from. Well done!
  • Timothy Ruppert:
    21 Dec. 2015
    I saw this piece as a one-act, entitled 'Breeders Cup', on the first evening of the 2001 Pittsburgh New Works Festival, and I was immediately impressed by Dietz's intelligence, humor, and humanity. 'The Real Deal' merits serious consideration and will reward your reading. I recommend the work wholeheartedly.

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Throughline Theater (Pittsburgh, PA) - Scene read as part of its "New Play Showcase."
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    2015

Production History

  • Fringe
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    On Air Players - Airplay Podcast (Season 3, Episode 2) - One Act Version
    ,
    2016
  • Fringe
    ,
    Pittsburgh New Works Festival (as a one-act titled "Breeder's Cup")
    ,
    2001