Murder on the Links

Steven Dietz - His forty-plus plays and adaptations have been seen at over one hundred regional theaters, as well as Off-Broadway and in twenty-five countries internationally. Dietz has been named one of the “20 Most-Produced Playwrights in America” by American Theatre Magazine on multiple occasions. Recent premieres include Gaslight, adapted from Patrick Hamilton; Murder on the Links, adapted from Agatha Christie; and the serio-comic thriller, How a Boy Falls (Joseph Jefferson nomination for Best New Play). Dietz’s widely-produced play, Shooting Star, was adapted into the Meg Ryan movie, “What Happens Later” by Dietz, Ryan, and Kirk Lynn. Awards include the American Theatre Critics Association’s Steinberg New Play Citation for Bloomsday; Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays Award for Fiction and Still Life with Iris; PEN USA Award in Drama for Lonely Planet; and an Edgar Award® from the Mystery Writers of America for Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure. Dietz taught in the MFA Playwriting and Directing program at UT/Austin for twelve years, and continues to regularly conduct master classes in playwriting, directing, story-making, and collaboration across the US. Dietz and his wife, playwright Allison Gregory, divide their time between Seattle and Austin.