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Dig

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 4m

Theresa Rebeck

With wit, intelligence and depth, Theresa Rebeck’s riveting play about lonely people connecting in a small-town plant shop asks the question “Can a soul beyond saving be saved?”

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

In a dying plant shop in a dying neighborhood, Roger receives a visitor from the past: Megan, the local screw-up, just out of rehab. He wants nothing to do with this disaster. Rebeck’s signature wit, intelligence and depth cultivate this riveting play, which asks, "Can a soul beyond saving be saved?"

History
Dig premiered off-Broadway at Primary Stages on 2 September 2023. Directed by Theresa Rebeck, the production featured Mary Bacon, Jeffrey Bean, Greg Keller, David Mason, Triney Sandoval and Andrea Syglowski.
Keywords
Performing Groups
ROGER
LOU
MEGAN
MOLLY
EVERETT
ADAM
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting

    Roger’s cluttered plant shop, “Dig.” The present.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

Media

“A gem… it shows an unshakable faith in our ability, as survivors, to endure – and, eventually, to regenerate.” – The Sun

“The truth and poisonously warped perceptions of it are major themes in Theresa Rebeck’s new play… But this intelligent, compassionate, beautifully acted dramedy is not a downer. Rebeck has spiked her script with comedy.” – The New York Times

“A tale of reinvention… the play once again showcases Rebeck’s remarkable gift for creating complex female characters and putting them at the center of her work.” – Theater Pizzazz

“A gem… Rebeck reminds us terrible things can happen even when care is taken. Yet ultimately it shows an unshakable faith in our ability, as the survivors, to endure — and, eventually, to regenerate.” – The Sun

“Rebeck here weaves a tale of interesting, flawed characters struggling to find their way through their own personal struggles toward each other. With laughter, drama, some wrenching plot developments, and more laughter. Much more laughter.” – New York Stage Review


ON BREAKING CHARACTER

Dig, I Need That and Seared: Three Character-Rich Comic Dramas from Theresa Rebeck

5 February 2025

Videos

  • Dig – Primary Stages Trailer youtube thumbnail

    Dig – Primary Stages Trailer

  • Dig – Behind the Scenes at Primary Stages youtube thumbnail

    Dig – Behind the Scenes at Primary Stages

  • An interview with Dig star Andrea Syglowski youtube thumbnail

    An interview with Dig star Andrea Syglowski

  • An interview with Dig star Gordon Clapp youtube thumbnail

    An interview with Dig star Gordon Clapp

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Theresa Rebeck

Theresa Rebeck

Theresa Rebeck is a widely produced playwright throughout the United States and abroad. New York productions of her work include Dead Accounts at the Music Box Theatre; Seminar at the Golden Theatre; Mauritius at the Biltmore Theatre in a Manhattan Theater Club Production; Th ...

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