Bloomsday

by Steven Dietz

Robert returns to Dublin to reunite with Cait, the woman who captured his heart during a James Joyce literary tour thirty-five years ago. Dancing backwards through time, the older couple retrace their steps to discover their younger selves. Through young Robbie and Caithleen, they relive the unlikely, inevitable events that brought them—only briefly—together. This Irish time-travel love story blends wit, humor, and heartache into a buoyant, moving appeal for making the most of the present before it is past.

Genres: Plays

65 pages, Paperback

Published December 15, 2017

About the author

Steven Dietz is an American playwright whose work is largely performed regionally, i.e. outside of New York City. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Dietz graduated in 1980 with a Theater degree from the University of Northern Colorado. He is the recipient of the PEN U.S.A. Award in Drama (for Lonely Planet); the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays Award (Fiction and Still Life With Iris); and the Lila Wallace/Reader's Digest Award (The Rememberer). Halcyon Days is one of his other successful plays. Many of his plays are very political. He lives in Seattle.

Reviews

[Gypsysoul_ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one hurt. Believe it or not, deep down I’m a hopeless romantic & this story took my breath away. Absolutely adding to the “direct pile” for the future.

[Brigitte · Rating 4 out of 5]

So cute. Really loved the story. Read it because my sister was performing this play and we were reading lines together. I felt I needed to read the whole thing to really understand it. It’s pretty great but wow is it a million times better to see it performed, as plays were meant to be experienced. Yes I’m biased, but the play was so wonderful to see live!