Inspired by the life of author Truman Capote, CRUELTIES follows, in reverse chronological order, the downward spiral of a popular author after writing an immensely successful crime book.
The play takes the form of six dialogues between a Capote-like writer and significant people in his life at significant moments, like a murder mystery that works its way backwards to a moment that was both the author’s greatest success and the start of his fatal decline.
Cast:
Author — male, 50s; Editor — female, 50s; Interviewer — male, 50s; Hustler — male, 20s; The Mick — male, 50s; The Cowboy — male, 20s.
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