Written by contemporary playwright Steven Dietz, THE NINA VARIATIONS arose from Dietz’s work on an adaptation of THE SEAGULL but his inability to let go of the final scene between Nina and Treplev. His play gives Nina and Treplev repeated opportunities to return to their last exchange and to express what Dietz calls “the fundamentals of life: love, loss, hope, regret, dreams, death.”
Love – wondering
Loss – not many, but large
Hope – always
Regret – pervasive
Dreams – continuous
Death – not much, yet