Variations on the Death of Trotsky is a one act comedy by
David Ives, and is contained in the collection
All in the Timing. The play depicts several variations of the death of
Leon Trotsky. After
Trostky dies in each variation, a bell rings and the play continues with a new version.
Trotsky: "Sometime, for everyone, there's a room that you go into, and it's
the room that you never leave. Or else you go out of a room and it's
the last room you'll ever leave.
This is my last room. "
The play was first performed at the
Manhattan Punch Line Theatre in
New York City in January of 1991, with the following cast and crew:
Trotsky: Daniel Hagen
Mrs. Trotsky: Nora Mae Lyng
Ramon Mercader: Steven Rodriguez
Director: Jason McConnell Buzas
Set Designer: Vaughn Patterson
Costume Designer: Sharon Lynch
Lighting Designer: Pat Dignan
Stage Manager: Kathryn Maloney