The Tao of Steve (Comedy) (2000) © 2001 by Raymond Weschler Major Characters Dex..........................Donald Logue A 32 year old school teacher’s assistant from Santa Fe, New Mexico, who is lazy, over-weight and certainly not handsome. Still, he is highly educated and philosophical, and has mastered "Taoist philosophy" to seduce women. Syd..........................Greer Goodman An attractive stage designer for operas and plays who meets Dex at their 10th anniversary college reunion, and who, against her better judgement, becomes romantically involved with him. Dave.........................Kimo Wills Dex’s young and innocent roommate, who tries to learn the Taoist philosophy from Dex in order to be more successful with women. Beth.........................Ayalet Kaznelson A married woman who is having an affair with Dex. Ed...........................John Hines Beth’s husband. Rick……………………………………………………………David Baker A good friend of Dex. Maggie………………………………………………………..Nina Jaroslaw Rick’s wife, who is also friends with Dex. Plot Summary This is the story of Dex, an over-weight, lazy, 32 year old elementary school teacher’s assistant who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with several roommates. Dex is not wealthy or good-looking, and given his life in general, most people would think he would have lots of trouble being successful with women. In fact, though, Dex is extremely successful, because he is intelligent and philosophical, and he has mastered what he calls "Taoist philosophy" (See below). Women find him charming, and some find him irresistible. One day Dex goes to his 10th year college reunion, where he sees many of the women he had slept with as a student, including an attractive stage designer named Syd. In Syd’s case, though, he doesn’t remember ever having been with her. Still, he finds himself instantly attracted, and even though he is already having an affair with Beth (who is married to Ed), he soon finds himself falling in love. Of course, this is very much against the Taoist philosophy he strictly tries to follow... A Note on Dex, Women and "the Tao of Steve": Taoism (pronounced Daoism) is one of the great Eastern religions, which originated in China around 500 BC. It is based on the writings of the philosopher Lao-tse. Like Buddhism, there is a heavy emphasis on being "one with the universe," and of trying to control one’s own physical desires in order to find true happiness or wisdom. Dex applies this philosophy as a method of attracting women, and calls it the Tao of Steve, because for Dex, three of the "coolest" men ever are the actor Steve McQueen, and the TV characters Steve McGarett (from the 1960s show Hawaii 5-0), and Steve Austin (from the 1970s show The Six Million Dollar Man). Dex feels all three could easily attract women be责任编辑:yechenglu
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