Of Dice and Men

The world of six thirty-something Dungeons and Dragons players is thrown into disarray when one of them announces he has enlisted in the Marine Reserves, and will soon be deployed to Iraq. In this blisteringly funny and deeply affecting play, playwright Cameron McNary examines why we game, what it means to grow up, and what true friendship looks like. More

At the 2010 PAX gaming convention, 550 people waited in line for hours to see the World Premiere of "Of Dice and Men" by Cameron McNary.
The convention staff stopped counting after they turned away 250 people who got there too late.

"It takes some fucking balls to put on a show anywhere, let alone in a converted convention room. Something special must have happened in there, though, because people wanted to talk about it for the remainder of the show."
-- Tycho, Penny Arcade

“Of Dice and Men” made PAX for me. For laughter and tears, nothing else compared...They deserved the packed house and the standing ovation they got."
-- Chris Sims, Critical-Hits.com

"It is a play for our tribe, as McNary puts it. And yet this simple two act play could be a window through which mainstream, 'normal' people could see us for what we are… just as emotional, complex and hopeful as anyone else."
-- M, Geek's Dream Girl

The world of six thirty-something Dungeons and Dragons players is thrown into disarray when one of them announces he has enlisted in the Marine Reserves, and will soon be deployed to Iraq. In this blisteringly funny and deeply affecting play, playwright Cameron McNary examines why we game, what it means to grow up, and what true friendship looks like.