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Cabaret

John Van Druten

Set in Berlin during the rise of fascism, the people in a Caberet act struggle to come to terms with the political environment. Presented at John Carroll University, October 31-November 8, 2003.
The Miser

Jean Baptiste Moliere

Moliere's tale of the course of love taking unexpected detours, The Miser was presented at John Carroll University, April 4-13, 2003.
Sure Thing; Time Flies; Long Aog and Far Away: A Winter's Tale

David Ives

Three one-act plays, written and directed by John Carroll students, performed at John Carroll University February 20-23, 2003.
Wait Until Dark

Frederick Knott

The suspenseful tale of a blind woman who opens her closet to find a dead woman, the victim of a psychopathic drug dealer. She then has to deal with his henchmen trying to find the lost cache of drugs.
Strange Condition; Sociability

Jeff Larson and Charles Dizenzo

Two one-act plays presented at John Carroll University, October 10-13, 2002.
Defying Gravity

Jane Anderson

This is a dramatic comedy dealing with the disastrous Challenger launch. It was performed at John Carroll University in April of 2002.
A night on the town; New York Actor;The Philadelphia

John Guare and David Ives

The Marinello One-acts performed two plays each featuring a large city, comprise the Night on the Town experience from the Marinello One acts in February of 2002.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Bert Shrevelove, Larry Gelbert, and Stephen Sondheim

The classic comedy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum was performed at John Carroll University in October of 2001.
Love in Pieces and Urban Myths: One-Acts

Sarah Morton and Nancy Keifer

Two one-acts by Cleveland authors were performed at John Carroll University in October of 2001.
The Diary of Anne Frank

Anne Frank

The famous Diary of Anne Frank was performed at John Carroll University beginning March 30, 2001.
Marvin's Room

Scott McPherson

Marvin's Room is about a family that keeps trying to stay a family in the face of illness, anger and burned-down houses. It was produced at John Carroll University in late October/early November of 2000.
One Acts: The Wheel and Halloween

Michael Benson and Leonard Melfi

These two one-act plays were presented at John Carroll University in late September and early October of 2000.
Twilight Los Angeles, 1992

Anna Deaveare Smith

This performance, based on excerpts from Anna Deavere Smith's Twilight Los Angeles, 1992, used an ensembe cast to delve into emotions after Rodney King was beaten to death by police in Los Angeles.
The Burial and Best Intentions: Marinello One-Acts

C. Richard Gillespie, Edward Walsh, and Robert Noll

Two one-act plays presented at John Carroll University in February of 2000.
Sunday in the Park with George

James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim

Inspired by George Seurat's painting Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Le Grand Jatte, this is a play that in the first act contrasts the artist's ability to organize and control his work and his inability to do either with his life. The second act is a second artist named George, Seurat's grandson, trying to come to terms with similar issues.

This play opened on October 22, 1999 and was reviewed in The Plain Dealer on October 28, 1999.
Blithe Spirit

Noel Coward

Noel Coward's comedy about a man who invites a medium into his house to dispel spirits, only to have the spirit of his deceased wife linger to disrupt his plans to remarry. Presented, and dedicated to the memory of Kathy Dolan, in March of 1999.
Marinello One Acts: Live at 11, and The Original Last Wish Baby

Bob Noll, David Manocchio, and William Seebring

Two one act plays performed at John Carroll University in February of 1999.
Lend Me a Tenor

Ken Ludwig

Lend Me a Tenor is a farce about falling in love with opera. It was performed at John Carroll University in October of 1998.
Marinello One Acts: Never Turned Out To Be Four Months; 'night Mother

Siegmund Fuchs and Marsha Norman

Never Turned Out To Be Four Months was written and directed by John Carroll University student Sig Fuchs. 'Night Mother is a Pulitzer Prize winning play. Both deal with difficult life situations and were performed in October of 1998.
Marinello One Acts: Calm Down Mother, and The Actor's Nightmare

Megan Terry and Christopher Durang

Calm Down Mother is a collection of unrelated scenes, while The Actor's Nightmare employs a play within a play to present a parody of life and its institutions. These were performed at John Carroll University in February of 1998.
Merrily We Roll Along

Stephen Sondheim

This musical moves from 1976 backward to 1957 as it depicts the lives of three friends who have become estranged from one another. It was performed at John Carroll University in October of 1997.
The End of a Line; Shooting Gallery

Robert Hawkins and Israel Horvitz

John Carroll University's Marinello One-Acts presented two plays in1997.
Crimes of the Heart

Beth Henley

Crimes of the Heart is a 1986 Pulitzer Prize winning play about three sisters dealing with tragedy. It was performed at John Carroll University in April of 1997.
Twelfth Night

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night was performed at John Carroll University in November of 1996.
Better Now Than Ever

Scott Henkle

A non-linear, non-representational theatre piece written and directed by Scott Henkle and performed in October of 1994.