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  • The Destiny of Me by Larry Kramer

    The Destiny of Me

    Larry Kramer

    This is a play about love and lovelessness, life and death, and the loneliness of isolation imposed by illness. March, 1995.

  • The Runner Stumbles by Milan Stitt

    The Runner Stumbles

    Milan Stitt

    Stitt presents a psychological courtroom drama of a priest accused of murdering a nun. Presented in February of 1995.

  • The Playboy of the Western World by John M. Synge

    The Playboy of the Western World

    John M. Synge

    Synge explores how we view ourselves through the eyes of others with a character from the time of the "The Troubles" in Ireland. Presented in November, 1994.

  • The Day They Shot John Lennon by James McLure

    The Day They Shot John Lennon

    James McLure

    McLure builds his play around the people who gather at the spot in Manhattan after the shooting death of Beatle John Lennon. Presented September, 1994.

  • The Wake of Jamey Foster by Beth Henley

    The Wake of Jamey Foster

    Beth Henley

    Henley looks at the pain and humor of life when a would-be poet dies in a tragic/comic accident. Presented in March, 1994.

  • Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet

    Speed-the-Plow

    David Mamet

    This Mamet satire of the movie business looks at Bobby Gould, a production head at a Hollywood studio. Presented in February, 1994.

  • Big River by William Hauptman

    Big River

    William Hauptman

    The award winning musical version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Big River takes place in a variety of locations along the Mississippi River in the mid-nineteenth century. Presented November, 1993.

  • Hold the Script by Robert T. Noll

    Hold the Script

    Robert T. Noll

    A series of vignettes: scenes from Mother's Day by Robert Thomas Noll, Upon Entering a Lavatory by Jim Driscoll, and Lovers by Brian Friel, Outta Hand Improv Troupe. Presented in Octover 1993.

  • Could Angels Be Blessed by Nancy Kiefer

    Could Angels Be Blessed

    Nancy Kiefer

    Set at the end of World War II, the play addresses women in society, family values, tolerance, understanding, and homosexuality. Presented in March of 1993.

    A review of this appeared in The Carroll News on page 13 of the April 1st, 1993 issue.

  • Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie

    Ten Little Indians

    Agatha Christie

    Christie's mystery of ten people gathered on an island who are killed off one by one. Presented in October 1992.

    A review of this appeared on page 11 of The Carroll News, November 5, 1992.

  • On Tidy Endings by Harvey Fierstein

    On Tidy Endings

    Harvey Fierstein

    Harvey Fierstein's play about dealing with grief by a son, an ex-wife, and a lover after the death of a gay man. Presented in October 1992.

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tenessee Williams

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Tenessee Williams

    A drama exploring the relationships among a family on a plantation in the Mississippi Delta. Presented in December 1991.

    A review appeared on page 8 of The Carroll News, December 12, 1991.

  • Baby by Sybille Pearson

    Baby

    Sybille Pearson

    Baby is a tribute to those individuals who have made the commitment to parenting, and was performed at John Carroll University in November of 1991.

  • The Nerd by Larry Shue

    The Nerd

    Larry Shue

    The Nerd depicts the struggle between obligation, friendship, hospitality and sheer exasperation with those thrown together. It was performed at John Carroll University in October of 1991.

  • The Eighth Order by Nancy Kiefer

    The Eighth Order

    Nancy Kiefer

    The Eighth Order is the third in a trilogy of Depression era plays by Nancy Kiefer. It was performed at John Carroll University in June of 1991. June, 1991.

  • The Crucible by Arthur Miller

    The Crucible

    Arthur Miller

    Arthur Miller's classic about the Salem witchcraft trials was performed at John Carroll University in March of 1991.

  • The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard

    The Real Inspector Hound

    Tom Stoppard

    This one act comedy by Tom Stoppard has two theatre critics watching a performance of a ludicrous murder mystery play. It was performed at John Carroll University in February of 1991.

  • Holiday by Philip Barry

    Holiday

    Philip Barry

    A sparkling romantic comedy from 1928 that explored the problems of the wealthy in a way that turned out to be prophetic when the stock market crashed within a year. October, 1990.

  • Two and Twenty; The Man Who Climbed the Pecan Trees by Paul Parente and Horton Foote

    Two and Twenty; The Man Who Climbed the Pecan Trees

    Paul Parente and Horton Foote

    Two and Twenty by Paul Parente and The Man Who Climbed the Pecan Trees by Horton Foote were performed at John Carroll University in September of 1990.

  • Shooting Stars: a Locker Room Comedy by Molly Newman

    Shooting Stars: a Locker Room Comedy

    Molly Newman

    This is a humorous look at a touring women's basketball team that is about to play a men's basketball team. The locker room banter reveals much about the players' lives on and off the court. Presented at John Carroll University in April of 1990.

  • Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

    Of Mice and Men

    John Steinbeck

    John Steinbeck's drama of itinerant workers in California presented at John Carroll University in March of 1990.

  • Dryope and Iole by Nancy Kiefer

    Dryope and Iole

    Nancy Kiefer

    A staged reading of a new play by Nancy Kiefer. January, 1990.

  • The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder

    The Matchmaker

    Thornton Wilder

    The Matchmaker was performed at John Carroll University on April 7th and 8th, 1988.

  • A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine by Dick Vosburg

    A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine

    Dick Vosburg

    A pair of one-act plays that combine classic music and Marx Brothers' comedy feature Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Presented in April 1987.

    A review appeared on page 7 of The Carroll News, April 9, 1987.

  • Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee

    Inherit the Wind

    Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee

    Inherit the Wind, the famous play about the Scopes trial, debuted at John Carroll University on November 7, 1986.

    A notice and a review of the play appeared on page 4 of the November 6th, 1986 The Carroll News and on page 6 of The Carroll News of November 13, 1986 respectively.

 
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