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Goodman Theatre, Chicago. Original language. English. Subject. Family, cancer, death, sisters, humor. Setting. 1990s Florida, USA. Marvin's Room is a play by the American writer Scott McPherson. It tells the story of Bessie and her estranged sister, Lee, who confront a family crisis.
First produced in 1990, Marvin’s Room tells the story of two sisters, Bessie and Lee. They have not seen each other for many years but when Bessie is diagnosed with leukemia, Lee travels to Florida to be tested as a bone marrow donor for her sister.
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Mar 6, 1992 · "Marvin's Room," initially produced in New York by Playwrights Horizons, has reopened at the Minetta Lane Theater, 18 Minetta Lane, Manhattan. Following are excerpts from Frank Rich's review,...
Jun 28, 2017 · Jack DiFalco and Janeane Garofalo in Marvin’s Room. Photo: Joan Marcus. It’s a curious and counterintuitive choice the Roundabout has made, bringing the 1991 play Marvin’s Room to...
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Play. Writers: Scott McPherson. Plot. Guide written by. Alexandra Appleton. Marvin's Room full plot summary including detailed synopsis and summaries for each scene.
Jun 29, 2017 · Marvin's Room. By Jesse Green. June 29, 2017. Are we grimmer or dumber or colder than we were in 1991, when Frank Rich, in The New York Times, called Scott McPherson’s “Marvin’s Room” “...
Jun 19, 2017 · Posted on: June 19th, 2017 by Nick Mecikalski. With the opening of Marvin’s Room at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago in 1990, playwright Scott McPherson emerged as one of the most talked-about new voices in the American theatre.
