John Loves Mary

(Comedy)
by Norman Krasna
Auditions: November 29 & 30, 2010
Preview: January 13
Performances: January 14-16, 20-23, 27-29, 2011
Evening performances: 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinees: 2:30 pm

In this farce, John returns home from the war with an English bride. The trouble though, is that she is not his sweetheart. Rather, she is the fiancée of a buddy who saved John’s life in battle. Since the girl is English, marrying her was the only way to get her into the country promptly. John's real love is Mary, but they can’t get married until he divorces his English bride. Rather than simply tell the true story though, John piles lie upon lie, each one further complicating matters. The play was made into a 1949 movie starring Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson, and Patricia Neal.