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Marnich was born in Duluth, Minnesota, the only child of Mike and Mary (Fracassi). Her father worked for U.S. Steel, first in the company's Cement Plant, then later in the mines in northern
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Francesca Primus Prize (Denver Center Theatre); the Mickey Kaplan New American Play Prize (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); the Carbonell Award for Best New Work of the Year; two McKnight Advancement Grants and two Jerome Fellowships (The Playwrights’ Center); the Melvoin Award (Northlight
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