199:
possessed. After Fr. Penny goes to bed, Reese gets the urge to deliberately cut his hand on a piece of glass. Dobbs comes storming out of the meeting and talks with Reese while patching up his hand. Reese shows his displeasure that the administration has elected Malley as their scapegoat, and says, much to Dobbs's confusion, that there is something else in the school scaring him, even though Malley hasn't been at school in three days. During this conversation, a beaten-up Carre is thrown off the balcony in the faculty room, down the stairs, to Reese's and Dobbs's shock.
175:
headmaster can't seem to get anything out of the students. They are hoping that Dobbs, the "grand old man" of the faculty, can get the students to cooperate. Fr. Griffin leaves to patrol the halls when Malley returns, and Malley and Dobbs talk about McArdle's punishment, which is an indefinite suspension. During this conversation, Malley says all the students hate him because Dobbs is setting them against him, a charge which Dobbs vehemently denies. It is at this time that Reese comes running into the room carrying a bloody Freddy Banks and screaming for help.
211:
make his confession. When Dobbs's students enter the faculty room, Dobbs admits that he did in fact torment Malley to get him out of his life, and that he didn't mean for Malley to kill himself. Dobbs orders Reese to leave so that he can make his confession to the boys. When Reese leaves, Dobbs frantically pleads for mercy from the boys as they surround him. The lights go dark for the last time in the show as the first punch is thrown at Dobbs.
183:
meeting, Fr. Mozian confronts Malley about his strict methods, imploring him to lighten up on the boys. As proof of how much the students hate him, Fr. Mozian shows Malley an unflattering note that he caught students passing in class about Malley, who claims Dobbs wrote the note and that he is manipulating everybody in the school against him.
195:
along — not only was he a good teacher, but he was not as mean as they thought he was. Malley admits that he can be too hard on the students at times, but he says that's just the way he is. During this conversation, Malley gets a phone call from his mother's nurse informing him of his mother's death.
178:
A couple of hours later, Dobbs and Fr. Griffin return from the hospital and meet with Reese and Fr. Mozian, the headmaster. As a result of the incident, Freddy loses his eye, and his mother takes him out of the school, accusing the administration of being negligent in their duties. Fr. Mozian and Fr.
206:
Reese confronts Dobbs about the accusations, and once again Dobbs denies them. After these last denials, Malley attempts to go after Dobbs, but Reese restrains him. At this, Malley rushes up the stairs and throws himself out the window. Reese tries to run to save Malley, but Dobbs tries to stop him.
198:
Several days later, Reese leaves a faculty meeting as a result of the rest of the faculty's attempts to put all the blame on Malley for the violence and unrest of the past several weeks. A drunk Fr. Penny talks to him about the boys, telling Reese that he's had a revelation that the boys are clearly
186:
After the meeting, Dobbs goes to the school chapel to pray for the boys. Several minutes later, Malley follows to pray for his sick and dying mother. Once again Dobbs and Malley talk. Malley accuses Dobbs of calling his mother every night and telling her terrible lies about Malley, and he begs Dobbs
210:
After Malley's death, the school is immediately closed. Reese returns to the faculty room to pack his things and leave. Dobbs comes in several minutes later, and Reese once again confronts him. Dobbs says how he walked a long way looking for help, but couldn't find any at the church he went into to
153:
instructor Jerome Malley is feared and hated by his students for his strict disciplinary methods. Malley is caring for his dying mother, and his stress is exacerbated by a series of threatening phone calls and written notes he receives. He is certain Dobbs is the source, but his caustic personality
202:
Malley returns to work only to find that he has been fired because inappropriate mail addressed to him was discovered at the school. Malley claims once again that Dobbs has been sending him these letters in an attempt to break him. Fr. Mozian doesn't believe any of this and storms out of the room
194:
The next morning word comes down from the headmaster's office that the chapel is closed, all extracurricular activities are canceled, and the gym is off-limits except for gym class. Reese and Malley talk when Fr. Griffin and Dobbs go to class, and Reese realizes that he was wrong about Malley all
182:
Freddy did nothing to protect himself; then the boys started to beat up Freddy, and once again Freddy did nothing to protect himself. Reese claims that the seniors tried to hold him and that he had to actually fight his way to Freddy, and that Freddy actually tried to get away from him. After the
190:
Malley follows several minutes later. During this time the students arrive near the chapel. Once the chapel is empty, McArdle, Wilson, Carre, and Banks carry a bleeding Travis into the chapel and tie him onto the cross. They flee. Fr. Griffin and Fr. Mozian enter a few moments later and discover
170:
Joe Dobbs is speaking to McArdle, one of his students, who was caught calling Jerome Malley in the middle of the night and who is trying to get Dobbs to intervene on his behalf. Dobbs makes no promises to McArdle and the latter heads to the headmaster for a meeting. Paul Reese, an alumnus of the
174:
Back in the faculty room, Dobbs confronts Reese about McArdle and implores him to go easy on him. After Malley leaves, Fr. Griffin asks Dobbs to see if he can understand why the boys have been violent (as they have had more fights and injuries in the past few weeks than ever) since he and the
171:
school, now teaching history and PE, leaves the faculty room to act as a referee for a basketball game played by the boys. As Reese is heading toward the gym, he runs into Fr. Griffin, who tells him to keep an eye on the boys because they have been having disciplinary issues lately.
203:
after officially terminating Malley's contract at the school. Reese comes in and tries to calm Malley. Malley tells Reese how Dobbs has been trying to destroy him, much to Reese's surprise. Dobbs comes into the room and tells Malley that he no longer belongs there.
158:, and he soon finds his loyalty torn between the friendly Dobbs and Malley, as he becomes increasingly aware of the latter's personal torments. Compounding his situation is the realization that the unbridled violence practiced by the students may be the result of
179:
Griffin interrogate Reese on what happened: Reese claims that the boys got in a circle around Freddy while playing dodgeball and one of them threw the ball full force at Freddy from close range.
419:
68:
154:
prevents him from winning any sympathy or support. Into the fray comes Paul Reese, a former student who has been hired to teach
67:. The atmosphere of the play, although not the plot, was derived from Marasco's experiences as a teacher of Latin and Greek at
110:
394:
302:
187:
to stop for his mother's sake to ease her passing. Dobbs once again denies the charges and leaves the chapel.
155:
191:
Travis. They take him down from the cross, and the headmaster orders the chapel closed until further notice.
414:
41:
118:
90:
on 16 March. As on
Broadway, the director and designer were, respectively, Hardy and Mielziner, with
409:
347:
250:
159:
29:
262:
256:
244:
274:
280:
357:
286:
268:
142:
87:
83:
91:
150:
138:
33:
25:
403:
95:
37:
63:
Marasco's only produced play, he initially wrote the script in 1966 under the title
323:
238:
226:
122:
106:
99:
53:
45:
388:
114:
36:
and ran for 342 performances, closing on 12 December. The play was produced by
232:
220:
57:
49:
76:
134:
72:
146:
207:
Reese hits Dobbs to get free, but it is too late to save Malley.
141:
boarding school for boys. Joe Dobbs is an easy-going, well-liked
367:
Drama Desk Award for
Outstanding Performance (Fritz Weaver,
315:
Tony Award for Best
Featured Actor in a Play (Ken Howard,
374:
Drama Desk Award for
Outstanding Director (Joseph Hardy,
340:
Tony Award for Best
Direction of a Play (Joseph Hardy,
333:Tony Award for Best Lighting Design (Jo Mielziner,
308:Tony Award for Best Actor in Play (Fritz Weaver,
8:
133:The play centers on the rivalry between two
360:for Outstanding Set Design (Jo Mielziner,
111:screen adaptation under the same title
7:
322:Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (
82:The play was presented in London's
48:. The leading roles were taken by
14:
420:American plays adapted into films
1:
137:at St. Charles, an exclusive
32:on 12 February 1970 at the
24:is a stage play written by
436:
395:Internet Broadway Database
390:Child's Play
247:... Father William Griffin
303:Tony Award for Best Play
86:in 1971, opening at the
241:... Father George Penny
297:Awards and nominations
71:, a highly regarded
348:Theatre World Award
292:Patrick Shea...Shea
44:, with settings by
215:Opening night cast
160:demonic possession
253:... Father Mozian
229:... Jerome Malley
69:Regis High School
427:
358:Drama Desk Award
223:... Joseph Dobbs
40:and directed by
435:
434:
430:
429:
428:
426:
425:
424:
400:
399:
385:
350:(David Rounds,
299:
251:Michael McGuire
217:
168:
145:teacher, while
135:faculty members
131:
92:Laurence Harvey
88:Queen's Theatre
28:. It opened on
17:
12:
11:
5:
433:
431:
423:
422:
417:
415:Broadway plays
412:
402:
401:
398:
397:
384:
383:External links
381:
380:
379:
372:
365:
355:
345:
338:
331:
320:
313:
306:
298:
295:
294:
293:
290:
284:
278:
272:
266:
260:
254:
248:
242:
236:
235:... Paul Reese
230:
224:
216:
213:
167:
164:
139:Roman Catholic
130:
127:
119:Robert Preston
102:in the cast.
34:Royale Theatre
26:Robert Marasco
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
432:
421:
418:
416:
413:
411:
408:
407:
405:
396:
392:
391:
387:
386:
382:
377:
373:
370:
366:
363:
359:
356:
353:
349:
346:
343:
339:
336:
332:
329:
325:
321:
318:
314:
311:
307:
304:
301:
300:
296:
291:
288:
285:
282:
279:
276:
273:
270:
267:
264:
263:Bryant Fraser
261:
258:
255:
252:
249:
246:
245:Peter MacLean
243:
240:
237:
234:
231:
228:
225:
222:
219:
218:
214:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
165:
163:
161:
157:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
128:
126:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
103:
101:
97:
96:Rupert Davies
93:
89:
85:
80:
78:
74:
70:
66:
61:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
38:David Merrick
35:
31:
27:
23:
22:
389:
375:
368:
361:
351:
341:
334:
327:
324:Jo Mielziner
316:
309:
289:... Jennings
257:Lloyd Kramer
239:David Rounds
227:Fritz Weaver
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
132:
123:Beau Bridges
107:Sidney Lumet
104:
100:Derek Fowlds
81:
64:
62:
54:Fritz Weaver
46:Jo Mielziner
42:Joseph Hardy
21:Child's Play
20:
19:
18:
275:Robbie Reed
259:... McArdle
115:James Mason
113:, starring
109:directed a
410:1970 plays
404:Categories
283:... Wilson
281:Ron Martin
271:... Travis
269:John Handy
233:Ken Howard
221:Pat Hingle
75:school in
58:Ken Howard
50:Pat Hingle
305:(nominee)
287:Mark Hall
277:... Banks
265:... Carre
105:In 1972,
77:Manhattan
16:1970 play
129:Synopsis
84:West End
65:The Dark
30:Broadway
393:at the
143:English
376:winner
369:winner
362:winner
352:winner
342:winner
335:winner
328:winner
317:winner
310:winner
73:Jesuit
151:Greek
147:Latin
166:Plot
149:and
121:and
98:and
56:and
60:.
406::
326:,
162:.
156:PE
125:.
117:,
94:,
79:.
52:,
378:)
371:)
364:)
354:)
344:)
337:)
330:)
319:)
312:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.