full-length play produced in 2012 at the Music Box and Open Eye Figure Theatre
based on the 1858 story* by Fitz-James O’Brien
promo video on YouTube
review in HowWasTheShow
“…I’m always entertained, at the very least, by the ingenuity Schroer shows in presenting what is a potentially complicated production using a tiny cast, no set and no props.”
feature in The Minnesota Daily
Micro-organisms live onstage!
The Diamond Lens is a dark comedy about a young man who creates the most powerful microscope in this history of the world. In order to accomplish this, he needs supernatural help and must commit a terrible crime. But when he has succeeded, he finds himself facing an insurmountable problem: love.
cast: 2M, 1F, 1F dancer, 1 live keyboard player
* never before, to the best of our knowledge, adapted for the theater
