Al McGuire to be Remembered in One Man Play at Marquette Dick Enberg's tribute presented by Marquette's Department of Performing Arts Released: Dec. 22, 2004 Those who saw Al McGuire lead the 1977 Marquette basketball team to the national championship knew him to be quite a character.   McGuire was a leader on and off the court, and the people of Milwaukee adopted the Brooklyn native as one of their own.  Renowned sportscaster and multiple Emmy Award winner Dick Enberg worked with McGuire after he left coaching, during his tenure with CBS Sports.  Enberg has written a deeply moving tribute to this sports legend, and his play, McGuire, allows us all to share in the memories of his long time colleague and close friend. This one-man play returns Al to center stage, where he loved to be.  The play revisits Al's inimitable wit and wisdom, as we listen to him reminisce about his life from the streets of Brooklyn to his days at Marquette and his travels as a sportscaster with CBS.  Enberg's play reminds us once again why the philosophy of this one, uncommonly funny and profound man, had such an important and lasting impact on so many. McGuire will be performed next June by film, television and stage actor, Cotter Smith, who is also a founder and Artistic Director of the Cornerstone Theatre Company, and will be directed by his co-Artistic Director and wife, Heidi Mueller Smith. A world premier special event fundraiser for the Marquette Blue and Gold Athletic Scholarship Fund will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2005.  Public performances will be held Sunday, June 12 at 2:30 p.m. ; Thursday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 19 at 2:30 p.m. All performances will be held at Marquette's Helfaer Theater.  Ticket information will be available to the public after May 1, 2005 . Office of Public Affairs Contacts Brigid O'Brien Miller Director of University Communication Phone: (414) 288-7445 Send e-mail Anne Broeker Sr. Media Relations Specialist Phone: (414) 288-0286 Send e-mail