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Mary Page Marlowe

Mary Page Marlowe is a play by Tracy Letts. Told out of chronological order, it follows the title character as played by six actresses and one doll. The play premiered in 2016.

The play opens with Mary, aged 40, telling her children that she is divorcing their father and moving from Dayton, Ohio, to Kentucky. Her past is subsequently shown, with Mary in conflict with her own mother. Later in life she deals with the fallout from three DUI convictions.[1]

Mary Page Marlowe premiered in April 2016 at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre. Mary was played in the original production by Caroline Heffernan (age 12), Annie Munch (19), Carrie Coon (27, 36), Rebecca Spence (40, 44), Laura T. Fisher (50), and Blair Brown (59, 63, 69). In previews the infant Mary was played by three actual babies, but unease among the audience convinced director Anna D. Shapiro that using a doll would be less distracting.[2]

Mary Page Marlowe opened Off-Broadway in New York City at the Tony Kiser Theater on July 12, 2018, in a production by the Second Stage Theater. Previews had started on June 19. Lila Neugebauer directed. In this production the title character was played by Brown (age 59,63, and 69), Emma Geer (age 19), Tatiana Maslany (age 27 and 36), Susan Pourfar (age 40 and 44), Mia Sinclair Jenness (age 12), and Kellie Overbey (age 50).[3][4] Other members of the cast included Audrey Corsa,[5] Grace Gummer, Brian Kerwin, and Gary Wilmes.[6][7] The play's run was extended to August 19, running a week longer than originally planned.[6]

References

  1. ^ Rooney, David (July 12, 2018). "'Mary Page Marlowe': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Jones, Chris (April 11, 2016). "'Mary Page Marlowe' review: An unremarkable life imbued with a writer's love". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Soloski, Alexis (June 20, 2018). "For 'Mary Page Marlowe,' Six Actresses Share One Role". New York Times (New York ed.). Section AR, Page 9. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Vine, Hannah (July 10, 2018). "First Look at Tracy Letts' Mary Page Marlowe Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  5. ^ Playbill
  6. ^ a b Clement, Olivia (July 19, 2018). "Mary Page Marlowe Extends Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  7. ^ Schuler, Barbara (July 12, 2018). "'Mary Page Marlowe' review: Six actresses, one amazing woman". Newsday. Retrieved July 22, 2018.


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