Synopsis
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Killer Joe, Superior Donuts and August: Osage County. Extended by popular demand through June 5. Mary Page Marlowe is an accountant from Ohio. She’s led an ordinary life, making the difficult decisions we all face as we try to figure out who we really are and what we really want. As Tracy Letts brings us moments—both pivotal and mundane—from Mary’s life, a portrait of a surprisingly complicated woman emerges. Intimate and moving, Mary Page Marlowe shows us how circumstance, impulse and time can combine to make us mysteries… even to ourselves.
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Additional Information
Major support for Steppenwolf’s New Play Development Initiative is provided by The Davee Foundation and the Zell Family Foundation.
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Special Performances
March 31 - April 9, 2016
ASL interpretation:
Sunday, May 8 at 7:30pm
Open-captioned:
Saturday, May 7 at 3pm
Audio-described:
Sunday, May 22 at 3pm
Audio-described and touch tour:
Sunday, May 29 at 1:30 touch tour, audio-described performance at 3pm
Watch & Listen
Cast & Artists
The Artists
- Lighting Design: Marcus Doshi
- Stage Manager: Malcolm Ewen
- Original Music: Diana Lawrence
- Author:ensemble member Tracy Letts
- Assistant Stage Manager: Brian Maschka
- Costume Design: Linda Roethke
- Scenic Design: Todd Rosenthal
- Directed by: ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro
- Dramaturg: Ed Sobel
- Sound Design: Richard Woodbury
- Projection Design: Sven Ortel
- Wig and Hair Design: Penny Lane Studios
- Voice and Text Coach: Gigi Buffington
- Artistic Producer: Jonathan Berry
- Casting: Jessamyn Fuller
- Assistant to the Projection Designer: Yeaji Kim
- Programmer: Joseph A. Burke
Featured Ensemble Members
Reviews
– Chicago Tribune
“Exquisite new play… beautiful and affecting…about the evolutions, reversals and resurrections in a woman’s life”
– The New York Times
"Intensely thoughtful…the work has depth and an elegant potency"
– Variety
"A captivating portrait of an ordinary life"
– TimeOut Chicago
"Artfully crafted…luminous performances"
– Daily Herald
“It’s the most purely beautiful play that Mr. Letts has given us, and its subtleties will linger in your mind long after you leave the theater”
– Wall Street Journal
Articles
"Tracy Letts and Anna Shapiro Discuss Mary Page Marlowe" – Chicago Magazine
“Letts traces the stages of a woman’s life in Mary Page Marlowe” – Chicago Sun-Times
"Carrie Coon on her ‘brave’ new play, her husband and her sort-of Hollywood life" - Chicago Tribune
Program Articles
In Mary Page Marlowe we become acquainted with the title character at different points in her life. We asked a few of the actresses playing Mary Page to re ect on their own lives, asking “is there a version of yourself that feels unrecognizable to the person you are today?”
In the weeks leading up to rehearsals, it is customary for Steppenwolf’s Marketing team to gather for a discussion with the artists about their vision for the play. On a cold winter day, we connected by phone with playwright and ensemble member Tracy Letts, calling from sunny California. Here is an excerpt of the conversation, moderated by artistic producer Jonathan Berry.
Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro's letter about Mary Page Marlowe
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