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Carrie Coon and More Cast in Tracy Letts' Mary Page Marlowe

Letts’ reunites with ”August: Osage County” director Anna D. Shapiro at Steppenwolf Theatre.

Carrie Coon will star in husband Tracy Letts' new play Mary Page Marlowe at Steppenwolf Theatre.
Carrie Coon will star in husband Tracy Letts' new play Mary Page Marlowe at Steppenwolf Theatre.
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Casting has been announced for the world premiere production of Steppenwolf Theatre's Mary Page Marlowe, written by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright and ensemble member Tracy Letts. Mary Page Marlowe will run from March 31-May 29 in the Downstairs Theatre. Artistic director Anna D. Shapiro, who directed Letts' Pulitzer-, Tony-, and Drama Desk-winning August: Osage County, will team up with him again to helm the production.

Featuring a 19-member cast, seven different actors will portray Mary Page Marlowe over the span of her lifetime, from ages 18 months to 67 years. The seven actors are Letts' wife, Tony nominee Carrie Coon (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), Lindsay Crouse, Laura T. Fisher, Caroline Heffernan, Annie Munch, and Rebecca Spence. Rounding out the cast are ensemble members Ian Barford (Ray) and Alan Wilder (Andy) with Stephen Cefalu Jr. (Ed Marlowe), Amanda Drinkall (Roberta Marlowe), Jack Edwards (Louis), Kirsten Fitzgerald (Shrink), Keith Gallagher (Ben), Sandra Marquez (Nurse), Madeline Weinstein (Wendy Gilbert), and Gary Wilmes (Dan). The remaining roles will be announced at a later date.

In Mary Page Marlowe, Mary 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 from Mary’s life, a portrait of a surprisingly complicated woman emerges.

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