The Pulitzer Prize winner’s new play is directed by Anna D. Shapiro.
Steppenwolf Theatre has released photos of its world premiere production of Mary Page Marlowe, written by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright and ensemble member Tracy Letts. Mary Page Marlowe runs through May 29 in the Downstairs Theatre. Artistic director Anna D. Shapiro, who directed Letts' Pulitzer-, Tony-, and Drama Desk-winning August: Osage County, teams 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?), Blair Brown, 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 Gilbert), Kirsten Fitzgerald (Shrink), Tess Frazer (Lorna), Keith Gallagher (Ben), Sandra Marquez (Nurse), Ariana Venturi (Connie), Madeline Weinstein (Wendy Gilbert), and Gary Wilmes (Dan).
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.