Mary Jane
Amy Herzog’s fresh-from-Broadway play gets a Wisconsin premiere with Forward Theater Company. It’s about a single mom, struggling to care for a sick child in a messed up health care system. Variety called it “theater for anyone with a heart.” With the luminous Clare Arena Haden (Silent Sky, Fun Home) in the title role, it’s bound to be both funny and moving.
7:30 pm Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 pm Sundays, plus 2 pm, 9/21 & 28.
press release: Mary Jane is a single mother and tireless force. Armed with prescriptions, feeding tubes, and medical equipment, she fully embraces the daily grind of caring for her young, sick child. Mary Jane finds laughter and camaraderie within her community, and her grace and optimism fend off the persistently looming undertow.
Unexpected humor and exuberant warmth illuminate this beautifully detailed and moving story of one woman’s commitment to finding the light in a very dark world.
“But Mary Jane is nevertheless a very big drama, even if its conflicts are almost never between people. They are instead between Mary Jane and her unspoken ideas about life — that is, God. To me, this makes Mary Jane the most profound and harrowing of Ms. Herzog’s many fine plays.” – The New York Times
Post-show talkbacks follow every performance.
Pre-show lectures on the following dates:
- THU, SEPT 12, at 6:30 PM
- SUN, SEPT 15, at 1 PM
- THU, SEPT 19, at 6:30 PM
- SUN, SEPT 22, at 1 PM
- THU, SEPT 26, at 6:30 PM
- SUN, SEPT 29, at 1 PM
Previews (first Thursdays): $20 for the general public
Adults Thursdays/Sundays: $38-$43; Fridays/Saturdays: $40-$47
Seniors (62+) Thursdays/Sundays: $33-$39; Fridays/Saturdays: $35-$41
Students Thursdays/Sundays: $26-$29; Fridays/Saturdays: $28-$31
The production features Advisory Company member Clare Arena Haden (Silent Sky, Fun Home), as well as Caron Buinis, Samara Frame, Tosha Freeman, and Nadja Simmonds.
Directed by Mary MacDonald Kerr
Scenic Design by Lisa Schlenker
Lighting Design by Noele Stollmack
Costume Design by Kim Instenes
Sound Designer and Composer is Joe Cerqua
Props Master is Pam Miles
Stage Managers are Tony Reitano and Sarah Deming-Henes