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.
Mary Page Marlowe premiered in April 2016 at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre. Mary was played in the original production by Caroline Heffernan, Annie Munch, Carrie Coon, Rebecca Spence, Laura T. Fisher, and Blair Brown. 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.
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, Emma Geer, Tatiana Maslany, Susan Pourfar, Mia Sinclair Jenness, and Kellie Overbey. Other members of the cast included Audrey Corsa, Grace Gummer, Brian Kerwin, and Gary Wilmes. The play's run was extended to August 19, running a week longer than originally planned.
On July 1st 2025, it was announced that Mary Page Marlowe would have its UK premiere at The Old Vic in London from September 23rd until November 1st, directed by Matthew Warchus and to be presented in-the-round. It was also announced that the titular role would be played by Susan Sarandon and Andrea Riseborough. It was later announced that the titular role would also be played by Rosy McEwen, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, and Alisha Weir. It was also announced that other members of the cast would include Gilbert Kyem Jnr, Melanie La Barrie, Kingsley Morton, Hugh Quarshie, Ronan Raftery, Paul Thornley, and Lauren Ward.