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Mary Jane is a two-act dramatic stage play written by American playwright Amy Herzog. The play had its World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre in 2017 and officially premiered on Broadway on April 23, 2024. The Broadway cast is led by Rachel McAdams in the titular role. The play won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play in 2018. The play is semi-autobiographical and based on Herzog's daughter Frances, who was born with nemaline myopathy and died at age 11 in 2023.
Synopsis
As Mary Jane navigates both the mundane and the unfathomable realities of caring for Alex, her chronically ill young son, she finds herself building a community of women from many walks of life.
Characters
The following are characters in the play:
Mary Jane - a mother in her thirties
Ruthie - a building superintendent
Sherry - a nurse
Brianne - a Facebook friend
Amelia - Sherry's niece, a college student
Dr. Toros - a pediatric intensivist
Kat - a music therapist
Chaya - a Hasidic Jewish woman
Tenkei - a Buddhist nun
Notable casts
Production history
The play was first staged by Yale Repertory Theatre from April 28-May 20, 2017, directed by Anne Kauffman. The play was commissioned through Yale's Binger Center for New Theatre. The play was the recipient of the 2016 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award and was also awarded a grant through the Laurents/Hatcher Foundation. It was the second play Herzog had developed at Yale, the first being Belleville. The play was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the oldest and largest prize awarded exclusively to women playwrights.
The play was next staged Off-Broadway by the New York Theatre Workshop from September 6 - October 29, 2017. For the title role of Mary Jane, Carrie Coon was nominated for the Drama Desk Award and received an Obie Award for her performance. The Off-Broadway production also received 7 Lucille Lortel nominations.
The play opened on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre as part of Manhattan Theatre Club's 2023–2024 season. Previews began April 2 and the show officially opened on April 23, 2024, with a closing date set for June 30, 2024. The Broadway production is directed by Anne Kauffman.
Awards and nominations
= 2017 Off-Broadway debut
== 2024 Broadway
=References
External links
Mary Jane at the Internet Broadway Database
Official website
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