Overview
Synopsis
Mary Page Marlowe offers a fragmented portrait of an ordinary life. Mary Page is an accountant from Ohio with two children. As the play opens, she is in the midst of explaining to her children that she and their father have decided to divorce. But this is not the beginning of a straightforward story. Spanning seven decades and running out of chronological order, the play captures the key moments in Mary Page’s life that emphasize the complexity and fragility of human existence. Six different actresses play the character, from a young girl on the cusp of adolescence, to her first divorce, to her third DUI. Tracy Lett’s one-act play beautifully captures the stages of an admittedly unremarkable life. Yet, by capturing these very ordinary moments, we see how extraordinary life can be.
Show Information
- Book
- Tracy Letts
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 1
- First Produced
- 2016
- Genres
- Drama
- Settings
- Period, Contemporary, Multiple Settings
- Time & Place
- Ohio, Kentucky, Twentieth Century
- Cast Size
- large
- Licensor
- Concord Theatricals
- Ideal For
- Community Theatre, Regional Theatre, Professional Theatre, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Child, Early Teen, Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Late Teen Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Lead |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Lead |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Lead |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Lead |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Featured |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Featured |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Featured |
Male |
Non-singer |
Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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Videos
Quizzes
Themes, Symbols & Motifs
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Guide Written By:
Alexandra Appleton
Writer, editor and theatre researcher