Mary Jane Information

Mary Jane

by Amy Herzog

Directed by: Nancy Bell

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. Mary Jane is Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog’s remarkably powerful and compassionate portrait of a contemporary American woman striving for grace.

Characters

MARY JANE – a woman in her thirties, female presenting 

RUTHIE – a building superintendent, female presenting 

SHERRY – a nurse, female presenting 

BRIANNE – a Facebook friend, female presenting 

AMELIA – Sherry’s niece, a college student, female presenting 

DR. TOROS – a pediatric intensivist, female presenting 

CHAYA – a Hasidic woman, female presenting 

KAT – a music therapist, female presenting 

TENKEI – a Buddhist nun, female presenting