Mary Jane (TCG Edition)

By Amy Herzog

“The most profound and harrowing of Ms. Herzog’s many fine plays.” —Jesse Green, New York Times

Armed with medicines, feeding tubes, and various medical equipment, Mary Jane is a single mother and indefatigable force when it comes to caring for her young, sick child. A moving play about the stalwart endurance of a devoted mother, Mary Jane demonstrates the prevailing strength of the human will when fueled by unconditional love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
• Release date: Oct 16, 2018
• ISBN: 9781559368988

Book preview

Part One

SCENE ONE

I’d be better off dancing in a forest

Mary Jane’s apartment. The living room/kitchen of a small one-bedroom apartment in Queens. In the living room is a pullout couch that serves as Mary Jane’s bed.

Ruthie is plunging the kitchen sink and trying to fish muck out of the drain.

Mary Jane has a genuine, easy cheer.

MARY JANE: And you know when the train stops underground, and you’re waiting, like okay, train traffic ahead or whatever, but there’s no announcement and after a while the engine cuts out and the lights dim and there’s this collective groan of: "Ohhhhhh

Reviews for Mary Jane (TCG Edition)

[Tenneh · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Really enjoyed this play and excited to read more works by Amy Herzog!