"To succeed in life you need three things-
a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone."
-Reba McEntire
NOMINEE- 2024 Tony Award for Best Play
WINNER- 2018 Drama Cirtics' Circle Award, Best Play
WINNER- 2018 Obie Award, Playwriting
New York Times Critic’s Pick
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. From Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog, Mary Jane is a heartbreak, life affirming portrait of a one mother’s search for hope. Captivating, affecting and compassionate, it’s the story of a single mother in an impossible family situation. Faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, Mary Jane relies on unflagging optimism and humor, along with the wisdom of the women around her who have become a makeshift family, to take on each new day. But will inner strength and newfound friendships be enough to see her through? The New York Times calls Mary Jane“the most profound of Herzog’s many fine plays.” And The New Yorker raves, “beautiful and remarkable... Herzog has made theatre that shines.”
Mary Jane contains some adult language, difficult conversations related to illness and caregiving, and descriptions of chronic illness in children. Recommended for ages 14+.
What People Are Saying
Praise from previous productions
Time Out New York
★★★★★
“Exquisite and deeply moving…Herzog’s play shines like a candle in the dark.”
USA Today
“Miraculous and gutting…Herzog brings aching nuance and lived experience to the wrenching subject matter.”
The Guardian
“Captivating! It left me on the verge of tears for hours afterwards.”
NY Sun
“Amy Herzog delivers a work of remarkable courage.”
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Meet the Artists
*Indicates Three Bone Theatre debut
Amy Herzog
Playwright
Amy Herzog’s new version of A Doll’s House was nominated for a Tony Award and received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Adaptation. Her original plays include Mary Jane (New York Drama Critics Circle Award, Tony Nominee), 4000 Miles (Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Obie Award for Best New American Play), After the Revolution (New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award) and Belleville (Drama Desk Nominee). She received the Benjamin H. Danks Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Amy teaches playwriting at the David Geffen School of Drama.
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Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Charlotte
Community Partner
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Charlotte mission is to provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare. Our purpose is to care for families with children who are ill or injured. The RMHC of Greater Charlotte House opened its doors to families in May 2011. In May 2021, RMHC of GC expanded with in-hospital programming like our Family Room and then in 2022, with our “Happy Wheels” Hospitality Carts. In 2024, RMHC of GC programs served over 5,900 families. Learn more at www.rmhclt.org or follow us on social media @RMHCLT.
Caregivers on Stage
HowlRound Theatre Commons
Several caregivers have been depicted on New York stages lately, in distinctly different plays that nevertheless share more than subject matter. Each is extraordinarily well-acted, surprisingly funny, deliberately inconclusive, resolutely unsentimental, but inescapably moving.