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The Actors’ Reading Collective presents
by Amy Herzog
directed by Amy Kossow
November 6 - 30, 2025
Venue
The Magic Theatre
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
2 Marina Boulevard
Landmark Building D, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94123
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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.
“Seeing this play, I’ve felt inspired—not by heroism but by everyday
decency, empathy, competence and strength.
In a world that often seems far from those values,
Herzog’s play shines like a candle in the dark.”
- Adam Feldman, Time Out, April 23, 2024
Run time: 95 minutes, no intermission
Cast:
Danielle Levin*, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong*, Lisa Morse*, Stacy Ross*, Anna Takayo*
*Member, Actors' Equity
We believe in making theater accessible to all:
Tickets are available as general admission with a sliding scale**.
Select your price: $35, $55, $75, or $100.
**$100/ticket is the actual cost of producing the show.
Tickets
Our Cast & Creative Team
Cast (in alphabetical order)
Danielle Levin*
Leontyne Mbele-Mbong*
Lisa Morse*
Stacy Ross*
Anna Takayo*
Brianne / Chaya
Ruthie/Tenkei
Mary Jane
Sherry / Dr. Toros
Amelia / Kat
Creative Team
Amy Kossow
Sheila Devitt
Mary Baird
John Bernard
Kate Boyd
Director
Stage Manager
Costume Coordinator
Lighting Designer
Scenic Consultant
Sound Designer
Production Team
Leontyne Mbele-Mbong
Tim Redmond
Luisa Sermol
Robert Parsons
Production Manager
Production Coordinator
Equity Coordinator
Casting Coordinator
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Amy Herzog
Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Amy Herzog is an American playwright. She is known for her poignant and character-driven plays that explore themes of family dynamics, personal relationships, and the complexities of human experience. She has received a Drama Desk Award as well as a nomination for a Tony Award.
Her play 4000 Miles, which ran Off-Broadway in 2011, was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Herzog adapted revivals of the Henrik Ibsen plays A Doll's House (2023) and An Enemy of the People (2024), both of which earned her Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play nominations and wins for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Adaptation.
Her play Mary Jane, which ran Off-Broadway in 2017, and premiered on Broadway in 2024, won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.
Our donors
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Mukesh and Anita Bajaj
Renaldo Billingslea
Dorian Chen
Anita & Eddie Cheung
Jen & Colin Cooper
Ellen Dale
Jackie Davies
Deanne Detmers
Anne Hallinan
David Hallinan
Raja Hammoud
Lisa & Jack Johnston
Hillary & Michael Kambour
Janet Zalman Kossow
Joe & Lynne Kossow
Amanda Lewis
Craig Moody
Nicolas Moore
Sandra Morse
Phoebe Moyer
Peter Oubourg
Kelly Pepper
Susan Phillips
Wendy Radford
Jim Roethe
John Ruskin
Erika Sim
Jean Simpson
Sharon Simpson
Rachel Spear
Kate Stechschulte
Evan & Anne Tager
oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!