Mary Jane (TCG Edition)

“Mary Jane is more like a Samuel Beckett play than a medical drama. It is not about what happens to Mary Jane. It is more about her endurance and her attitude… It has many expressions of hope and perseverance… a terrific, tear-inducing, universal tale of caring and coping.” ~Hartford Courant

“...quietly compelling and uncompromising... Herzog has always possessed a gifted ear. Here more than ever her dialogue offers insight into each character by what is not said. This subtext, or verbal shorthand, communicates deep understanding between like minds and acutely empathetic friends.” ~New Haven Register

"Amy Herzog's exquisite and deeply moving Mary Jane...succeeds in dramatizing kindness, attentiveness, honesty, connection." ~Time Out New York

"An exquisite, bracing drama...An unblinking portrayal of endurance in the narrow parallel universe of the chronically unwell, and what it's like when the walls start closing in...The writer's mix of sympathy and showmanship is gorgeously ruthless." ~Village Voice

"A wrenching tale of everyday heroism that is all the more touching for its total lack of sentimentality. I've never seen a more honest portrayal of the day-to-day demands of caregiving, or a more moving tribute to a mother's love. It might just be Ms. Herzog's best play to date." ~Wall Street Journal

"Herzog at her best... Confirming its author as one of the most lucid and sensitive American playwriting voices to have emerged in the past decade." ~Hollywood Reporter

"For a heart-piercing ride-along on the avalanche of emotion engulfing the parent of a desperately ill, incapacitated child, playwright Amy Herzog exceeds her own fine record of accomplishment with Mary Jane." ~Washington Post

"Mary Jane is a play with unexpected grace and optimism, and one that offers faith in the power of communion." ~Vogue

"A heart-stopping play... Amy Herzog's devastating new work is must-see theater for anyone with a heart." ~Variety