Oh, Mary!
Overview
By Cole Escola
Directed by Sam Pinkleton
Starring Mason Alexander Park
‘DIZZYINGLY, BREATHTAKINGLY FUNNY… A FAST AND WILD JOY RIDE!’
Time Out
‘BELIEVE THE HYPE!’
Variety
Oh, Mary! is an uproariously dark comedy about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound in this 80-minute one-act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln, through the lens of an idiot (playwright Cole Escola).
Declared “one of the best comedies in years” by The New York Times, Oh, Mary! received Tony Awards for Best Leading Actor in a Play (Cole Escola) and Best Direction of a Play (Sam Pinkleton).
For its upcoming London transfer, Mason Alexander Park (The Sandman, Cabaret) stars as Mary Todd Lincoln. Completing the cast are Kate O’Donnell as Mary’s Chaperone, Oliver Stockley as Mary’s Husband’s Assistant, with Dino Fetscher as Mary’s Teacher and Giles Terera as Mary’s Husband.
