New Production Presents a Portrait of a Life

Midday on WNYC | Aug 6, 2018

Director Lila Neugebauer and actor Blair Brown discuss their play, Mary Page Marlowe, now at Second Stage Theater. Mary Page Marlowe presents as an ordinary accountant from Ohio who has experienced life’s ups and downs. This intimate play offers a haunting portrait of a seemingly typical life and demonstrates how a series of forgotten moments can add up to one memorable narrative. 

This segment is guest hosted by Nancy Giles.

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