NEWS
Mary Jane in the Press
Check out what Seattle audience and critics are saying about Mary Jane, on stage at Seattle Rep through April 19, 2026.
Audience & Critic Reviews
Seattle Rep Audiences:
"It was incredible. The balance between levity and deep emotional content was portrayed perfectly by the actors."
"This show was amazing. Lighting, staging, set design, acting. Just incredible. We will recommend to all our friends."
“I felt so held by this work; it was beautiful.”
“There were moments I just had to cry, you feel so much of the weight Mary Jane did.”
"Its really just such a powerful piece of theatre. It has all the darkness and levity that makes it pace along really nicely, it stays interesting the whole way through, and the direction is incredible."
“It was 90 minutes of being human…bring tissues!”
“The show was great, it really pulls at your heart strings.”
“Everyone here is so talented, I mean, there isn’t much I wouldn’t trust [Seattle Rep] to pull off.”
Seattle Area Press:
The Seattle Times: "Poignant... and openhearted."
"...directed with fitting delicacy by Allison Narver."
“A heartbreaking (but funny!) portrait of grief and love”
The Stranger: “[Mary Jane] captures what it is to be suspended, frozen in a state of crisis, but the play still promises humor, clarity, and humanity.”
The Sound On Stage: "A piece that doesn’t demand to be felt so much as it asks to be witnessed"
Miriam's Theatre Musings: "A luminous performance by Brenda Joyner in the title role"
"Both heart-warming and heart tugging"
"You can feel the love in this one."
Recommendations
See Mary Jane for yourself March 19–April 19, 2026 at Seattle Rep
