BRIDGE STREET THEATRE PRESENTS
Amy Herzog’s Poignant, All-Female Ensemble Drama That Will Break Your Heart and Lift Your Spirit
“MARY JANE”
CATSKILL, NEW YORK – May 22 – June 1, 2025 – Bridge Street Theatre, one of the Hudson Valley’s most adventurous regional theatres, proudly presents *Obie* and *New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award*-winning playwright *Amy Herzog’s **MARY JANE*, running *May 22 through June 1, 2025*, at its
intimate Catskill performance space.
At the center of MARY JANE is a woman quietly performing acts of *extraordinary heroism*. Abandoned by her husband and faced with the unrelenting challenges of caring for a chronically ill two-year-old, Mary Jane leans on *optimism, humor, and the fierce support of a circle of other women* – played here by a stellar, *all-female ensemble* tackling multiple roles. With piercing insight and unexpected flashes of levity, Herzog’s play explores *resilience, caretaking, *and* what community means when **you’re** navigating the unimaginable*.
“An unflinching, beautifully observed portrait of caregiving and hope. One of the most affecting new American plays in recent memory.” – The New York Times
Directed by Zoya Kachadurian, the Bridge Street Theatre production features Amy Crossman in the title role, supported by Roxanne Fay, Marianne Matthews, Clarissa Hernandez, and Renee Hewitt – each performing across *dual roles* that shape Mary Jane’s makeshift family. Design is by John Sowle (lighting), Carmen Borgia (sets and sound), and Michelle Rogers (costumes), with stage management by Hannarose Manning.
Performances take place Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. Tickets are $30 general admission, with $16 tickets available for students. The theatre is located at 44 West Bridge Street, Catskill, NY 12414 – a short drive from Hudson, Albany, and other points in the Hudson Valley.
For tickets and additional information, visit BridgeSt.org, email Contact@BridgeSt.org, or call the
box office at 518-943-3818.
*MARY JANE*
Written by Amy Herzog
Friday May 22, 2025 – Sunday June 1, 2025
Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm
Bridge Street Theatre
44 W. Bridge Street, Catskill, NY 12414
http://www.bridgest.org
Office Phone: 518-943-3894
Box Office: 518-943-3818
*Tickets:*Online in advance: $30
Ages 18 and under: $16
https://bridgest.org/mary-jane-tickets/
Director – Zoya Kachadurian
Sets and Sound – Carmen Borgia
Lights – John Sowle
Costumes – Michelle Rogers
Stage Manager – Hannarose Manning
*Cast:*
Mary Jane – Amy Crossman*
Ruthie – Roxanne Fay
Sherry – Marianne Matthews*
Brianne – Renee Hewitt
Amelia – Clarissa Hernandez
Dr. Toros – Marianne Matthews*
Kat – Clarissa Hernandez
Chaya – Renee Hewitt
Tenkei – Roxanne Fay
*Actor/Director Bios:*
*Amy Crossman (Mary Jane)* is an AEA actor, playwright, and sometimes clown. As an actor, she’s worked with Hudson Valley Shakespeare, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and Chenango River Theatre, among other places. Her solo show *The Great
Divide *was first produced by Boomerang Theatre Company at HERE Arts Center in 2023, and again regionally at Bridge Street Theatre and Chenango River Theatre in 2024. She’s studied with a lot of kind and funny people including Judy Gold, Chris Bayes, Karl Bury, and Mark H. Dold. She loves Diet Coke, magic, the New York Yankees, getting a full night’s sleep, bread and therapy. www.amycrossman.com.
*Roxanne Fay (Ruthie/Tenkei)* is happy and grateful to return to Bridge Street. As an actor, Roxanne was honored with the 2022 Berkie Award (Berkshire Theatre Critics’ Association) for her portrayal of Mary Tyrone in the Bridge Street Theatre production of *Long Day?s Journey Into Night, *and she joined the summer 2022 season with the Prague Shakespeare Company (Czech Republic). In Florida, Roxanne was part of the original cast of *OZ *for freeFall Theatre. Roles there include Dr. Emma Brookner in *The Normal Heart* and Nurse Ratched in *One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. *Florida productions include * The Sound Inside, Apples In Winter, The Beauty Queen Of Leenane, Love Bird, Doubt, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing *and *HIR.* As playwright, Roxanne was named a 2016 Hawthornden Writers’ Fellow (in residence, Hawthornden Castle, Scotland). Her play, *Thrice To Mine was *created at Hawthornden and premiered in 2019 at Bridge Street Theatre. Roxanne has created work for the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, including her first film, *Breton And The Muse: A Midnight In Paris*, a focal point of the Dali’s acclaimed exhibition coordinated with Le Centre Pompidou (Paris). Book versions of her works, *Thrice to Mine* and *Upon This Rock: The Magdalene Speaks* are available on Amazon.
*Clarissa Hernandez (Amelia/Kat)* is thrilled to be making their Bridge Street Theatre debut! Clarissa is a Mexican-American actor, improviser and stage combatant. Born in El Paso, TX, they now reside in New York where they studied at the Upright Citizens Brigade, HB Studio, MN Acting Studio, New York Combat for Stage and Screen and ARG Studio. Their favorite roles include Laertes in *Hamlet*, Simone in the Downtown Brooklyn immersive theater production of *Money Heist*, and Helena, a first-generation immigrant in *Swans*, a magical realism independent movie currently in post-production. More information can be found on their Instagram @explainsittall
*Ren?e Hewitt (Brianne/Chaya)* is thrilled to return to Bridge Street after playing Mariya in their production of *Uncle Vanya. *She is an over 30 year stage, film and voiceover actress seen in such leading stage roles as: Sarah Bernhardt/*Bernhardt/Hamlet*, Helen Bechdel/*Fun Home*,
Ouiser/*Steel Magnolias*, Aldonza/*Man of La Mancha*, Kate Mundy/ *Dancing at Lughnasa*, Rona Lisa Piretti/*25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*, Annie Sullivan/*Miracle Worker*, Sugar/*Tiny Beautiful Things*, Slank and Fighting Prawn/*Peter and the Starcatcher*. Voiceover credits include: Ivy in Soulcalibur II and Epona Rhi in Mechwarrior III. Since moving to New York City 1 – years ago she has performed at Gallery Players as Beth in *Constancy of Home *in the Black Box New Play Festival and in *Metamorphoses *as Lucina, A and Mother. She was also seen as Gem in *Timmy* at Columbia University and as Mother in the staged reading of *MiniMe* at Open Jar Studios which will be fully produced December 2025 at Chain Theater, NYC. Ren?e currently studies voice and acting with Romana Mallory; studiomallory.com. I’m forever grateful to both Steven and John for the opportunities they have given me. ReneeJHewitt.com
*Marianne Matthews (Sherry/Dr. Toros) *is a native New Yorker who originally hails from Rosedale, Queens and later Manhasset, Long Island before settling in Manhattan after college. Today, she splits her time between her Manhattan and Hudson Valley homes. Some of Marianne’s proudest New York City performances include roles in the Off-Broadway premiere of Tennessee Williams’ *Spring Storm* (Theatre at St. Clements), *Hamlet *(Boomerang Theatre Co.), *Towards Zero* (Pulse Ensemble Theatre),* Murder on the Nile *(Pulse), and *Shirley Valentine* (Sanford Meisner Theatre), a one-woman comedic play. Regional Theatre credits include Muriel in *The Fox on the Fairway* (White Plains Performing Arts Center) and Ouiser in *Steel Magnolias* (Millbrook Playhouse). In the Hudson Valley she has appeared in *Crazy Mary*, *Women of Manhattan*, and *Left*. In May 2024, Marianne was featured in the role of scientist/suffragist Hertha Ayrton in a staged reading of *The Half-Life of Marie Curie* at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York. She also appeared in Wellness, Inc., a television pilot, which was an Official Selection of the 2022 SOHO International Film Festival. Marianne
earned her MFA from The Actors Studio Drama School and is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.
*Zoya Kachadurian (Director)* Recently produced and directed a reading at Symphony Space in NYC of *Voices from the Silenced *by Martha Boesing and Victoria Rue starring Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Jane Curtin, Marsha Mason, Amy Irving, Christine Lahti, Rachel Ticotin and Christina Redd. She directed the world premieres of *Wasabia *by Wendy Herlich at Centenary Stage, and the critically acclaimed *Apple Season *by EM Lewis At NJ REP.*. *She also directed a video of her award winning-theatrical
production of *Georgia and Me,* by and with Sarah Ford, and many new works for Manhattan Theatre
Source’s Estrogenius Festival, and others for EST’s Octoberfest. In Massachusetts she directed *The Ride* (an original musical), *The 39 Steps, King O? the Moon, The Graduate, The Miracle Worker, Stones in his Pockets, An Inspector Calls *and* Stick Fly *(Majestic Theatre in West Springfield); *The Cocktail Hour* (New Century Theatre) and a critically acclaimed *Stones in His Pockets* (Stoneham and Gloucester). She is a member of the Lincoln Center and EST Directors’ Labs, and LaMama’s International Directors’ Symposium.. She is a proud member of AEA, DGA and SDC. www.Zoyazk.com