Production History

Mary's Wedding

In Love and In Dreams

As summer melts to autumn, the Touchstone stage lights up with a story about first love. That reckless, unfettered kind of love that heats skin and halts breath. Two wanderers meet in a deserted barn. Speed off on a galloping horse, unstoppable, through the rainy night, toward their happily ever after. But World War I beckons; it's a siege in need of soldiers. In need of horses. In need of people capable of throwing caution to the wind. Leaving in their wake only dreams of future plans and distant, stormy nights.

In the intimacy of our indoor space, the poetry of this play will fill your heart - a final, poignant surprise to extend your APT season. Featuring Nate Burger and Laura Rook, and directed by APT Artistic Director Brenda DeVita.

Play Summary:

Mary and Charlie embody a love that rings sweetly true from its very beginning. Unfortunately, world events have little consideration for such things, and the lovers part as Charlie joins the war effort, leaving Mary alone with her dreams. An exquisitely personal examination of the cost of war.

Featuring Nate Burger & Laura Rook

Cast

Mary / Flowers

Laura Rook^*

Charlie

Nate Burger^*

Staff

Director

Brenda DeVita

Movement Director

Jessica Bess Lanius^*

Voice & Text Coach

Susan Schuld

Costume Design

Daniele Tyler Mathews

Scenic Design

Takeshi Kata^†

Lighting Design

Jason Fassl^†

Sound Design & Original Music

Sartje Pickett^†

Production Stage Manager

Evelyn Matten^*

Rehearsal Stage Manager

Jacqueline Singleton^*

Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager

Marissa Ashlyn Raby

^* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers

^** Member of Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an Independent Labor Union

^† Member of United Scenic Artists

Beautiful dreaming in APT's "Mary's Wedding"
By Aaron Conklin, MadisonMagazine.com, November 3, 2016.

SPOILERS: "Mary's Wedding" is a meditation on love and loss.
By Gwendolyn Rice, The Isthmus, November 3, 2016.

In love and dreams: affecting "Mary's Wedding" caps a season in Spring Green
By Lindsay Christians, The Capital Times, October 31, 2016.

War interrupts young love in "Mary's Wedding"
By Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 31, 2016.

Takeaways: "Mary's Wedding"
By Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 31, 2016.

AUDIO: On Stage at Three Famous Venues
Mary's Wedding interview and reading with actors Laura Rook and Nate Burger, director Brenda DeVita and host Norman Gilliland.
Wisconsin Public Radio, University of the Air.