“Gloriously funny; wickedly amusing… an unalloyed delight” – The Telegraph

Middle-aged, unmarried and embittered, Maureen is locked in a stalemate with her elderly mother Mag, who is as selfish as she is manipulative. Their simmering relationship boils over when Maureen takes a lover and finds hope for escape. “Perhaps the best Irish play of the last 20 years” (Chicago Tribune), this was the break out hit by the then 25-year-old Irish writer Martin McDonagh , now known for his plays A Skull in Connemara (1997), The Lonesome West (1997), The Cripple of Inishmaan (1997), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001), The Pillowman (2003) and A Behanding in Spokane (2010), as well as the films In Bruges (2008) and Seven Psychopaths (2012).

PRAISE FOR THE PLAY
“A marvelous play” The Times
“Has the audience gasping with surprise (and sometimes horror) between bursts of laughter” – Herald
“Hilarious, dark and utterly brutal” – Evening Standard
“What you notice about the audience is how ­vocal it is. No surprise that people laugh at the jokes, of course. Martin ­McDonagh’s writing sparkles with ­deadpan irony… Less expected is the reaction to the story itself. More than once the plot twists produce gasps from the stalls” – The Guardian

AWARDS FOR THE PLAY
1998 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
1998 Drama League Award for Best Play
1998 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Play
Nominated for 1998 Tony Award for Best Play

LENGTH OF SHOW TBA

TOP RATING! “Complex, resonant… The Whipping Man‘s a concentrated dose of potent history; with a mix of humor and intense drama that ensure the standing ovation.” – SF Chronicle

Days after the South surrendered to the Union, two emancipated slaves find themselves caring for their former owner’s son, a Confederate captain who was seriously wounded during the final battle of the Civil War. When the three Jewish men share an uneasy, improvised Seder to mark Passover, they discover that, though they are no longer tied by ownership, they remain bound by faith, history and explosive secrets.

PRAISE FOR THIS PRODUCTION
“Easily one of the best shows of the season, packed with challenging ideas and questions that just might reverberate in your mind for days.” – Bohemian
FIVE STARS! “The cast brings the characters to life beautifully – you ache when they ache… It’s impossible not to get caught up in it.” – Marin IJ
“One-of-a-kind powerhouse; a rare theatrical must-see.” – Mill Valley Herald
“A memorable emotional ride, likely to remain in the heart long after seeing the play.”  – TheatreStorm
“Riveting; an astonishing level of immediacy and impact.” – TheaterDogs
“Evocative, poignant and remarkably powerful – an undeniably touching experience” – AltDaily
“Awe-inspiring, engrossing and unexpectedly important” – The Virginian-Pilot
“An explosive story, powerfully played by the three actors. It’s flat-out excellent.” – 89.5 WHRV-FM

FEATURES ABOUT THE PLAY
J Weekly interview with playwright Matthew Lopez
SF Weekly interview with director Jasson Minadakis
Bay Area Reporter interview with playwright Matthew Lopez
Wanda’s Picks interview with actor Tobie Windham *Starts at 90:30
San Francisco Chronicle interview with playwright Matthew Lopez

PRAISE FOR THE PLAY
Winner of the New York Outer Critics Circle’s 2011 John Gassner Playwriting Award
“A sweeping epic” – Philadelphia Weekly
“Suspenseful, searing… The Whipping Man is hard to shake from one’s mind” – The Jewish Week
“ Haunting immediacy; emotionally potent ” – The New York Times

LENGTH OF SHOW
One hour 50 minutes including one 15 minute intermission

“One of the best I’ve ever seen… The acting is amazing; spins theatrical gold.” – Marinscope
“Laugh-out-loud funny… Vibrant, smartly cast staging shows how quick-witted and engaging ‘Godot’ can be.” – San Francisco Examiner
“Stunning, superb revival with a brilliant cast of magnificent actors… Director Jasson Minadakis uses uncanny skill to bring out the play’s humor.” – Talkin’ Broadway

Didi and Gogo dally by the side of the road. They are expecting the imminent arrival of another man. They’ve asked this man for nothing definite, but eagerly anticipate his reply. And though they admit that they do not know him well and won’t even recognize him when they see him, they wait. They wait for Godot. | Voted most significant English language play of the 20th century by 800 playwrights, actors, directors and journalists in a poll by the Royal National Theatre

Features Oregon Shakespeare Festival company member Mark Bedard (Animal Crackers, The Servant of Two Masters), Cirque du Soleil veteran Ben Johnson, Bay Area favorites James Carpenter (world premiere of 9 Circles) and Mark Anderson Phillips (Tiny Alice, The Last Schwartz) and Marin middle schoolers Sam Novick and Lucas Meyers.

“Endearing and amusing… In a show so dependent on the actors’ ability to tell the story through strong acting, Marin Theatre Company triumphantly succeeds” - Broadway World
“Mark Anderson Phillips and Mark Bedard are adorable, inspired, captivating” - Theater Dogs
“Continuously engaging and very funny” – Theatre Storm

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“Wonderful” – SF CHRONICLE | “Wonderful” – MARIN IJ
“Wonderful” – THEATER DOGS | “Wonderful” – MARINSCOPE
“The talent assembled at MTC for It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play dazzles.” – SF EXAMINER
“Familiar and comfortable… heartwarming” – TALKIN’ BROADWAY

Step back in time to the 1940s. Become the live studio audience for a radio broadcast of this American holiday favorite. True to Frank Capra’s cinematic classic, everyman George Bailey must learn that “no man is a failure who has friends” (and a little divine intervention). Experience It’s a Wonderful Life live and in color with five actors performing the voices of dozens of characters while creating foley sound effects. | Perfect for the whole family.

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“Exhilarating” – SF CHRONICLE | “Explosive” – SF EXAMINER

“A modern work of art” – THEATER DOGS | “A gritty and gripping allegory” – BAY GUARDIAN

“Awesome” – MARINSCOPE | “Dazzling” – MARIN IJ

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
By Suzan-Lori Parks | Directed by Timothy Douglas
In association with Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
Featuring Biko Eisen-Martin and Bowman Wright

Lincoln and Booth. They are rivals. They are brothers. Lincoln, the elder, is trying to make a go at honest work after years of hustling three-card monte; and Booth, the younger, is a wannabe looking to learn the tricks of his brother’s illegitimate trade. Trapped by their poverty, family history and ominously prophetic given names, these two black men find themselves locked in a dangerous game of deception, sparring over just which one’s the Player and which one’s the Played.

Winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama – This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the benchmark win, the first for an African-American woman.

  “Eloquent… luminous… revelatory… scores on every level.” – San Francisco Chronicle

During a six-week adult Creative Drama class, four strangers and their teacher learn more about themselves than they do about acting. Don’t miss this regional premiere of “the biggest hit” by “one of the country’s hottest young playwrights” (San Francisco Chronicle), whose plays Body Awareness and The Aliens were recently seen at Aurora Theatre Company and SF Playhouse.

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Written by a writer/producer of the AMC series Mad Men, the original Chicago production won the 2008 Jeff Award for Best New Work. It went on to receive a star-studded New York run featuring Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, which TIME MAGAZINE named one of the “Top 10 plays of 2009.”

“Highly comic… Director Ryan Rilette and his cast measure the laughter to dig deeper… temper[ing] the comedy with an intriguing resonance.” – SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Following an altercation between their 11-year-old sons in Cobble Hill Park, Annette and Alan Raleigh agree to meet Veronica and Michael Novak to discuss the situation civilly – practice the art of co-existence rather than slaughter each other with insurance claims and lawsuits. However, the veneer of polite society soon falls away as the couples begin to regress to childish accusations, bullying and bickering.

The mercenary Moor Othello, general of the Venetian armies, has just married Desdemona, daughter of a powerful senator. But their delight cannot last long. The villain Iago will see to that. He is jealous for having been passed over for promotion by Othello in favor of the untested gentleman soldier Michael Cassio. He will stop at nothing until he uses Desdemona to destroy the two men he hates.

With 19 Shakespeare productions under his belt, Artistic Director Jasson Minadakis (2010 San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award winner for best director) helms this timeless, tragic tale of love, deceit, jealousy and murder.