Upcoming projects
STARSTRUCK by Emily Saliers, Beth Malone, and Mary Ann Stratton
Mary returns to the STARSTRUCK creative team as the Writer’s Assistant as it makes its world premiere at Bucks County Playhouse February 20 - March 21. Learn more here.
Starstruck is a sharp and surprising new musical comedy set in the mountain town of Sawtooth, Idaho, where the night sky looms large and the stars have never felt closer. Astronomer Cyd DeBerg is determined to secure Dark Sky Reserve status for the town — but not if bar owner JD’s neon sign has anything to say about it. When a nationally known podcaster arrives to cover the conflict, small-town tensions lead to revelations about connection, change, and unexpected attraction. With a book by Tony Award–nominee Beth Malone and Mary Ann Stratton and music by Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls, Starstruck shines as a luminous new musical that sparkles with heart.
Slap Ass Friday by Kaitlyn Gonzalez
Mary directed the premiere production of Slap Ass Friday at the Hollywood Fringe Festival this past June (check out reviews here). The production was featured in The Hollywood Reporter, which described it as “bracingly anatomical.”
Slap Ass Friday explores questions of consent and sexual harassment in the early 2010s, following a young girl, Kay, as she navigates adolescence, identity, and the messy process of figuring out what it means to be a woman.
Next, Mary and Kaitlyn are looking to bring this story to NYC. Check back here and follow the Slap Ass Friday Instagram to stay in the loop on next steps.