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I know the levers to pull to be that person.
Im a great actress.
Nothing we do is gonna change the cards!)
it can start to feel like Letts is underlining his plays motifs in red.
Its also walking a difficult line with Mary Page herself.
What would you say if I said I wanted to get to know you better?
Maybe there is and maybe there isnt.
Even Letts may not quite know.
What Im asking you is, who is the person pulling the levers?
Thats not easy, you know, she says, For us.
So he gets exactly what he wants, snaps Wendy, Why cant you just say what you want?
Dont tell me how I feel!
You dont know how I feel!
You dont know anything about the way I feel!
Overbey screams, rending the scene in two with a sudden geyser of suppressed rage.
I have a lot of.
There is a lot on my mind.
Right now, she falters, coming down from her thunderous outburst.
Shell just turn her head and weep.
Browns Mary Janes are, with the exception of tiny moments, overwhelmingly sanguine.
Shes now a nice old lady who watchesHouseon the couch with Husband No.
3 and has charmingly mundane interactions with young sales clerks.
MARY PAGE: No.
Did I say wrong?
SHRINK: Seems like it bothers you.
MARY PAGE: Eh.
[Laughs, thinks.]
Just seems like, why did I bother, you know?
Mary Page Marloweis at Second Stage Theater.
