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MARY MARY QUITE CONTRARY by Rehana Lew Mirza

Published: Aug. 13, 2023, 4:30 p.m.

It\u2019s 1907 and a typhoid fever outbreak among New York City\u2019s elite families has led zealous sanitation engineer George Soper (Matt Park) to the home of the haughty Mr. Winthrop (Michael Chernus) and a face-off with Winthrop\u2019s proud, though not very hygienic cook, \u201cTyphoid Mary" Mallon (Catherine Curtin).\xa0

Playwright Rehana Lew Mirza\u2019s history-inspired comedy, a 2021 Wordsmith Duo Commission supported by the Axe-Houghton Foundation, is directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel and features music by composer Tom Kochan. Stay tuned after the play for a lively conversation with Playing on Air Executive Director Yvie Jones and all the featured artists.\xa0