*Tickets are on sale now <http://www.playhousesquare.org/> for Mamai's 2017 Summer Season at Playhouse Square * *THE TESTAMENT OF MARY by Colm Tóibín, with Anne McEvoy* *Directed by Bernadette Clemens* *July 5 - 23, 2017 Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm* *The Helen Rosenfeld Lewis Bialosky Lab Theatre* Imagine the most iconic mother of all time telling her private version of a story we thought we knew. Colm Toibin’s retelling of the pivotal events in the life of Jesus Christ through the eyes of Mary the survivor challenges us to imagine the suffering, courage and strength of mothers on a colossal scale -- up close and personal. Prepare to join a gifted playwright and performer in a one-of-a-kind solo journey that will leave you with new insight and questions, along with a deeper appreciation for human endurance in the context of mystery. "Mary stripped bare... A private tête-à-tête with a woman who has an extraordinary story to tell." -*- The New York Times* *A DOLL'S HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Thornton Wilder* *Directed by Christine McBurney* *August 9 - 27, 2017 Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm* *The Helen Rosenfeld Lewis Bialosky Lab Theatre* Imagine a devoted wife and mother who makes an unexpected journey to an unplanned exit with a famous door slam heard around the world. Ibsen’s 1870s classic reshaped through a 1937 adaptation by American master Thornton Wilder takes audiences on a suspenseful ride to the edge of a gaping precipice of personal discovery that has a potential gain so great, that even a mother’s love and a wife’s duty can be swayed to sacrifice. "A solitary soul is heard gasping as if her last breath were at hand." --* The New York Times* *“Doll's House, A (Wilder)” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.* This season is funded in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. *Purchase tickets or subscribe here <http://www.playhousesquare.org/>!* *To sponsor or donate, or for more information, please visit us on the web <http://www.mamaitheatreco.org/>.*