Oh Mary!

Oh Mary! at Fisher Theatre - MI

Want a Sunday matinee with bite? Oh, Mary! is Cole Escola's wonderfully improper answer to the solemnity of American history. The fictional Mary Todd Lincoln has ambitions nobody seems eager to hear about, and her frustration becomes the engine of a dark, absurd comedy. Its short, concentrated format makes it a lively alternative to a leisurely afternoon spent doing the usual things.

An eighty-minute, one-act format keeps the outing focused on Mary's predicament. Someone drawn to darker character comedy has a specific premise to anticipate: a woman whose private ambitions push against the role she occupies. That contrast offers a point of recognition without asking you to treat the imagined character as biographical fact.

Choose the Sunday, February 28, 2027, matinee at Fisher Theatre in Detroit, beginning at 1:00 PM. The play's age guidance is fourteen and up. Make it a theatre date with someone who enjoys an absurd approach to familiar material, and compare your responses to Escola's fictional First Lady afterward. Sharing a taste for irreverent comedy gives the plan its starting point.

Trade the usual Sunday routine for Escola's unruly imagination. Oh, Mary! plays Fisher Theatre in Detroit on February 28, 2027, at 1:00 PM. Check seats for the matinee.