By Stephen Massicotte
Directed by Kate Rose Reynolds
April 4-27th, 2025
Preview Performance Friday, April 4th
Opening Night Saturday, April 5th
Scripps Ranch Theatre continues their Season 45 with MARY’S WEDDING, written by Stephen
Massicotte. Directed by Kate Rose Reynolds, the production runs April 4th – 27th on the campus of
Alliant International University. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at
2pm. There will be a preview performance on Friday, April 4th with a Press Opening on Saturday, April
5th at 7:30pm. Patrons can purchase Tickets online at https://scrippsranchtheatre.org/showtickets/ or
contact SRT Patron Services at 858-395-0573.
Synopsis: Mary and Charlie meet in a deserted barn and begin a whirlwind romance. But World War I
is looming, and the lovers must part as Charlie joins the war effort and Mary is left alone with her
dreams. This deeply romantic dream-play is an exquisitely personal examination of the cost of war.
The talented cast includes Dennis O’Connor and Lilliana Talwatte.
Director Kate Rose Reynolds shared “I have had a decade-long love affair with Mary’s Wedding, ever
since I was lucky enough to perform in it in upstate New York. The show is a powerful, poignant
balancing act – deeply romantic without veering into melodrama, heart-wrenching while still feeling
hopeful, highly theatrical without seeming contrived. Even the writing reflects this dichotomous
nature; Massicotte transports us with rich, poetic narration, and then grounds us with charming,
everyday dialogue. It’s a rare gem of a play that feels both familiar and entirely fresh and inventive,
that can speak to us of love and war (two tales as old as time) and yet leave us in suspense, waiting
for the next moment. The dream play structure, with its nonlinear storytelling and charged surreality,
deepens the already profound emotional resonances. This highly theatrical framework allows all of
the artists involved to shine – it’s a tour de force not just for the actors, but for each member of our
incredible design team as well. I am thrilled to invite audience members to dream this dream with us.”
“There are many thrills that can be experienced in the theater. But the sensation of flying through
a landscape on the back of a galloping horse is not usually among them. So there’s a certain
bravado . . . in writing a play about a cavalry charge. Or about lovers whose feelings ripen on
horseback. In Mary’s Wedding . . . Stephen Massicotte gets us up in the saddle for both.”
—The New York Times
“[L]ove and war may be the oldest stories we have. But they also never grow old, especially not
when they are told with as much delicacy and restraint as Massicotte’s play displays . . . ”
—The Boston Globe
“Put[s] you in mind of the grand passion of Catherine and Heathclif in Wuthering Heights, the
vastness of their love mirroring the wild tangle of nature.”
—The Washington Times
“[T]aps into some strikingly intense feelings about love, loss, and recovery.”
—Chicago Tribune
Director Kate Rose Reynolds’ talented production team includes the following
Stage Manager Timothy Benson
Producer Ruth Russell
Set Design Dixon Fish
Set Construction John Owen
Props Design/Set Dressing Duane McGregor
Scenic Painting Duane McGregor
Lighting Design Sammy Webster
Asst Lighting Cynthia Bloodgood
Sound Design Marc Akiyama
Costume Design Dawn Fuller-Korinek
Movement Director Taylor Oxley
Intimacy Director Kandace Crystal
Kate Rose Reynolds (Director) Kate Rose Reynolds (she/her) is a multi-hyphenate theatre maker and
the Director of Operations for Loud Fridge Theatre Group. Recent directing credits include: Twelfth
Night of the Living Dead, We Lovers (SD Fringe Festival Critic’s Choice Award), Ripped, The
Pandemusical Diaries, Straight (Loud Fridge Theatre Group); Misery, the world premiere of It’s a Small
World, or, The Robot Play, Mala (Bristol Valley Theatre); and co-directing gUnTOPIA (Roustabouts
Theatre Company). She was most recently seen on stage in Tartuffe (North Coast Repertory Theatre
and Laguna Playhouse), and stars in the independent horror film Soul to Keep, currently streaming on
various platforms. She also serves as the resident Technical Director for Chequamegon Children’s
Theatre in northern Wisconsin. www.katerosereynolds.com
Scripps Ranch Theatre is located on the campus of Alliant International University. Performances run
from February 14 – March 9th on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2pm. Patrons can
purchase Tickets online at https://scrippsranchtheatre.org or call 858-395-0573.
About Scripps Ranch Theatre
Scripps Ranch Theatre (SRT) is a professional theatre company located on the campus of Alliant
International University and is celebrating its 44th Season. Helmed by Artistic Director, Jill Drexler,
Scripps Ranch Theatre produces a mainstage season in their intimate 118 seat space. SRT strives to
share stories that engage the heart and mind. To learn more, visit www.scrippsranchtheatre.org
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