Greg Maraio* (Art Cudahy) returns to SpeakEasy after originating the role of Art in the world premiere of Pru Payne at The Arizona Theater Company. A Boston native, his SpeakEasy credits include The Inheritance, Significant Other (IRNE nomination), Casa Valentina (IRNE and Elliot Norton nominations), and Necessary Monsters; Other regional credits include Grand Horizons (Gloucester Stage Company); The Arboretum Experience (The American Repertory Theater); Finish Line (Citi Performing Arts); The Book Club Play, Brawler (IRNE nomination), and Faithless (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Nora Theatre Company); Wolf Play, Colossal, Splendor, The Good Negro, Mr. Marmalade, The Gibson Girl, and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Company One Theatre); and Noises Off (Dash nomination, The Footlight Club). Maraio’s mentor was the late Thomas Derrah, and he received a BFA from Lesley University where he studied with Anne Pluto. Immense gratitude to Steven and Paul for keeping me around. For Lee and Patty.
East Coast Premiere! Prudence “Pru” Payne is a contemporary Dorothy Parker: a sharp-tongued intellectual and critic who recently signed on to share her extraordinary life in an eagerly-awaited autobiography. But when Pru’s memory starts to fade, her son sets her …
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