Greg Maraio*
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.
Shows
Oct 18 – Nov 16, 2024
directed by
paul daigneault
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 …