Jordan Harrison's Marjorie Prime at Main Street Players posits 21st Century technology giving people a chance to say what was left unsaid, to finish unfinished business. The insightful scrip…
The film is adapted by Michael Almereyda from Jordan Harrison's play.
It was announced on Tuesday that Marjorie Prime is the winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Michael Almereyda's Marjorie Prime, the film adapt…
The film, starring Lois Smith and Jon Hamm, is based on Jordan Harrison’s play, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
The annual film festival will also feature the debut of The Manifesto, starring Cate Blanchett.
Marjorie Prime explores the complex connections generated among four family members as they attempt to make sense of grief.
Mari Marchbanks Founder and Executive Director announced today the 2016 recipients of the biennial Horton Foote Prize, named in honor of the late playwright, which recognizes excellence in A…
Where are the limits to what technology can replace? In this series from Playwrights Horizons, explore Jordan Harrison's newest play, MARJORIE PRIME. The post Playwright’s Perspective:…
The Olney Theatre center takes on a play that explores memory and the importance of personal histories.
At 85, Marjorie sometimes forgets to eat, or just doesn't bother " especially since even taking a spoonful of peanut butter means having to confront the type with "the oil slick at the top" …
When you first enter Olney Theatre Center's intimate black-box space you're struck by the comforting, tony, contemporary home designed by Misha Kachman. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer a …
Are you more at ease talking into a device or on social media than speaking face to face with a loved one? Are you more frank when the chat is virtual? The sly new play "Marjorie Prime" will…
You can't trust anything these days, especially memories. Being human, we treat them like modeling clay"stretching, reshaping, pounding and molding our memories until they are the lumpen lef…
Question: What does it take to get an award-winning New York-based actor to perform in a tiny suburban outpost, 20 miles from Washington, DC? Answer: If the actor is Kathleen Butler"it’…
Performances of the Pulitzer Prize finalist begin tonight.
Thu, March 10 thru Sun, April 10 @ Olney Theatre Center, presented by Olney Theatre Center
By Judd HollanderPhoto by Jeremy DanielCoping with grief is the premise behind Jordan Harrison's fascinating drama Marjorie Prime, a tale which offers a bit of The Twilight Zone as…
The Off-Broadway League has announced an initial list of show closures for Jan. 23 due to the massive snowstorm blanketing the East Coast.
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Award-winning actress Lois Smith and writer Jordan Harrison talk about their critically acclaimed production, "Marjorie Prime." The play was a 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist. It's set in th…
Marjorie Prime, the Pulitzer Prize finalist running at Playwrights Horizons through Jan. 24, is intentionally unsettling. Playwright Jordan Harrison has set it in the near future when today'…
Trailer: Review coming soon. Photo by Jeremy Daniel
Marjorie Prime begins inside a house filled with modern, streamlined furniture in soft pastels, where we meet 85 year old Marjorie (Lois Smith) as she sits in an older-looking recliner. She'…
by Samuel L. Leiter Here's one of many questions raised by Marjorie Prime"Jordan Harrison's 2015 Pulitzer finalist play"about artificial intelligence. Assume it's the year 2062, and technolo…