The Constant Wife

Tickets for The Constant Wife by Somerset Maugham are on sale. The play has been adapted by MAC director Kate Fishman and is reimagined for the late 1960s, when women’s liberation was rising, social norms were shifting, and everything was groovy.

This adaptation drops Maugham’s sharp social comedy into the vibrant, swirling world of the late 1960s – a moment when women were questioning marriage, autonomy, and identity with new fire. In this story Constance Middleton, the stalwart wife of a philandering Harley Street doctor, starts reassessing her life and her choices both past and present. Her decisions are bold and surprising to herself and everyone who knows her. Through it all, Constance emerges as a heroine who discovers her power in a world buzzing with change.

The play features Cynthia Johnson, Gary Sousa, Kara McCann, Kristina Dahlene, Maura Van Voris, Michele Letourneau, Robert Mahowald, and Genevieve Suman.

Kate Fishman directs, shadowed by Elizabeth DaRosa. Stage management by Phoenix Froh and Steve McManus is the technical director.

Performance dates are August 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23. Friday and Saturday curtain at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinee at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $23 for MAC members and $28 for nonmembers and can be purchased at marionartcenter.org/events. The MAC’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater is located at 80 Pleasant St. Marion.