Marin Theatre in Mill Valley kicked off 2025 with Waste, the organizations fresh take on a century-old play that will have you on the edge of your seat, and followed up with “Eureka Day,” Bay Area playwright Jonathan Spector’s sly, incisive comedy. A spoof of ultra-careful parents discussing vaccination policy at an exclusive private school — and a spoof of much more than that — the play was well received everywhere.
Now they’re onto the metatheatrical reclamation of American mythology “Sally & Tom” by Suzan-Lori Parks October 30 – November 23, 2025.
Luce also stars as Sally, while Tom is played by Mike, her romantic partner and the production’s director.
The past and present collide in this electrifying exploration of artistic authenticity, history, power, and truth. “Sally & Tom” made its World Premiere at The Guthrie Theatre before performing Off-Broadway at The Public Theater.
The New York Times gave it a Critic’s Pick, calling it “hilarious and harrowing. The subtlety, cleverness and humanity with which “Sally & Tom” approaches the story of Hemings and Jefferson, dazzlingly doubled in the story of the troupe putting it on, come as no surprise at all.”
The New York Sun said “Sally & Tom” “paints, in clear and concise strokes, an unfinished struggle for a more perfect union.” Executive Artistic Director Lance Gardner makes his Marin Theatre directorial debut with this work.
A note from the Executive Artistic Director:
I know what a bold choice this is, and I don’t think people expect any less of me. During the company’s 2017 run of Thomas Bradshaw’s Thomas & Sally, I was here rehearsing Shakespeare in Love as an actor and experienced some of the turmoil firsthand. There was still an aura of unresolved conflict around that production when I joined the company as artistic director in 2023, and I’ve been eager to address it in the right way. I’ve never shied away from difficult topics, and there’s no better way to confront that aspect of the history of this theatre than through the art of theatre itself. -Lance Gardner
