About the Play:

Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood is a full-length comedy by Adam Szymkowicz. In this revision of the Robin Hood story, the redistributionist robber is actually Maid Marian in disguise, and most of his merry men are also female.

Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood is a gender-bending, patriarchy-smashing, hilarious new take on the classic tale. Robin Hood is (and has always been) Maid Marian in disguise, and leads a motley group of Merry Men (few of whom are actually men) against the greedy Prince John. As the poor get poorer and the rich get richer, who will stand for the vulnerable if not Robin? What is the cost of revealing your true self in a time of trouble? Modern concerns and romantic entanglements clash on the battlefield and on the ramparts of Nottingham Castle. A play about selfishness and selflessness and love deferred and the fight. Always the fight. The fight must go on.

Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood premiered in 2017 at off-off-Broadway's New Ohio Theatre in New York City's West Village.

Cast: 4 women, 4 men

What people say:

"The show thrives on its own playfulness and silly energy while still tying everything up at the end. Marian manages to present something important without taking itself too seriously." — Theatre is Easy

"…a rollicking, gender-bending romp ... With Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood Szymkowicz has delivered a swashbuckling story of a what it takes to make change, and the networks and chosen families that keep that revolutionary spirit alive." — New York Theatre Review

About the Playwright:

Adam Szymkowicz is an American playwright who graduated in 2007 from The Juilliard School's Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program. In 2004, he received his playwriting MFA from Columbia University, where he was the Dean's Fellow. His work has been produced throughout the U.S., and in Canada, England, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Slovenia, and Lithuania.