Typhoid Mary
by Mark St. Germain
Directed by Katie Shuter Rompala
Show Run: April 10- 25, 2026

Auditions Saturday January 24th 11am – 4pm by appointment.

Show synopsis: The story of Mary Mallon, known better as Typhoid Mary, in her battle to escape imprisonment by the New York Health Department.

Sign Up for an Audition Time HERE!

Auditions will be cold reads from the script. Please complete your audition form online, ahead of time, if possible and arrive prepared to complete a rehearsal availability/scheduling conflicts form: https://forms.gle/cb8pytHY1eeeEqZU7

If callbacks are needed they will be held the next day, 1/25. Please note that stage age of the characters is to help describe the role only and that all characters must be portrayed with the gender as written, actual age and gender of the actor is irrelevant.

Please try to fill time blocks before signing up for empty ones if possible, this is to help endure that people have others to read audition sides with. More slots will be added if needed, if you have any questions please reach out to the director via email: shuter.katie@gmail.com

Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 2m

CAST

MARY MALLON (“Typhoid Mary”)

Stage Age: 35–50, Female

She’s stubborn, fiercely independent, and in deep denial about her role in spreading typhoid fever. She challenges authority, mistrusts science, and refuses to see herself as a threat even when faced with evidence to the contrary. She sees her confinement as persecution, believing she’s healthy and fighting for her rights, while doctors see her as a public health threat.

DR. ANN SALTZER

Stage Age: 30–45, Female

Research Bacteriologist, Riverside Hospital. Intelligent, determined, and compassionate but also rigid in her scientific worldview. She sees Mary through the lens of medicine and duty, attempting to break through Mary’s stubborn denial with facts and empathy.

DR. WILLIAM MILLS

Stage Age: 40–60, Male

Administrator, Riverside Hospital. Practical, professional, and pragmatic, he balances patient care with institutional concerns. Focused on order, procedure, and the bigger picture of public health. He attempts to navigate the ethical and medical complexities of Mary’s case in a world of limited resources.

FATHER MICHAEL MCKUEN

Stage Age: 35–60, Male

Chaplain, St. Luke’s Church, Bronx. Visits Mary during her confinement to offers spiritual counsel and a different kind of reasoning than the doctors. He struggles with the theological questions raised by Mary’s situation, torn between his faith and the scientific facts.

SARAH

Stage Age: 7–12, Female. (To be played by an adult)

8 years old, a young girl who died from typhoid under Mary’s care, she appears to Mary as a spirit or memory.