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Crazy Mama: A True Story of Love and Madness

Opening Date: Sep 16, 2026
Closing Date: Oct 18, 2026
Running Time: 02:05
Crazy Mama: A True Story of Love and Madness
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Laced with humor, live music, and pathos, Linda Purl stars in this tour-de-force story of a young girl’s decades-long dream of saving her mother from the soul-crushing grip of mental illness.

As Mama continues to be committed to mental institutions, convinced she’s working for the FBI, Daddy blurs his pain with Kentucky bourbon and teenage brother Spikey struggles with his faith. Sharon grows up shackled to her mother’s pain, but never loses hope that one day Mama will come home.

A true story inspired by Sharon Scott Williams’ award-winning memoir, Crazy Mama is a poetic journey through the labyrinth of love, despair, and redemption, and is a testament to the steely resilience of the human heart and the enduring nature of hope.

Off BroadwayPlay - Drama
Show Notes: 1 Intermission. The show contains strong language and references to paranoid schizophrenia.
Age Guidance: 13
Cast
  • Linda Purl
  • Will Huse
Written By
  • Sharon Scott Williams
Director
  • Anson Williams

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  • Curb Ramps

    Curb ramps available

  • Restroom

    One floor down from lobby, available via elevator. Wheelchair-accessible stall, sink, and paper towel dispenser

  • Elevator/Escalator

    Elevator available

  • Entrance

    Entrance is street level.

  • Visual Assistance

    Low vision seating available upon request

  • Folding Armrests

    Chairs with no armrests (free standing) available

  • Assisted Listening System

    All three theaters are equipped with radio assistive listening devices for the hearing impaired. Hearing loop adaptors are also available. Pick up at the front desk by the box office.

  • Wheelchair Info

    All three theaters have wheelchair accessible seats in the front row. There are several other locations in Theater A that are accessible without steps and may have wheelchair access.

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    Lower level accessible via elevator

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