I'LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS Comes to the Good Theater

Good Theater will present the Maine premiere of I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers, a one-woman play by Tony Award-winning playwright John Logan, running August 7–10, 2025 at Good Theater at Stevens Square. The production is led by an all-women team, featuring Lynne McGhee in the title role and directed by Grace Bauer. Performances run for one weekend only.

Set in 1981, the play offers a behind-the-scenes look at the life of Hollywood super-agent Sue Mengers, who represented major stars such as Barbra Streisand, Cher, and Faye Dunaway. As Mengers awaits a phone call that may mark the end of her career, she reflects on her journey from fleeing Nazi Germany as a child to becoming one of the most powerful figures in the entertainment industry - a feat few women had accomplished at the time.

It was that indomitable spirit that drew McGhee to the role.

“When I read this play, I was struck not just by how funny it is, but by Sue’s complexity. She was tough, ambitious, and trailblazing, but still vulnerable. She broke through a male-dominated industry without losing her humanity. That’s the story we’re telling.”