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St. Germain has written Camping With Henry and Tom (Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards), Out of Gas on Lover's Leap, Forgiving Typhoid Mary (Time Magazine's "Year's Ten Best"), Ears on a Beatle, The God Committee, The Collyer Brothers at Home, The Gifts of the Magi (co-written with Randy Courts), The Book of the Dun Cow (co-written by Randy Courts), Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer (winner of an AT&T "New Plays For The Nineties Award"), Jack's Holiday, the award-winning children's book Three Cups, and Stand By Your Man: The Tammy Wynette Story.



As a dramatist, St. Germain shows a strong preference for historical fiction.

His play Freud's Last Session premiered in the summer of 2009, at the Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and ran at the New World Stages in New York City. Freud's Last Session began its New York previews on July 9, 2010, and officially opened on July 22, 2010. In 2011, Freud's Last Session won the Best Play Award from the off-Broadway Alliance.

In 2011, St. Germain's play The Best of Enemies premiered at the Barrington Stage Company. Based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Osha Gray Davidson, the play dramatizes the relationship between C.P. Ellis (a local KKK leader) and Ann Atwater (an African-American civil rights organizer) during a racially tense period in the desegregation of Durham, North Carolina schools.

Becoming Dr. Ruth, which reveals the little-known but remarkable history of German-born Karola Ruth Siegel, who fled the Nazis in the Kindertransport before joining the Haganah in Jerusalem as a sniper and scout, struggling as a single mother in America, and, ultimately, becoming known as American TV sex expert Dr. Ruth Westheimer. The one-woman play (originally titled Dr. Ruth, All the Way), directed by Julianne Boyd and set in 1997, opened off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre in 2013. Other actresses to portray the role include Debra Jo Rupp, Eileen DeSandre at Virginia Repertory Theatre, and, in 2021, actress Tovah Feldshuh.

Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah, premiering in 2013, explores an evening at Los Angeles' notorious Garden of Allah apartments with F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.

In 2014, St. Germain premiered his eighth play, Dancing Lessons, at Barrington Stage Company. The play ran from January 6 to February 7, 2016, at Orlando Shakespeare Theater as part of their 2015–16 Signature Series. The show was produced at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota, Florida as a part of their 2014–2015 Mainstage Season. Florida Studio Theatre has partnered with St. Germain to workshop many of his works in progress.

Recent works include Eleanor, a one-person show about the most famous First Lady in the world, which premiered at Barrington Stage and starred Harriet Harris; Dad, an autobiographical play, which was presented at Great Barrington Public Theater in 2021; and Public Speaking 101, which premiered at the Great Barrington Public Theater in the summer of 2022.

His relationship with Barrington Stage—the regional theatre where nearly all of St. Germain's recent works have premiered—was memorialized in 2012 when the troupe's Stage 2 venue was renamed the St. Germain Stage.

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MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET and More Set for Rubicon Theatre Company 2025"2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2025

Rubicon Theatre Company has announced its 2025–2026 season, Crossroads: Moments That Can Change Everything, the final season curated by Producing Artistic Director and Co-Founder Karyl Lynn Burns.
Review: DANCING LESSONS at LIONWOMAN PRODUCTIONS
by Brett Cullum - Sep 16, 2025

Michelle Britton seems to be an actor’s director, and DANCING LESSONS allows her artists to be showcased for what they do best. You get a sense that her assured hand simply guided everyone into the right notes, and she orchestrates this truly lovely play.
A BEAUTIFUL MIND Musical Adaptation in the Works
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2025

McCarter Theatre Center has commissioned a new musical based on the film A Beautiful Mind. The musical is from the award-winning team of composer/lyricist Zoe Sarnak and playwright Sarah Treem.  
Interview: Michelle Britton And Adrienne Shearer of DANCING LESSONS at Lionwoman Productions
by Brett Cullum - Sep 11, 2025

It's about a man with Asperger's and his, what I like to say, his dogged determination to learn to dance, because he has a very public, potentially horrifying public event coming up, an awards dinner.
Portland Stage to Present Mark St. Germain’s ELEANOR Starring Kandis Chappell
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 10, 2025

Portland Stage will open its 52nd season with Eleanor by Mark St. Germain, a powerful solo show that brings First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to life in an intimate, deeply human portrait.
Review: MAGDALENE is a Moving Portrait of Christianity's Infancy
by Andrew White - Jul 18, 2025

“Magdalene” is likely a play that will see numerous productions, given the times and the need for religious communities to break bread and try, in some way, to understand each other.  You should definitely take time out this July to see this remarkable reflection on two of Christianity’s most pivotal figures.
Great Barrington Public Theater Will Host Benefit Reading of AMCHITKA
by Stephi Wild - Jul 9, 2025

Great Barrington Public Theater has announced new reading of Mark St. Germain's latest play, Amchitka. All proceeds from the reading will go to support GB Public's legacy of New Work and its playwriting development program.
BECOMING DR. RUTH to Open at Weathervane Theatre This Sunday
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2025

New Hampshire's award-winning Weathervane Theatre is pleased to present a limited engagement of Becoming Dr. Ruth as part of its 60th season. The inspiring true story of Dr. Ruth Westheimer plays in alternating repertory. Learn more!
Greg Reiner Named as The New Managing Director of Barrington Stage Company
by Joshua Wright - Jun 20, 2025

Greg Reiner will be the new Managing Director of Barrington Stage Company. Reiner, who most recently served as Director of Theater and Musical Theater at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), joins BSC as of August 4, 2025. 
Contemporary American Theater Festival Reveals Casts And Creative Teams For 2025 Mainstage Productions
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 13, 2025

The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) has announced the full casts and creative teams for its 2025 season. This year's mainstage theater productions include five world premiere plays.
Adam Lefevre And Danielle Skraastad Join MAGDALENE At Chester Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - May 6, 2025

Chester Theatre Company has announced the casting for Mark St. Germain's newest play, Magdalene to run June 19-29, 2025. This will be the fifth show at Chester Theatre Company directed by Keira Naughton. .
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, NEXT TO NORMAL And More Set for 2025/26 Denver Center Theatre Company Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 26, 2025

Denver Center Theatre Company has announced the 2025/26 season for the regional producing theatre arm of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA).
Review: CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL'S Summer 2025 Season Announced
by Andrew White - Apr 9, 2025

The ability to tell our stories and share of ourselves, with a community that is eager to reach out, is a superpower we all have.  We are, truly, indivisible; and we should take advantage of every chance we have to break bread, share our stories, and broaden our horizons. The Contemporary American Theater Festival has been one of West Virginia’s perennial treasures, and is well deserving of our support.  Be sure to plan your Summer around everything CATF has to offer!
Alex Edelman’s JUST FOR US Published by Dramatists Play Service
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2025

Dramatists Play Service has published Just for Us, the solo play by writer-performer Alex Edelman. Learn more about Just For Us's stage history and more about Edelman here.
A.D. Players at the George Theater Reveals ¿59th Season of Exploration
by Stephi Wild - Mar 27, 2025

A.D. Players at the George Theater has announced their 59th Season of Exploration, featuring beloved classics and two world-premieres.   The Season of Exploration opens with Mark St. Germain's Freud's Last Session.
A.D. Players at the George Theater Unveils Season Featuring Two World Premieres
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 26, 2025

A.D. Players at the George Theater has announced their 59th Season of Exploration, featuring beloved classics and two world-premieres. The Season opens with Mark St. Germain's Freud's Last Session.
Chester Theatre Sets 2025 Season Including A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 5, 2025

Chester Theatre Company has revealed a season of four contemporary plays and one special event. Learn more about upcoming season programming and see how to purchase tickets.
Great Barrington Public Theater Reveals Summer 2025 Season Featuring Premieres of New Works and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 19, 2025

Following its most successful season on record, Great Barrington Public Theater is launchig into 2025 with a full lineup of new works, all written by Massachusetts playwrights. Learn more.
Feature: CELEBRATE! Monthlong, Statewide Celebration of Women in Theater in Connecticut
by Lauren Yarger - Jan 19, 2025

CT Chapter of the League of Professional Theatre Women announces first Celebrate! -- a monthlong, statewide celebration of women in theater.
Photos: ELEANOR is Now Playing at Laguna Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2025

Laguna Playhouse will one of the most iconic first ladies in American history, Kandis Chappell is Eleanor Roosevelt in ELEANOR written by Mark St. Germain and directed by David Ellenstein. Check out photos here!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Mark St. Germain written?

Mark St. Germain has written 8 shows including The Gift of the Magi (Lyricist), Just So (Bookwriter), Moby Dick (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Mother Eddy (Bookwriter), The Book of the Dun Cow (Bookwriter), Freud's Last Session (Playwright), Becoming Dr. Ruth (Playwright), Relativity (Playwright).

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