Many people have heard of “Typhoid Mary,” who was believed to have infected between 51 to 122 people with typhoid fever. Less familiar is Mary Mallon herself, the cook behind the name. Born in 1869, Mary was a feisty, vulgar, yet deeply religious Irish immigrant. This quirky, anachronistic telling of the discovery of Mary’s peculiar disease as well as her forced quarantine unfolds in front of a backdrop of changing notions of medicine, morality and cleanliness. Did she willfully infect others? Was she a victim of a misguided medical authority? Or is the truth even stranger?

Many people have heard of “Typhoid Mary,” who was believed to have infected between 51 to 122 people with typhoid fever. Less familiar is Mary Mallon herself, the cook behind the name. Born in 1869, Mary was a feisty, vulgar, yet deeply religious Irish immigrant. This quirky, anachronistic telling of the discovery of Mary’s peculiar disease as well as her forced quarantine unfolds in front of a backdrop of changing notions of medicine, morality and cleanliness. Did she willfully infect others? Was she a victim of a misguided medical authority? Or is the truth even stranger?

Many people have heard of “Typhoid Mary,” who was believed to have infected between 51 to 122 people with typhoid fever. Less familiar is Mary Mallon herself, the cook behind the name. Born in 1869, Mary was a feisty, vulgar, yet deeply religious Irish immigrant. This quirky, anachronistic telling of the discovery of Mary’s peculiar disease as well as her forced quarantine unfolds in front of a backdrop of changing notions of medicine, morality and cleanliness. Did she willfully infect others? Was she a victim of a misguided medical authority? Or is the truth even stranger?

Many people have heard of “Typhoid Mary,” who was believed to have infected between 51 to 122 people with typhoid fever. Less familiar is Mary Mallon herself, the cook behind the name. Born in 1869, Mary was a feisty, vulgar, yet deeply religious Irish immigrant. This quirky, anachronistic telling of the discovery of Mary’s peculiar disease as well as her forced quarantine unfolds in front of a backdrop of changing notions of medicine, morality and cleanliness. Did she willfully infect others? Was she a victim of a misguided medical authority? Or is the truth even stranger?

Shakespeare’s classic tale of star-crossed lovers. Verona is torn apart by rival families, the Montagues and Capulets. With fighting in the streets the Prince declares that a further breach of the peace will result in death for all participants. In disguise Romeo attends a ball given by the Capulets and immediately falls in love with Juliet. Further fighting erupts and Romeo is drawn into it even as he tries to end it.