The Lowdown on Mary Low

Mary Logan is is a writer, performer, activist, and creative through and through. As a recent graduate of the University of Virginia, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Drama and African American and African Studies, she continues to reside in Charlottesville as a local actor and playwright. During her time at UVA she produced four 10-minute plays and one full length, I Am My Mother's Daughter, through the UVA Drama Department, as well as her short film Swiper. She has also adapted and directed an audio drama surrounding Black womanhood and bodily autonomy in She Wrote Plays with WTJU and UVA Drama. She is currently working on several scripts as she prepares for graduate studies. As an actor, she was most recently Sonya in UVA Drama's production of Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812. She finds the most peace creating pieces surrounding life experiences as a Black woman and the importance of human connection, whether that be with your friends, your enemies, or even yourself.