Mary Faber

Mary Faber
Mary Faber
	Mary Faber in 2006
Born	Mary Benton Faber; August 8, 1979 (age 45); Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, voice actress, dancer
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Gabe Witcher (m. 2013)
Website	maryfaber.com

Mary Benton Faber (born August 8, 1979 in Greenville, North Carolina) is an American actress, singer, voice actress, and dancer. She graduated from the Governor's School for the Arts and Brandeis University.

Stage career

Faber made her Broadway debut on December 26, 2005, replacing Stephanie D'Abruzzo in the musical Avenue Q. She played the big-hearted Kate Monster and the easy Lucy T. Slut. Starting October 30, 2006, she took a leave of absence from Avenue Q to appear as Clea in the Playwright's Horizon's production of Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky. Faber returned to Avenue Q on December 19, 2006. Faber's last appearance in Avenue Q was on October 9, 2008.

Faber has appeared in off-Broadway shows including Saved! at Playwright's Horizons, Slut, and The Tutor. Faber also previously worked in the Theatreworks musical Junie B. Jones. Mary helped to develop the character of Natalie in Feeling Electric (which would eventually be redeveloped into the Pulitzer Prize winning Next to Normal).^[1] She starred in The Corn is Green alongside Kate Burton at the Huntington Theater in Boston. Between theater jobs, Faber is known to moonlight at improvisational clubs including the Upright Citizens Brigade, The Riot Act, and The Second City.

Faber originated the role of Heather in the musical American Idiot while the show was being developed at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.^[2] She continued the role of Heather^[3] from the opening of its Broadway run until December 12, 2010.^[4]

She starred as Smitty in the 2011 revival How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying alongside Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette, from the opening of the run until February 26, 2012.

Faber had a recurring role on Parks and Recreation as Pawnee restaurant lobbyist Kathryn Pinewood and has also made guest appearances on Nurse Jackie and The Good Wife.

Personal life

Faber is married to the musician Gabe Witcher, best known for playing fiddle in the progressive bluegrass group the Punch Brothers^[5] since September 15, 2013.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The Good Wife	Natalie	Episode: "Poisoned Pill"
2011	Nurse Jackie	Maureen	Episode: "Have You Met Mr. Jones?"
2012	Red		Short film
2012–2014	Parks and Recreation	Kathryn Pinewood	6 episodes
2013	The Uncivil War		Video short
2013	Marvel Heroes	Jean DeWolff, She-Hulk, Spider-Girl (voices)	Video game
2013	Grand Theft Auto V	The Local Population (voice)	Video game
2014	Elder Scrolls Online	Female Breton #1, Female Bosmer #1 (voices)	Video game
2014	Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.	Medusa, Crystal (voices)	Episode: "Inhuman Nature"
2015	Ultimate Spider-Man	Medusa (voice)	Episode: "Inhumanity"
2015	The Brink	Ashley	4 episodes
2016	Hairspray Live!	Understudy Velma, Prudy, Health Ed Teacher	TV movie
2016–2017	Doc McStuffins	Quackson, Karaoke Katie (voices)	2 episodes
2016–2018	Mighty Magiswords	Morbidia, Gracie, Snow Hat, Squirrel, Owl, Kotassian Kid (voices)	15 episodes
2018	Far Cry 5	(voice)	Video game Lost on Mars DLC
2018	Mom	Maria	Episode: "Ocular Fluid and Fighting Robots"
2018	Kidding	Macy	7 episodes
2019	Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order	Crystal, Medusa (voices)	Video game

External links

Mary Faber at the Internet Broadway Database
Mary Faber at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
Mary Faber at IMDb

References

^ "Musical Workshop of Feeling Electric, About a Frazzled Family, Stars a Bat Boy and a Lois Lane in Seattle". Playbill. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^ "Berkeley Rep announces cast for Green Day's 'American Idiot'". latimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^ "Cast for the Broadway Mounting of Green Day's American Idiot Will Include John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands and Michael Esper - The Broadway Musical Blog - Musical theater news and gossip from the Great White Way". The Broadway Musical Blog - Musical theater news and gossip from the Great White Way. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^ Dan Bacalzo (14 December 2010). "Jeanna de Waal Replaces Mary Faber in Broadway's American Idiot". theatermania. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^ Mary Faber [@maryfaber] (16 September 2013). "We did!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[1] "Musical Workshop of Feeling Electric, About a Frazzled Family, Stars a Bat Boy and a Lois Lane in Seattle". Playbill. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

[2] "Berkeley Rep announces cast for Green Day's 'American Idiot'". latimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

[3] "Cast for the Broadway Mounting of Green Day's American Idiot Will Include John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands and Michael Esper - The Broadway Musical Blog - Musical theater news and gossip from the Great White Way". The Broadway Musical Blog - Musical theater news and gossip from the Great White Way. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

[4] Dan Bacalzo (14 December 2010). "Jeanna de Waal Replaces Mary Faber in Broadway's American Idiot". theatermania. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

[5] Mary Faber [@maryfaber] (16 September 2013). "We did!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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