Has Jayne ever met the real Ann Kron?
They didn’t know each other when Jayne was developing the role, but since they met during the run at the Public they’ve become close friends. Jayne’s even been to Michigan to visit my parents. So Ann Kron does have a relationship with a play in which she is a central protagonist. Is it a burden to see a theatrical facsimile of herself on stage? In the big picture, it’s more positive for her than painful, I think, but it’s not something she would have chosen. But she’s been extremely generous with me about it. When you write about other people in a direct way, it is always a moral gray area. In some ways my mom understands that the character of Ann Kron is a construction, and, in other ways, it feels very personal. When the play is reviewed, she feels like she is being reviewed. She loves the way Jayne plays her, but is a bit terrorized by the notion that someone else will be taking on the role in the upcoming Cleveland Play House production. Being in the business of autobiographical pl
