i’m gonna marry you tobey maguire

written By Samantha Hurley

Directed by Tyler Struble

September 18 - October 31

The Bookspan at The Den Theatre

Tickets on sale Summer 2026

To cope with the absence of her father, neglect of her mother, and ridicule by her classmates, eighth-grader and president of the Tobey Maguire Fan Club, Shelby Hinkley decides to risk it all for love, kidnap famous actor Tobey Maguire and marry him in her basement. Her fantasies of happily ever after start to crumble as she realizes Tobey may not be the charismatic, heartthrob actor she thinks she knows. While Tobey does everything he can to escape the clutches of his number one fan. A Y2K farce, I’M GONNA MARRY YOU TOBEY MAGUIRE is a full-throttle explosion of our para-social relationships and the obsessions that detonate them.

I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc, ConcordTheatricals.com.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Samantha Hurley, Playwright

Samantha Hurley is a Maine-raised, Chicago based playwright and comedy writer. Her first play, I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire premiered off-Broadway at Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre to critical acclaim and a sold out run. The play had its international debut in London at the Southwark Playhouse. I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire is published by Concord Theatricals and has been featured in Teen Vogue, Interview and Pleaser magazine. Hurley’s original sketches have been performed at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre, Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Characters Welcome and the People’s Improv Theatre. Her plays have been developed at the cell theatre, Pocket VR/Theatre L’acadie, Impostor’s Theater, Two Chairs Theatre Company and Avalanche Theatre.

Tyler Struble, Director

Tyler Struble is a director, dramaturg and producer. As a director, they are a frequent collaborator with playwright Samantha Hurley, who they developed with and premiered their play I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, Off-Broadway at Nancy Manocharien’s the cell theatre and Off-West End at London’s Southwark Playhouse, both with NYC-based production company Regular People. Recent credits include director for RE(VULVA) (Avalanche Theatre Company, Chicago, IL), this dry spell (Regular People, NYC), The Quiet Part (Freshly Brewed at The Understudy, Chicago, IL), Sharon (A Red Orchid Theatre A Taste of Red Series, Chicago, IL), Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them (Kitchen Theatre Company, Ithaca, NY), assistant director for Six Men Dressed Like Joseph Stalin (A Red Orchid Theatre, Chicago, IL), Aesop’s Fables (Mudlark Theatre, Chicago, IL), and dramaturg for What The Constitution Means to Me (Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY). They served as Associate Producer at Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca, NY before relocating to Chicago, IL.