Mary Faber is an American actress.

Stage career

Faber made her

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debut on December 26, 2005, replacing

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in the musical ''

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'' as Kate Monster and 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

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shows including ''Saved!'' at Playwright's Horizons, ''Slut'', and ''

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''. Faber also previously worked in the Theatreworks musical '' Junie B. Jones''. She helped to develop the character of Natalie in ''Feeling Electric'' (which would eventually be redeveloped into the

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-winning ''

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''). Faber originated the role of Heather in the musical ''

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'' while the show was being developed at

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. She continued the role of Heather from the opening of its

run until December 12, 2010. She starred as Smitty in the 2011 revival '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' alongside

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and

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, 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 ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Faber is a graduate of

Brandeis University Brandeis University () is a Private university, private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is located within the Greater Boston area. Founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian, non-sectarian, coeducational university, Bra ...

. She married

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, a musician and member of the

Punch Brothers Punch Brothers is an American band consisting of Chris Thile (mandolin), Brittany Haas (fiddle/violin), Noam Pikelny (banjo), Chris Eldridge (guitar), and Paul Kowert (bass). Their style has been described as "bluegrass instrumentation and spo ...

, in 2013.

Filmography

Television

Film

Video games

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Faber, Mary Living people American female dancers American dancers American film actresses American musical theatre actresses American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Year of birth missing (living people) Brandon University alumni