Maria Magdalena MATZER Theaterproducties / Manoushka Zeegelaar Breeveld

When her partner JC falls into a coma, Maria Magdalena unexpectedly finds herself at the helm of their tech company, Internal Nurture , which deals in spirituality. What began as a shared dream of meaning and connection turns into a disillusionment. As a woman at the top, she immediately faces resistance: the eleven male partners frame her empathy as weakness. Her vision as naive. Her leadership is challenged, her decisions are undermined, and the pressure to remain 'rational' above all mounts.

Between hospital visits and board meetings, Maria struggles to remain true to their original mission: building a company built on trust, community, and human values.

In this contemporary retelling—the directorial debut of Manoushka Zeegelaar Breeveld—Mary Magdalene does not stand in the shadows, but at the center. She is not a footnote, but a woman who claims her position. The production connects the classic story with current themes such as patriarchy, power play, historical portrayals, and the question of how to hold your own as a woman in a system that was not designed for you.