THE REVOLUTIONISTS
THE REVOLUTIONISTS
“Story is the heartbeat of humanity, and humanity gets really dark when the wrong stories are leading the people...”
Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle try to beat back the extremist insanity in the Paris of 1793 in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.
This dream-tweaked play is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world.
“...a sassy, hold-on-to-your-seats theatrical adventure... It’s a wild ride, filled with verbal gymnastics that come racing at you so quickly it’s occasionally hard to keep up. Listen closely, though, and hang on tight. If you do, you’ll be treated to an invigorating and enlightening journey.” - Cincinnati Enquirer
“The Revolutionists resembles a blindingly scintillating gem-like puzzle... By turns it is drolly funny and affectingly poignant, then doubles back to satirical farce, then ends by bringing into stark relief the social commentary that it has been nurturing all night.” - Florida Theater On Stage
By Lauren Gunderson
CAST
TBA
CREATIVE TEAM
Director - Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden
September 12-28, 2025
Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle try to beat back the extremist insanity in the Paris of 1793 in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.
This dream-tweaked play is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world.
“...a sassy, hold-on-to-your-seats theatrical adventure... It’s a wild ride, filled with verbal gymnastics that come racing at you so quickly it’s occasionally hard to keep up. Listen closely, though, and hang on tight. If you do, you’ll be treated to an invigorating and enlightening journey.” - Cincinnati Enquirer
“The Revolutionists resembles a blindingly scintillating gem-like puzzle... By turns it is drolly funny and affectingly poignant, then doubles back to satirical farce, then ends by bringing into stark relief the social commentary that it has been nurturing all night.” - Florida Theater On Stage
By Lauren Gunderson
CAST
TBA
CREATIVE TEAM
Director - Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden
September 12-28, 2025
The Revolutionists is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. www.dramatists.com