The Revolutionists
By Lauren Gunderson
A witty, revolutionary comedy featuring four fierce women navigating the French Revolution's Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle try to beat back extremist insanity in 1793 Paris in this fiercely funny comedy.
Performed in Fisher Theater - March 5, 6 & 7 at 7:30 pm and March 8 at 2:00 pm
AUDITIONS
Tuesday November 11th 6pm – 10pm in Carver 310 (Conference Room)
Callbacks for The Revolutionists will be held Thursday November 13th in Carver 308
Note, the SignUp for Starcatcher and Revolutionists are two separate sign-ups!
Audition Requirements:
Please prepare a contemporary monologue (90 seconds or less) as well as a song (30-seconds or less) that can be performed either a cappella or self-accompanied on an instrument of your choice. The Revolutionists is NOT a musical, and non-singers should not shy away. There is just some ‘music in a play’ singing we want to make sure you are comfortable with. Sing a short folk, gospel, jazz, or nursery song. Or even just sing Happy Birthday. 16 bars max.
Audition form will be filled out upon arrival. Please be prepared to list all times you are unable to rehearse due to class, work and other commitments. Tentative rehearsal schedule is Monday – Friday 6-10pm beginning on approximately January 26th and running through mandatory tech and production week, ending March 8th.
Directors Notes:
The Revolutionists is a stark, smart, and comedic look at feminism, justice, sisterhood, and the way in which women try to affect social and political change, sometimes at a very high cost.
Actors should show both drama and humor within the same monologue.
CHARACTERS
This play features 4 women, so anyone female identifying is welcome to audition. I will also consider actors of any race/ethnicity for roles except Marianne, who must be played by a black actor, and Marie Antionette who must be played by a white actor.
All roles except for Olympe De Gouges sing a capella so please be comfortable with singing.
Marie Antoniette will be the only one with somewhat of an accent. French.
OLYMPE DE GOUGES – (Female Identifying, 20-60). Badass activist playwright and feminist.Theatre nerd, excitable, passionate, a showman. Widowed and never remarried to ensure her personal freedom.
CHARLOTTE CORDAY – (Female Identifying, 17-40). Badass country girl and assassin. Very serious, hardened by righteousness, never been kissed. Has a pocket watch she keeps checking. Also plays Fraternité in a mask.
MARIE-ANTOINETTE – (Female Identifying, 20-50). Ethnicity: Caucasian. Less badass but fascinating former queen of France. Bubbly, graceful, opinionated, totally unaware, unintentionally rude, and oddly prescient. Never had a real friend. Also plays Fraternité in a mask.
MARIANNE ANGELLE – (Female Identifying, 20-60). Ethnicity: Black. A badass Black woman in Paris. She is from the Caribbean, a free woman, a spy working with her husband,Vincent. Tough, classy, vigilant, the sanest one of them all.