The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson

THE REVOLUTIONISTS is a brutal comedic quartet about four very real women who lived boldly in France during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror (1793-1794). Playwright Olympe De Gouge, assassin Charlotte Corday, and former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, loose their heads, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in revolutionary...
THE REVOLUTIONISTS is a brutal comedic quartet about four very real women who lived boldly in France during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror (1793-1794). Playwright Olympe De Gouge, assassin Charlotte Corday, and former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, loose their heads, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in revolutionary Paris.

This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, feminism and terrorism, art and how we actually go about changing the world.

It a true story.
Or total fiction.
Or a play about a play.
Or a raucous resurrection that ends in a song and a scaffold.

more research and info here: therevolutionists.tumblr.com
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  • Quinn Xavier Hernandez:
    8 May. 2018
    “ Filled with strong women, immense purpose, and a perfect amount of humor. The Revolutionists is a fabulous look at history and the women behind it. ”
  • Paul K Smith:
    26 Sep. 2017
    “ A theatrical joy from the first moments:


    "OLYMPE:

    Well that’s not a way to start comedy.
    With an execution? Warm us up a little first.
    No. The play can’t be about terror and death, it has to be about... grace and power in the face of it. Yes. There we go. That’s good." ”
  • Annalise Cain:
    26 Jun. 2017
    “ I just saw this play in Austin, and I want it playing it every city. The questions that populate my mind every day, questions about activism, feminism, and of course, revolution, take center stage and are given the time and space they deserve. This play is deeply needed. ”
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Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Theatre Emory
    ,
    2015
  • Workshop
    ,
    Profile Theatre
    ,
    2015
  • Workshop
    ,
    Playwrights Foundation
    ,
    2015
  • Workshop
    ,
    Theatre Du Reve
    ,
    2014
  • Workshop
    ,
    Cor Theatre
    ,
    2014

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
    ,
    2016
  • Professional
    ,
    7Stages
    ,
    2016
  • University
    ,
    Catholic University
    ,
    2015