The Affair of the Poisons at Edge Theater

The Affair of the Poisons is a new musical by Mark Burrows about François Ravisson, an archivist hired to catalog forgotten documents from the reign of Louis XIV, who uncovers an infamous secret scandal involving a criminal underworld of women supplying poison to rid themselves of husbands. The story interweaves this historical mystery with the political upheaval of France's nascent Second Republic. The cast is led by Molly Will, Aimee Kleiman, and Mary Margaret McCormack, with additional cast members including Bill Chamberlain, Karyn Louise Doerfler, Tiffani Grace, Zach Gibson, Brock Hayden, Gerald Kelel, Alex Ketcham, Peter Moeller, and Logan Van Lerberghe. The production is directed by Claire Yearman with music direction by Aaron Zimmerman, and is presented as a workshop with no costumes or sets.