The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson celebrates four women of the French Revolution: writer Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, Haitian activist Marianne Angelle, and infamous ruler Marie-Antoinette. Described by Gunderson as a comedy, a quartet, a revolutionary dream fugue, and a true story based on real women, real transcripts, and real executions, the play is simultaneously insightful and hilarious. The production is non-hierarchically double-cast, with cast ensembles named Femme Brûlée and The Guillo-Queens, featuring performers including Pearlie Blue Leaf, Whitney Pipes, Tera Flores, Allison Fradkin, Kit Kelly, Leslie SR Beebe, Scottlynn Stroming, and Bonnie Hart, directed by Iris Sowlat. The touring production performs in non-traditional community spaces across Chicago, Milwaukee, and northern Illinois, including public libraries, churches, and parks, with a talkback following each performance.
Cast and Creative Team for The Revolutionists at Violet Surprise Theatre (touring)
Cast
Callie Folke
Ensemble
Bonnie Hart
Marie Antoinette
Scottlynn Stroming
Charlotte Corday
Leslie SR Beebe
Marianne Angelle
Kit Kelly
Olympe de Gouges
Allison Fradkin
Marie Antonette
Tera Flores
Charlotte Corday
Whitney Pipes
Marianne Angelle
Pearlie Blue Leaf
Olympe de Gouges
Creative Team
Kit Kelly
Costume Designer
Matthew Lenehan
Photography
Pearlie Blue Leaf
Violet Surprise Theatre Social Media and Graphic Design
Allison Fradkin
Violet Surprise Theatre Artistic Director
Iris Sowlat
Violet Surprise Theatre Artistic Director
Allison Fradkin
Props
Callie Folke
Dramaturge
Aaron Harris Woodstein
Sound Designer
Eliza Tryon
Music Director
Eliza Tryon
Stage Manager
Allison Fradkin
Outreach and Tour Director
Iris Sowlat
Director
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