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Breakdown
The Marquis de Sade:
A brilliant,flamboyant,possibly mad writer of edgy erotica.Both passionate and petulant,he is a contrary figure who manipulates everyone inside and outside the asylum.*Nudity may be required.
Abbe de Coulmier:
A kindly,well meaning man given the unlikely task of taming the Marquis,halting his incendiary writings,and encouraging him to embrace a new morality.
Dr.Royer-Collard:
Chief Physician of the Charenton asylum.He seeks order at any cost,including torture.The doctor is a man for whom reputation and appearances mean everything.
Renee Pelagie:
The grief-stricken,socially ambitious wife of the Marquis who seeks to silence her husband in order to restore her
sullied name.
Madeleine LeClerc:
A seamstress working at Charenton alongside her blind mother. She delights in the Marquis's sordid tales
Madame Royer-Collard:
The doctor's wife.A woman of considerable appetites
*Note The same actress doubles as Madeleine and Madame Royer-Collard.
Monsieur Prioux:
A renowned,fey architect in charge of remodeling the doctor's house to meet the desires of the doctor's wife
A Lunatic:
An imposing Charenton resident who is heard but not seen.
*Note The same actor doubles as Monsieur Prioux and The Lunatic..
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