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MARAT/SADE
(The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed
by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade)
by Peter Weiss
Music by Richard Peaslee
Lyric by Adrian Mitchell
English version by Geoffrey Skelton
directed by Jay Edelnant & Gwendolyn Schwinke

Nov. 6-7 & 13-14 @ 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 8 & 15 @ 2:00 p.m.
Strayer-Wood Theatre

Mixing fact and fiction, Weiss’s Tony Award winning play uses music, movement and poetry to draw audiences into the provocative story of the Marquis de Sade, Jean-Paul Marat and the aftermath of the French Revolution. History, fantasy and musical theatre intertwine in this groundbreaking work that changed the way modern theatre explores what it means to be human.

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Cast

Marquis de Sade Benjamin Sheridan
Coulmier Jeremy Dixon
Jean-Paul Marat Sam Lilja
Simonne Evrard Eden Neuendorf
Charlotte Corday Diana Garles
Duperret Jonathan Hudspeth
Jacques Roux Andrea Morris
Herald Michael Owen Achenbach
Cucurucu Ashley Armstrong
Polpoch Riley Germann
Kokol Nicholas Chizek
Rossignol Megan Catherine Moore
Zephyrine Amber AJ Smit
Coulmier's wife Sarah Williams
Coulmier's daughter Abbie Gobeli
Patients Julie Baldwin, Sarah Buelow, Brett Jones, Allison Krois, Ben Schulz, Dani Jo Stephenson, Valerie Vivian
Nurses Briar Kleeman, Rachel Rathe
Nuns Kenosha Karr, Katy Slaven
Orchestra Elizabeth Cook, Ryan Decker, Michaela Nelson, Sam Pelelo-Ray, Hannah Titus

 

Production Team

Musical Directors Julie Baldwin
Katy Slaven
Scenic Designer Mark A. Parrott
Asst. Scenic Designer Ronald J. Wells, Jr.
Lighting Designers Chad Albert, Eric Lange
Costume Designer Cat Chow
Hair & Makeup Designer Amy S. RohrBerg
Asst. Directors Elizabeth Cook
Amy Garretson
Stage Manager Anthony James Lempares
 

 
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