The Revolutionists
by Lauren Gunderson

The Revolutionists Book Cover
The Revolutionists Cover

Synopsis

Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.

Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris.

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

It's a true story.

Or total fiction.

Or a play about a play.

Or a raucous resurrection…that ends in a song and a scaffold.

Themes

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 4 total roles, 4 female roles.

Publication

Year Published
2018
ISBN 10
0822237687
ISBN 13
9780822237686
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
73 pages
Language
English
LCC
PS3607.U5473 R48 2018
DCC
812/.6
Print
The Revolutionists is a American comedy / farce play written by and published by Dramatists Play Service in 2018. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780822237686 and an ISBN-10 of 0822237687.

Rating

4.18 out of 5

from 368 ratings and 52 reviews

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