“Sometimes a Revolution needs a woman’s touch!”
Lumos Players, is proud to announce auditions for THE REVOLUTIONISTS by Lauren Gunderson, also known for the play, The Book of Will. Auditions will be Sunday August 18th with possible callbacks Monday August 19th at 8639 Columbia Rd, Maineville, OH 45039 .
Audition Sign Ups: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CADAF22A0FAC70-50104735-auditions#/
- Auditions consist of sides that will be sent out prior to the audition date.
- Please bring resume, headshot (not required but preferred), and any conflict dates from 9/8-11/23
Important Dates:
- Auditions: 8/18 with possible callbacks 8/19
- Rehearsals Start: Sunday 9/8
- Rehearsals: Sunday (1pm-5pm), Monday (7pm-10pm), Thursday (7pm-10pm)
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.” – Dramatists Play Services
“Gunderson’s script doesn’t just skew reality by taking liberties with history, but also by playing with the conventions of storytelling, including several winks to theatre fans. Olympe and all the other characters, and actors, and you, are writing themselves into history through their actions, for good or ill.”- River Cities Readers
“…a sassy, hold-on-to-your-seats theatrical adventure…Gunderson, has created a play that is wonderfully wild and raucous…It’s a wild ride, filled with verbal gymnastics that come racing at you so quickly it’s occasionally hard to keep up. Listen closely, though, and hang on tight. If you do, you’ll be treated to an invigorating and enlightening journey.” —Cincinnati Enquirer.
“It’s simply a brilliant script…” —CityBeat Cincinnati.
Production Team:
- Director- Ashley Herbert
- Producer- Corey Nieman
- Production Assistant- Amy Rowland-Haake
- Stage Manager- Nicole Haake
Character List:
- Playwright, Olympe De Gouge
- Haitian rebel, Marianne Angelle – Black actress needed
- Assassin, Charlotte Corday
- Former Queen and fan of ribbons, Marie Antoinette
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