Tickets are $15 for adults 18-55, $10 for adults 55+ and non-Catawba students, and free for Catawba students, faculty, and staff. For tickets and additional information, visit catawba.edu/theatretix, call the box office at 704.637.4481 between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm on weekdays, or email boxoffice@catawba.edu.
Playwright Olympe De Gouge, 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 Paris of 1793. This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we change the world.
The Revolutionists is directed by senior Winter Hamilton. The set will be designed by senior Lindsey Hart, costumes designed by first-year Madison McCloud, assistant costume and wig design by junior Francine Green-Thomas, Lights and Sound designed by Teresa Green. The crew includes Kerala Bannister, Adison Schwab, and Julia Rockwell. The cast features four students: Alana Williamson as Marianne Angelle, Jovey McFarland as Olympe De Gouge, and first years Grayce Pitman as Marie Antionette, and Allie Rahman as Charlotte Corday.
“The Revolutionist is a fantastic show telling the stories of these four women,” said Hamilton. “You will laugh, cry, and will not forget their stories.”
The Blue Masque is the oldest student-led organization on Catawba’s campus. The program predates the theatre department at Catawba and has presented student-directed, designed, and produced plays each year for nearly 100 years. Last season featured two productions: Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson in the fall and Alabaster by Audrey Cefaly in the spring. This season features three productions: No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson, and Breadcrumbs by Jennifer Haley.
