If you are interested in acting, assistant directing, stage managing, or other production work for our Spring 2024 production of The Revolutionists, please plan for the following!
INTERVIEWS
Those who have previously indicated interest in non-acting roles may be called in for interviews in early February. If you were not able to attend an Interest Meeting in the fall but are interested in these roles, please contact Dr. Sloan – see below.
READING PARTIES
In lieu of traditional auditions, anyone interested in acting or non-acting roles is welcome to join us for a low-key session of snacks and a casual exploration of the script. This is an opportunity to discuss available opportunities and your interests in more detail, ask and answer questions about the play and the production process, and do some low-stakes, non-evaluative, volunteer-based readings to familiarize ourselves with the play and its characters.
TARGETED READINGS
The following week, those who are interested in being considered for acting roles will meet to do extended readings from the script. Readings will be scheduled according to students’ availability.
READING PARTIES
Wednesday, February 7 @ 6:00 p.m.
Kerr Theatre
OR
Thursday, February 8 @ 4:30 p.m.
Kerr Theatre
TARGETED READINGS
Tuesday, February 13
Kerr Theatre
Times based on student availability
QUESTIONS?
Contact Dr. Sloan at dennissloan@depauw.edu
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Production Dates: April 18-20, 7:30 p.m.; April 21, 3:00 p.m.
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 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. DePauw’s production will combine the aesthetics of the French Revolution with 1990s feminist punk.
OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Acting • Assistant Directing • Dramaturgy • Stage Management • Design & Construction
Light & Sound Boards Running Crew • Costumes • Publicity
ACTING
Roles available
Olympe de Gouges—38. Badass activist playwright and feminist. Theatre nerd, excitable, passionate, a showman. Widowed and never remarried to ensure her personal freedom.
Charlotte Corday—25. Badass country girl and assassin. Very serious, hardened by righteousness, never been kissed. Has a pocket watch she keeps checking.
Marianne Angelle—30s. A badass Black woman in Paris. She is from the Caribbean, a fee woman, a spy working with her husband, Vincent. Tough, Classy, vigilant, the sanest one of them all.
Marie Antoinette—38. Less badass but fascinating former queen of France. Bubbly, graceful, opinionated, totally unaware, unintentionally rude, and oddly prescient. Never had a real friend.
*Note: All actors will briefly sing a simple tune, a capella. Musical instruction will be provided.
Time Commitment
Mid-Feb – Apr. 12: 3-hour rehearsals, 4-5 evenings a week, potential weekend afternoons
April 12-13: Long weekend technical rehearsals
April 14-17: Evening technical/dress rehearsals
April 18-21: Performances
April 21: Strike
ASSISTANT DIRECTING
Time Commitment: Same as acting, plus potential meetings & time before/after rehearsals
DRAMATURGY
Time Commitment: Potentially same as Assistant Directing, potentially less
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Time Commitment: Same as Assistant Directing
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
*May include assisting with Scenery, Lighting, Costumes, Props, Sound
Time Commitment: Variable, February-April
LIGHT & SOUND BOARD, RUNNING CREW
Time Commitment: 1-2 training sessions, 1-2 regular rehearsals (April), long weekend technical rehearsals (April 12-13), Evening Technical Rehearsals (April 14-17) Performances (April 18-21), Strike (April 21)
PUBLICITY
Time Commitment: Variable, March-April
*Note: A .25 course credit is available for positions that require 63 hours of commitment.
