Marat/Sade is performed in two acts
Act 1: 1 hour and 35 minutes
10-minute intermission
Act 2: 30 minutes
Appropriate for ages 16+.
Sensory Warning: loud voices and music, close proximity to performers
Content Warning: fake weapons; verbal descriptions of violent and sexual acts; simulated violence, emotional distress, and medication use.
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
Settings
The Salon of Charenton Asylum
Charenton-Saint-Maurice, France
Wednesday, July 13, 1808
&
Apartment of Jean-Paul Marat and Simonne Evrard
Paris, France
Sunday, July 14, 1793
Cast
Cast photos and biographies: CLICK HERE
| Jill Cromwell | Duperret A Legislator |
| Jennifer Daly | Dr. Coulmier |
| Rylee Davis | The Nurse |
| Jessica Flemming | Kokol Rossignol Marat’s Mother A Scientist Antoine Lavoisier A Legislator |
| Katie Judge | Cucurucu Marat’s Father A Newly Rich A Legislator |
| Simon Kaplan | The Marquis de Sade |
| Douglas Kapp | The Herald A Legislator |
| Rachel Pottern Nunn | Simonne Evrard Voltaire A Legislator |
| Rosemary Richards | Charlotte Corday A Military Representative A Legislator |
| al Riggs | Polpoch A Legislator |
| Germôna Sharp | Jacques Roux Marat’s Schoolmaster A Legislator |
| Natalie “Nat” Sherwood | Jean-Paul Marat A Tumbrel Driver |
Creative Team
Creative team biographies: CLICK HERE
| Director | Dustin Britt |
| Producer | Vance Haywood |
| Stage Manager | Naveed Moeed |
| Production Manager | Katie Judge |
| Music Director | al Riggs |
| Costumes/Puppet Designer | Victoria J. Bender |
| Set/Props Designer | Katie Judge |
| Choreographer | Maggie Hatfield |
| Fight Choreographer | Benjamin Penninger-Tarlton |
| Intimacy Choreographer | Heather J. Strickland |
| Wardrobe Supervisor | Jill Cromwell |
| Associate Music Director | Jessica Flemming |
| Fight Captain | Rachel Pottern Nunn |
| Dance Captain | Rylee Davis |
| Composer | al Riggs |
| Sales Manager | Naveed Moeed |
| Graphic Designers | Katie Judge Dustin Britt |
| Photographers | Erin Bell Katie Judge Naveed Moeed |
| Artistic Consultants | Emily Levinstone Elena Montero Mulligan Mark Werdel |
| Health & Safety Team | Rachel Pottern Nunn Natalie “Nat” Sherwood Naveed Moeed |
The Charenton Orchestra
| Music Director Electric Piano Organ | al Riggs |
| Associate Music Director Acoustic Guitar Trumpet | Jessica Flemming |
| Kazoo Floor Tom Ukulele Tambourine | Katie Judge |
| Clarinet | Simon Kaplan |
| Tambourine | Jill Cromwell |
Songs
| ACT ONE | |
| La Marseillaise* | Company |
| Homage to Marat | Company |
| Marat We’re Poor | The Patients |
| Corday’s Arrival in Paris | The Patients |
| The Tumbrel Song | Cucurucu |
| Marat’s Liturgy☨ | Polpoch |
| The People’s Reaction | Simonne Evrard Jacques Roux Duperret |
| Marat We’re Poor (reprise) | The Patients |
| Those Fat Monkeys | The Patients |
| Poor Old Marat | Charlotte Corday Kokol Cucurucu Polpoch Simonne |
| Marat We’re Poor (reprise) | The Patients |
| What Has Gone Wrong? | Kokol Cucurucu Polpoch Simonne Evrard |
| Song and Mime of the Glorification of the Beneficiary | Marquis de Sade |
| Marat, It’s All in Vain | Kokol Cucurucu |
| Marat We’re Poor (reprise) | Nurse |
| ACT TWO | |
| Entr’Acte | Kokol Cucurucu Polpoch |
| Poor Marat in Your Bathtub Seat | Simonne Evrard Kokol Cucurucu Polpoch Duperret |
| Poor Old Marat (reprise) | Jean-Paul Marat |
| The Finale | Company |
*music & lyrics by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
☨”Taste and See,” music by James E. Moore; arr. al Riggs
Special Thanks
Bare Theatre, Erin Bell, Sheri Britt, Kurt Clayton, Chelsea Denno, Lauren Van Hemert, Henderson Rec Players, Horse Complex Records, Kim Jackson, Jeffrey Karasarides, Wayne Leonard, Timothy Lemuel, Emily Levinstone, Elena Montero Mulligan, Nicole Perry, Khoa Pham, Michele Riggs, Ruby Deluxe, Seed Art Share, Sweet Tea Shakespeare, Mark Werdel, Byron Woods, and the Staff and Volunteers of St. John’s MCC.
Partners
Resources
Our production raises a number of issues around personal trauma and social justice. To reflect our communities’ concerns and the care which gave rise to this art, we encourage you to visit the following links for more information around the issues discussed in this play:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-TALK (8255)