Mother of Chemistry

Paris, 1794. The Reign of Terror is at its height. Antoine Lavoisier, “The Father of Chemistry,” is facing the guillotine. Marie-Anne, his wife and laboratory partner, desperately tries to save his life.

CHARACTERS:
ANTOINE LAVOISIER, scientist, 50
MARIE-ANNE LAVOISIER, scientist, 36
LOUIS SAINT-JUST, politician, 26
NANOU (MARIE-ANNE LENORMAND), fortune teller, 21

SETTING:
A cell in the Conciergerie Prison, Paris

TIME:
May 8, 1794
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
​May 9, 2023

Cast: Maurice Kessler (Antoine), Victoria Freedman (Marie-Anne), Jack Henry (Louis), Deborah De Lorenzo​ (Nanou)​
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Maurice Kessler (Antoine), Jack Henry (Louis), Deborah De Lorenzo​ (Nanou)​ and Victoria Freedman (Marie-Anne)
365 Women a Year Festival
White Mouse Productions
Tallahassee, Florida,
​November 20, 2020

Cast: Nick Clark (Antoine), Gabriella Hagenlocker (Marie-Anne), Gerard Sola (Louis), Jessica Grey​ (Nanou)

Directed by Linoi Chemla
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Nick Clark (Antoine) and Gabriella Hagenlocker (Marie-Anne)
(online reading)
​Moving Parts
Paris, France
October 11, 2020

Cast: Marc Duret (Antoine), Dorothée Defontaine (Marie-Anne), Nicolas Jan (Louis), Margot Lourdet​ (Nanou)

Directed by Stephanie Campion 
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Marc Duret (Antoine), Dorothée Defontaine (Marie-Anne), Margot Lourdet​ (Nanou) and Nicolas Jan (Louis)
Marie-Anne Lavoisier (Mother of Chemistry) is the third ​part of a trilogy of short plays: Female Scientists to the Rescue.