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
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
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
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
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
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
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.