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
(staged reading)
Science Playwriting Competition
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York
April 16, 2025
Directed by Steve Marsh
Science Playwriting Competition
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York
April 16, 2025
Directed by Steve Marsh
(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)
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)
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
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.