This barbed and brassy tragicomedy provides a peek into the life of cake enthusiast and infamous representative of the 1% featuring Brooke Bloom as Marie. From the mind of David Adjmi, playwright of last year’s Off-Broadway phenomenon, Elective Affinities, A.R.T. presents this world premiere in a co-production with Yale Repertory Theatre.
Marie Antoinette
A.R.T. Season
Sept. 1, 2012 to Sept. 29, 2012
| Written by | David Adjmi |
| Directed by | Rebecca Taichman |
| Choreographer | Karole Armitage |
| Scenic Design | Riccardo Hernandez |
| Costume Design | Gabriel Berry |
| Lighting Design | Christopher Akerlind |
| Sound Design | Matt Hubbs |
| Puppet Design | Matt Acheson |
| Fight Choreographer | J. David Brimmer |
| Casting | Tara Rubin Casting |
| Stage Manager | Amanda Spooner |
| Joseph/Mr. Sauce | Fred Arsenault |
| Marie Antoinette | Brooke Bloom |
| Yolande de Polignac/Mrs. Sauce | Hannah Cabell |
| The Dauphin | Andrew Cekala |
| Sheep | David Greenspan |
| Royalist | Vin Knight |
| Marie’s Coterie | Jo Lampert |
| Therese de Lamballe | Polly Lee |
| Louis | Steven Rattazzi |
| Axel Fersen | Jake Silbermann |
| Marie’s Coterie | Teale Sperling |
| Guard | Brian Wiles |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Kevin Schlagle |
| Assistant Director | Stephanie Ward, Vahdat Yeganeh |
| Assistant Choreographer | Emily Wagner |
| Voice and Speech Consultant | Jane Guyer Fujita |
| Assistant to the Playwright |
Philip Gates |
| Dramaturgy |
Marissa L. Friedman |
| Dance Captain | Jo Lampert |
| Fight Captain | Fred Arsenault |
| Stage Management Intern |
Greg Swartz |
| Draper |
Carmel Dundon |
| First Hand |
Michelle Ross |
| Stitchers |
Sally Ravitz, Carol Schaberg, Jen Bennett, Lisa Dezmelyk, Anita Canzian, Becky Hylton |
| Crafts Artisans |
Jeffrey Burrows |
| Milliner |
Denise Wallace |
| Crafts Assistant |
Jill Thibault |
| Wigmaster |
Rachel Padula Shufelt |
| Dressers |
Emily Damron, Amber Voner, Brian Choinski |
| Servant, Guard, and Dauphin Costumes |
Liz Perlman and CostumeWorks |
| Assistant to the Costume Designer |
Fabian Aguilar |
| Costume Interns |
Rachel Gibian, Amalya Goldberg |
| Scene Shop Buyer |
Ryan Anderson |
| Carpenters |
Nathaniel Drake, Tim Jones, Adam Medlyn, Matthew Meeds, Kyle Moore, Andrew Remillard, Ray Reyes, Jon Seiler, John VanRoosendaal |
| Scenic Carpenter Interns |
Derek Jay, Caitlin Magness, Chris Marks, Kristin Matsumoto, Seth Randall-Tapply |
| Scenic Painters |
Elizabeth Johnson, Heather Morris |
| Scenic Paint Interns |
Brian Crete, Christopher Kavanah |
| Props Artisan |
Edward Hartigan |
| Props Intern |
Heather Mauldin |
Tara Rubin, C.S.A.; Merri Sugarman, C.S.A.; Eric Woodall, C.S.A.; Lindsay Levine; Kaitlin Shaw; Stephanie Yankwitt, Casting
Harvard Summer Interns 2012 with support from the Office of the President and Provost and in partnership with the Office of Career Services: Madeleine Bersin, Rachel Gibian, Heather Mauldin, Civry Melvin, Anise Molina, Benjamin Moss, Ryan Smillie, Susanna Wolk
At the very start of the American Repertory Theatre’s New England premiere of David Adjmi’s "Marie Antoinette" the queen herself, played by Brooke Bloom, sits flanked by two noble companions. All three are equipped with fantastically high wigs; all three are attired in pastel-hued dresses (just one of costume designer Gabriel Berry’s many triumphs here). They are dainty, and even delectable, to behold; they look like nothing so much as a neatly packaged assortment of macaroons, and scenic designer Riccardo Hernandez has created a perfect little jewel box to contain their rarefied and often trivial existence. More
Bloom’s Marie comes across as more oblivious than mean-spirited, a pawn in a deadly, rapidly unfolding contest she can’t recognize or understand, much less play with any real skill. A measure of self-awareness does eventually dawn, but by then it’s far too late. The luxury-loving queen has become a despised symbol to the bloody-minded revolutionaries whose ostensible goal is “Liberty, equality, fraternity,’’ and the guillotine awaits. More
The topic of income inequality is very much in the air these days at the American Repertory Theater, where David Adjmi’s “Marie Antoinette,” a tragicomedy about the ignominious one-percenter, is in rehearsals for its world premiere. . . . While Adjmi’s Marie is a spectacularly overindulged naïf, he doesn’t condemn her for her ignorance or for privilege so excessive that when she had a faux hamlet constructed for her amusement at Versailles, she played shepherdess there to perfumed sheep. Or so the story goes. More
The American Repertory Theater, in a co-production with Yale Repertory Theatre, presents the world premiere of David Adjmi's tragicomedy Marie Antoinette at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge. Staged on a colorful plexiglass set designed by Riccardo Hernandez (who also designed The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess), with stunning costumes and wigs by Gabriel Berry, Adjmi's highly entertaining telling of the French Queen's story takes its fair share of liberties with history, but displays obvious parallels between the economic inequality of her time and ours as we teeter on the brink of an important election. More
Karole Armitage jettisoned her sobriquet as the "punk ballerina" years ago, but the Tony-nominated former Merce Cunningham dancer continues her edgy choreographic foray with her contributions to the upcoming world premiere of playwright David Adjmi's Marie Antoinette, a coproduction of the American Repertory Theater and the Yale Repertory Theatre. More
| BAAA! David Adjmi's Marie Antoinette negotiates hairpin turns among satire, low comedy, surrealism, and dark night of the soul before delivering a haunting wake-up call. |
Brooke Bloom gives a spectacular performance as France's former first lady in David Adjmi's often silly yet insightful play. Abetted by a smart director and crack design team -- including Riccardo Hernandez, whose set design is an exercise in impactful minimalism -- Adjmi has crafted a confection that's all sugar on the surface, with harder-to-ingest messages concealed within. More
"FINISH THIS SENTENCE: BY THE YEAR 1793, I HOPE TO BE..." Brooke Bloom as Marie answered some questions for the Phoenix. Check it out. More
Press Releases
For Immediate Release: August 29, 2012
Contact: Kati Mitchell 617-496-2000x8841
kati_mitchell@harvard.edu
American Repertory Theater Announces Schedule for 2012-13 Season ASL and Audio Described... More
For Immediate Release: July 30, 2012Contact: Kati Mitchell 617-495-2668kati_mitchell@harvard.edu
A.R.T. Announces additional casting information for MARIE ANTOINETTEby David Adjmi, directed by... More
Run time
2 hours with one 15 minute intermission
Venue
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Need to know
THIS PRODUCTION CONTAINS:
Strobe-like light effects,
strong language, & LOUD SOUND EFFECTS
Recommended Grades 6 and up.
ASL Dates:
September 23rd, 2:00PM
September 25th, 7:30PM
Audio Described Dates:
September 26, 7:30PM*
September 29, 2:00PM*
*Touch tour 1 hour prior
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