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A New York City premiere and directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan, Emilie is one of HIStory’s most undertold stories. One of the first female physicists, the 18th century Marquise du Châtelet died from complications in childbirth in the midst of disproving Newton’s Laws of Physics. Her work became the basis for Einstein’s theory of relativity, but her long-time lover Voltaire, who wrote with, for and about her, remained more noted for her work than she did until very recently.
Lauren Gunderson’s play, Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight, powerfully tells Emilie’s story with humor and love, putting her story back in her own voice and restoring the credit for the work that became the foundation for so many others’. Duende Productions is a female-led company; this production will be a primarily female creative team, including director, costume designer, set designer and producer.
Lauren Gunderson’s play, Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight, powerfully tells Emilie’s story with humor and love, putting her story back in her own voice and restoring the credit for the work that became the foundation for so many others’. Duende Productions is a female-led company; this production will be a primarily female creative team, including director, costume designer, set designer and producer.
Show Notes: 1 intermission
COVID-19 Safety Information
Masks are required.
Performance Schedule:
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM
SUNDAY @ 5 PM
Director
Kathy Gail MacGowen
Written by
Lauren Gunderson
