007 The Revolutionists program

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Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

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TheRevolutionistsProgram_Page_07

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4-12-2024

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Arts and Humanities | Theatre and Performance Studies

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FROM THE DRAMATURG- Selena Hinds

Marianne Angelle is a fictional character inspired by the following women.
Suzanne Belair, widely known as Sanite Belair, was a leader in the Revolution. She and her husband served as lieutenants in Toussaint Louverture’s army. In 1802, Napoleon’s army captured and executed them. Marie-Jeanne Lamartinière was born into slavery. She’s known for her bravery in many battles, including the Battle of Vertières and the Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot. In 1803, she fought in Jean-Jacques Dessalines’ army against Napoleon’s troops.

Victoria Montou is considered a founding mother of the Republic of Haiti. She was taken from her home, the Dahomey Empire, and brought to the French colony. Before her enslavement, it is believed that she was in a women’s-only army. When he was a child, she taught Jean-Jacques Dessalines (a leader of the Revolution who signed their independence in 1804).

Marie-Antoinette. b. 11/2/1755, Vienna, Austria. She married Louis XVI when she was fourteen. She became the Queen of a financially unstable France at eighteen and gained power by advising the king during his moments of illness. Her extravagant tastes exasperated the financial unrest. The French viewed many of her political policies with suspicion and disdain. During the French Revolution, the monarchy was abolished. She was executed on October 16, 1793.

Charlotte Corday, b. 7/27/1768, Normandy, France. Corday believed the Jacobin political party was too radical and that she needed to kill one of the most popular leaders of the party, Jean-Paul Marat, to save said Revolution. She snuck into his chambers while he was bathing and stabbed him in the heart. Her actions were initially scolded, but she has since been celebrated as the “angel of assassins.” Her execution was on July 17, 1793.

Olympe de Gouges, b. 5/7/1748, Montauban, France. She wrote in 1791, “Woman has the right to mount the scaffold; she must equally have the right to mount the rostrum.” in The Rights of Women. In her playwriting, Olympe discussed issues involving slavery, divorce, and girls being forcibly sent to convents. One of her plays was a sympathetic fictionalization of Marie Antoinette, which was used against her in court. She was executed on November 3, 1793.

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Arkansas State University

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