“And a story… begins”

The Revolutionists is an inexplicably influential and engaging work driven by witty repartee and stirring declarations- from strong female figures that are fueled by justice, fighting the world of injustices surrounding them. This play yields a collection of very intimate, deeply emotional connections between characters, swirling narratives of their individual accounts knitted together to convey an incredibly revolutionary story. 

This is a play that challenges its audience, full of stories that lead us to empathize with the voices being silenced. A country in war, in debt, and in huge distrust among its citizens. This is a tale that parallels our current world. I see the modern language as a beautiful device of this piece to more clearly and advertently portray its pertinence in our own familiar world, our lives, and our story. 

This play is a comedy. No matter how gut-wrenching the circumstances, or how painfully prevalent the themes of this piece may be- it is a comedy. This is a statement mentioned explicitly for its production- fact that is incredibly important to its impact. Comedy can allow us to not only face the truth of insane circumstances and great injustices, but to take a step outside of it all. To hold these truths up to the light and have a sense of power over it, in the form of entertainment and release. Even just momentarily, maybe we are able to find a moment of relief in coping through humor at the futility of our circumstances.. and just maybe to give a sense of hope for our future.