April 23, 2012
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat
The Department of Theatre presents:
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat
as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
By Peter Weiss
Directed by Mark Mann
Roy Bowen Theatre
May 3 - 5 at 7:30 pm
May 6 at 3:00 pm
May 10 - 12 at 7:30 pm
May 13 at 3:00 pm
May 17 - 19 at 7:30 pm
The Marquis de Sade, when an inmate of the Asylum of Charenton, staged plays that were performed by fellow inmates. With this point of departure, Peter Weiss has created one of the most powerful and exciting plays of the century.
Tickets: OSU Theatre Ticket Office, (614) 292-2295 or theatre.osu.edu