Two Franklin Students Help Bring Marie Antoinette Alive

Above, Dedham's Yahaira Torres, Bridgewater's Ava White , and  Brandi Dumas and Audrey Olmstead from Franklin. Photo Credit: Matt Greene

Bridgewater State University’s Department of Theater is presenting Marie Antoinette, a semi-biographical play about France’s celebrity queen -- and two students from Franklin, Audrey Olmstead and Brandi Dumas, are part of the cast. 

Marie Antoinette is a contemporary look at France’s ‘butterfly queen.’ Mostly following her life through her final days, we see Marie "as a constructed confection exalted but untimely villainized and devoured by a society worshiping and envying celebrity." The play takes liberties with unfortunate Marie’s life, but serves plenty of cake to its audience with flights of fancy intertwined with the absurdities, indulgences, and indignities of the French court amid revolution.

Performances are held in the Rondileau Student Union Auditorium at 19 Park Ave in Bridgewater, October 25-27 & 31- November 2, with advance tickets available now at www.BSUtix.com!

This production is under the guidance of director Sarah Elizabeth Bedard (Salem), a BSU professor of theater. In addition to Olmstead and Dumas, the production team includes set designer Janie E. Howland (Natick), Technical coordinator Al Forgione (Braintree), stage manager Michael Eckenreiter (Fairhaven), costume design by Miranda Giurleo (Buzzards Bay), and lighting design by Emmett H. Buhmann (Raynham).

Marie Antoinette’s talented cast hails from all parts of the Commonwealth: Nate Carey (Burlington); Yahira Torres (Dedham); Ava White (East Greenwich, RI); Evan Pina, Jr. (Fairhaven);  Connor Francis (Harwich); Connor Keliher (Hingham); Lea Myers (Marshfield); Olivia Webb (Melrose); Madie Forget (Millbury); Dakota Boucher (Paxton); Liam Henderson (Plymouth); Hannah Ferro (Plymouth); Meera Watkins (Quincy); Corey Taverna (Shrewsbury); Amanda Brochu (Uxbridge); Tessa Tropeano (Wakefield); Michael Braga (Westport); James Keyes (Weymouth).

Marie Antoinette performs in the Rondileau Student Union at 19 Park Ave in Bridgewater, Thursday October 24-26, and Thursday October 31- November 2. More info and tickets are available at www.BSUtix.com.