LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
{A Guillotine Play}
Written & Directed by Claire F. Martin
September 20th & 21st, 2026
Porpentine Stage, Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse
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"There is no returning to the past once the blade comes down."
In a Paris prison, 15-year-old Marie-Thérèse Charlotte—daughter of the guillotined King Louis XVI—obsessively reads and rereads her favorite novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, in an effort to block out the revolution that has turned her world upside down. When the Committee of Public Safety takes away Marie-Thérèse’s last family member and President Robespierre sets his sights on her royal bloodline, reality begins to bleed into fiction. Before long, Marie-Thérèse finds herself in a race for survival...not just against her captors, but against her own psychosis.
Blending elements of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos's 1782 novel with real French history, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (A Guillotine Play) is a harrowing portrait of gendered violence and the cost of a revolution without mercy.
CONTENT ADVISORY:
This play contains mature content, including sexual violence. (Details HERE.) Recommended for audiences 18+
{A Guillotine Play}
Written & Directed by Claire F. Martin
September 20th & 21st, 2026
Porpentine Stage, Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse
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"There is no returning to the past once the blade comes down."
In a Paris prison, 15-year-old Marie-Thérèse Charlotte—daughter of the guillotined King Louis XVI—obsessively reads and rereads her favorite novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, in an effort to block out the revolution that has turned her world upside down. When the Committee of Public Safety takes away Marie-Thérèse’s last family member and President Robespierre sets his sights on her royal bloodline, reality begins to bleed into fiction. Before long, Marie-Thérèse finds herself in a race for survival...not just against her captors, but against her own psychosis.
Blending elements of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos's 1782 novel with real French history, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (A Guillotine Play) is a harrowing portrait of gendered violence and the cost of a revolution without mercy.
CONTENT ADVISORY:
This play contains mature content, including sexual violence. (Details HERE.) Recommended for audiences 18+
Cast & Creatives
Golbanoo Setayesh
Cécile • Marie-Thérèse 
Zach Stolz
Valmont • Robespierre |
Kelly Criss
Marquise de Merteuil • Jeanne 
Gabrielle Story
Madame de Volanges • Renée |
Daniela Santiago
Madame de Tourvel • Élisabeth 
Evan Hill Phillips
Danceny • Antoine |
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Claire F. Martin — Playwright & Director
Teddy Sambol — Stage Manager
Rachel Frawley — Intimacy Director
Claire Wittman — Dramaturg
Nicholas Tycho Reed — Photographer
Kati Grace Kirby — Shakespeare Tavern Liaison
Anné Carole Butler & Clint Horne — Costume Design & Construction
Amy Wachtel — Wardrobe Assistant
Jeanette Meierhofer & Amanda McDonald — Shakespeare Tavern Marketing
Bardic Catering — Food Concessions
Claire F. Martin — Playwright & Director
Teddy Sambol — Stage Manager
Rachel Frawley — Intimacy Director
Claire Wittman — Dramaturg
Nicholas Tycho Reed — Photographer
Kati Grace Kirby — Shakespeare Tavern Liaison
Anné Carole Butler & Clint Horne — Costume Design & Construction
Amy Wachtel — Wardrobe Assistant
Jeanette Meierhofer & Amanda McDonald — Shakespeare Tavern Marketing
Bardic Catering — Food Concessions
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Porpentine Stage
Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse 499 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30303 September 20-21 7:30pm |
The Declaration of Evelina
Atlanta Tour 2026
THE DECLARATION OF EVELINA
Written by Claire F. Martin
Directed by Caty Bergmark
February-October 2026
Touring Production
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"This novel, Fanny...it is a declaration of independence: Evelina's and yours."
In 18th century London, the only thing more dangerous than a woman who has ideas is a woman who publishes them. But 29-year-old editor Mr. Lowndes suspects that the brilliant manuscript on his desk was not actually written by a man. A quixotic liberal who supports the American war for independence, Mr. Lowndes is determined to unmask the female genius behind Evelina. But he gets a lot more than he bargained for when he meets Fanny Burney, a 26-year-old socialite with very different ideas about what it means to start a revolution.
Inspired by the true story behind the publication of Jane Austen's favorite novel, The Declaration of Evelina is a propulsive one-act about a woman destined to change the world...and the man who told her she could.
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Written by Claire F. Martin
Directed by Caty Bergmark
February-October 2026
Touring Production
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"This novel, Fanny...it is a declaration of independence: Evelina's and yours."
In 18th century London, the only thing more dangerous than a woman who has ideas is a woman who publishes them. But 29-year-old editor Mr. Lowndes suspects that the brilliant manuscript on his desk was not actually written by a man. A quixotic liberal who supports the American war for independence, Mr. Lowndes is determined to unmask the female genius behind Evelina. But he gets a lot more than he bargained for when he meets Fanny Burney, a 26-year-old socialite with very different ideas about what it means to start a revolution.
Inspired by the true story behind the publication of Jane Austen's favorite novel, The Declaration of Evelina is a propulsive one-act about a woman destined to change the world...and the man who told her she could.
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Upcoming Dates:
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Tuesday, September 29th | 2:00pm
Horace W. Sturgis Library Kennesaw State University |
October 2nd & 3rd | 7:30pm
Dana Fine Arts Building Agnes Scott College |
Cast & Creatives
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Zach Stolz
Mr. Lowndes |
Claire F. Martin
Miss Burney |
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Caty Bergmark — Director
Claire F. Martin — Playwright
Delaney Circe — Intimacy Director
Claire Wittman — Dramaturg
Nicholas Tycho Reed — Photographer
Kati Grace Kirby — Shakespeare Tavern Liaison
Jeanette Meierhofer & Amanda McDonald — Shakespeare Tavern Marketing
JoyEllen Williams — Kennesaw State University Liaison
Dr. Toby Emert — Agnes Scott College
Caty Bergmark — Director
Claire F. Martin — Playwright
Delaney Circe — Intimacy Director
Claire Wittman — Dramaturg
Nicholas Tycho Reed — Photographer
Kati Grace Kirby — Shakespeare Tavern Liaison
Jeanette Meierhofer & Amanda McDonald — Shakespeare Tavern Marketing
JoyEllen Williams — Kennesaw State University Liaison
Dr. Toby Emert — Agnes Scott College
