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Halle Burns ’16, and Evelyn Hernandez ’15.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
The play is based on the life of Donatien Alphonse Francois the Marquis de Sade who was incarcerated for most of his adult life due to his sexual activities and assorted deviations from the perceived sexual norm. Kept on the defensive by his mother-in-law, who worked tirelessly to keep him behind bars to protect both her daughter and family, de Sade took to writing novels, pamphlets, political tracts, and plays\u2014each more scandalous, sexually explicit, and violent than the next. His body of work was rediscovered in the early 20th century (it had been\u2014and in many places continues to be\u2014subject to banning and censure.)<\/p>\n
Madame de Sade<\/i>\u00a0is directed by Maister, who has led the International Theatre Program since 2002. Born in South Africa, he has trained as an actor and director and has a master of fine arts from Carnegie Mellon University. Maister is the recipient of numerous awards and a founding member and resident theater director of the music group\u00a0Alarm Will Sound<\/a>. His work has been seen at the Lincoln Center Festival, Carnegie Hall, NY’s River to River Festival, and the Holland Festival. His newest work is set to premiere at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in summer 2014.<\/p>\n Set design is by Marsha Ginsberg, whose award-winning work specializes in new plays and opera. Her previous Rochester credits include\u00a0The Puzzle Locker<\/i>,\u00a0The Lower Depths<\/i>,\u00a0Featuring Loretta<\/i>, and\u00a0Adding Machine: a musical<\/i>. Costume design is by Tilly Grimes, co-artistic director of the theater company SavageCharm. Her previous Rochester credits include\u00a0The Rochester Plays<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Cinderella<\/i>. Lighting is designed by Thomas Dunn, whose previous Todd Theater productions include\u00a0The Illusion<\/i>,\u00a0The Hairy Dutchman<\/i>,\u00a0King Lear<\/i>, and\u00a0Killer Joe<\/i>. Sound design and original music is by Obadiah Eaves, whose work has been seen on- and off-Broadway in works by David Mamet, Woody Allen, Eric Bogosian, Ethan Coen, and Suzan-Lori Parks.<\/p>\n Madame de Sade<\/i>\u00a0runs Thursday, April 24 through Saturday, April 26, and Wednesday, April 30 through Saturday, May 3. All shows begin at 8 p.m., except for a matin\u00e9e performance on Sunday, April 27 at 3 p.m. and a performance on Saturday, May 3 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $7 for UR students; $10 for UR alumni, faculty and staff, and for seniors (55+); and $13 for the general public. All performances take place in Todd Theater, located in the Todd Union building on the River Campus. Tickets can be purchased online at\u00a0www.rochester.edu\/theatre<\/a>, or by calling 585.275.4088<\/span>![\"\"](\"resource:\/\/skype_ff_extension-at-jetpack\/skype_ff_extension\/data\/call_skype_logo.png\"){kind=logo}
585.275.4088<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>. Tickets may also be purchased up to an hour before each performance at the box office.<\/p>\n