Avant Bard Announces Extension Of EMILIE by Lauren Gunderson

Avant Bard announces a one-week extension of Émilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight. The comic drama about 18th-century scientific genius Émilie Du Châtelet--written by Lauren Gunderson, today the most-produced playwright in America--continues through November 19, 2017, at Gunston Arts Center Theatre Two in Arlington, VA.

"When we began the run, few folks knew much at all about Émilie Du Châtelet," said Tom Prewitt, Artistic and Executive Director. "And no wonder. One of the most brilliant mathematicians who ever lived, Émilie had become a 'hidden figure' in history, a woman remembered if at all as the lover of a great man, Voltaire. Happily that has changed for audiences who have seen Gunderson's whip-smart play and are blown away by the passionate genius they get to know.

"Critical response has been great, and audiences have really been connecting to Émilie herself, who has been spectacularly channeled by Gunderson and Acting Company member Sara Barker. As one fan on Facebook wrote on Facebook, 'How come I never heard of this amazing woman before?!' "We're thrilled to give audiences the two next weekends to get to meet this brilliant and inspiring trailblazer for women in science."

Tickets are available at avantbard.org/tickets or by calling 703-418-4808. NOW PLAYING to November 19, 2017 at Gunston Arts Center, Theatre Two 2700 South Lang Street, Arlington, VA 22206.