-------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE PRESENTS MARAT/SADE April 5-15, 2018 The Outcalt Theatre at Playhouse Square Written by Peter Weiss Directed by Allan Byrne Featuring Dr. Michael Mauldin as the Marquis de Sade Shows run Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. $5-$10 tickets are available by calling 216.241.6000, visiting playhousesquare.org, or at the State Theatre Ticket Office, located at 1519 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115. Tickets are also available 60-minutes prior to performances at the Allen Theatre Complex. A $25.00 Dinner and a Show package is available for Fridays April 6 and 13 by pre-reservation only with the code 'DIN.' The Story Directed by Allan Byrne, the final theatre production of the CSU Theatre season is a groundbreaking "play-within-a-play" that uses every element of theatre, including song, dance, mime, and puppets, and places the audience inside the Charenton Mental Asylum after the French Revolution. In this asylum, the Marquis de Sade (played by Associate Professor of Theatre Dr. Michael Mauldin) directs the inmates in his play about the assassination of the revolutionary leader Jean Paul Marat, opening up the exploration of political change, the use of violence to bring about that change, and the nature of life and death. "It is a play dense with experiences, it is total theatre, engaging our senses and our intellect, funny, terrifying, sexual, savage, and exhilarating." - Director Allan Byrne The CSU Cast Features Cheyenne Bizon, Anthony Brown, Raven Bryant, Rebekah Ferro, Jordan Ficyk, Jacob Gaspar, Benjamin Gillooly, Casie Griffis, David Holmberg, Frank Ivancic, Alyssa Jacobs, Christina Katsaras, Kaitlyn Levigne, Steven Livingston, Matthew Logan, Evan Martin, Dr. Michael Mauldin, Timothy Parks, Sullivan Ratcliff, Mia Snyder, Lauren Stepanski, Suzanna Szabados, Cody Thomas, Daniel Weddell, and Eric Wloszek. --------------------------------------------------