Ottawa 
Events Description
Tonight, 18th century scientific genius Emilie du Châtelet is back from the afterlife and determined to answer the question she died with: love or philosophy, head or heart?
Based on the real life story of Emilie du Châtelet, a scientific genius of 18th century France. Women of her era were considered too simple-minded to understand mathematics or physics, but Emilie produced work ranging from a groundbreaking paper on the nature of fire (the first by a woman ever published by the Paris Academy), to a celebrated and still-used translation and commentary on Isaac Newton’s Principia Mathematica. She was married to a nobleman of the court of Louis XV, and took a series of lovers, including the writer and philosopher Voltaire.
“Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Juli Heney
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $30.00 +fees
How to get tickets?
Phone: 613-831-4435
Email: boxoffice@kanatatheatre.ca
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Wednesday November 18, 2026 to Saturday November 28, 2026
Tuesday – Saturdays | 7:30 PM
Sunday | 2:30 PM
Venue & Address
Ron Maslin Playhouse, 1 Ron Maslin Way, Kanata, ON, K2V 1A7
Wheelchair accessible
