03/28/2026
THE PELICOT TRIAL – TRIBUTE TO GISÈLE PELICOT .. a scenic oratorio
by MILO RAU & SERVANE DÈCLE
Sunday, March 29
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ALL TICKETS SOLD OUT
Livestreamed via HowlRound
Location: Judson Church, 55 Washington Square South, NYC
“Shame must change sides.” With these words, as well as with her decision to make her trial public, Gisèle Pelicot has become a symbol in the fight to end violence against women. The r**e case examines and reveals how, in this small town in southern France, ordinary men of all ages and social backgrounds are capable of committing an inhumane crime: the repeated r**e of an unconscious woman.
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center/The Graduate Center CUNY in collaboration with the Judson Memorial Church, Skirball NYU, supported by the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York presents in New York City a special performance of the The Pelicot Trial, a production by Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen), co-produced by the Festival d’Avignon — by renowned Swiss director Milo Rau and Servane Dècle. Supported by the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.
This unique presentation features readings of the trial proceeding in the newly translated American adaptation of the sensational The Pelicot Trial, with the World Premiere at the Vienna Festival in 2025, later presented by the Avignon Festival—regarded by many as the highlight of the festival.
Milo Rau and Servane Dècle’s extraordinary “Theatre of the Real” oratorio examines the Gisèle Pelicot case in a four-hour afternoon performance with readings of documents retracing and examining this groundbreaking historic trial—a watershed event that deeply entered the psyche of the French nation. The New York version of The Pelicot Trial: Tribute to Gisèle Pelicot will take place at the historic performance art venue Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village in New York City. Judson Church still serves also as a diverse, vibrant place of worship with it’s own congregation—creating a spiritual community through the pursuit of justice actions, talks, family events, sermons, social justice actions, creative expression, and contemplation.
Check HERE for world tour of The Pelicot Trial--Tribute to Gisèle Pelicot in for world tour of The Pelicot Trial—Tribute to Gisèle Pelicot in Paris/France, St. Gallen/Switzerland, Milan/Italy, Bergen & Oslo/Norway, Copenhagen/Denmark, Belgrade/Serbia, Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stockholm/Sweden, Warsaw/Poland, Lisbon/Portugal, Avignon/France, and Vienna/Austria.
CAST & TEAM:
KATHLEEN CHALFANT (Opening and Closing)
NICOLE ANSARI COX, MACONNIA CHESSER (Narrators)
MORGAN MASTRANGELO (Countertenor)
and
OTOJA ABIT, ORSON ANSARI COX
DAVID BECK, WINSOME BROWN
MICAH BUCEY, JOAN JULIET BUCK
TANIA BURGUERA, ISAAC BUTLER
ROBERT CUCCIOLI, MAŠA DAKIC
ANOOP DESAI, JOSLYN DEFREECE
SYLVAINE GUYOT, NEAL KATYAL
TRIAN LONG SMITH, DAVID RASCHE
ALYSIA REINER, KATE RIGG
LAILA ROBINS, RICHARD SCHECHNER
TANYA SELVARATNAM, CHRIS SMALLS
MOLLY STERN, KACIE SWAFFIELD
EMILY TUCKMAN, V (FORMERLY KNOWN AS EVE ENSLER)
DANA WATKINS and VAUGHN WINTON
NEW YORK TEAM
Dramaturgy and Direction: MILO RAU & SERVANE DÈCLE
Live-Stream Direction: MILO RAU
Production Dramaturgy: NASTASIA GRIESE
New York Casting: NICOLE ANSARI
Judson Church: MAGGIE GOLDNER, GREGG BELLÓN, MICAH BUCEY
Consulate General of Switzerland: NICULIN JÄGER, ELENA BÄNNINGER
Vienna Festwochen: MONIKA HUBER, JUDITH STAUDINGER
NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts: JAY WEGMAN
Live Stream Tech: LEANNA KEYES www.TranscendStreaming.com
Camera: MATT KOHN
Outreach/PR: BLAKE ZIDELL & ASSOCIATES
Segal Center Assistant: MOLLY LAMBERT
Producer: Segal Theatre Center, FRANK HENTSCHKER
Research, dramaturgy and direction Milo Rau and Servane Dècle
Production dramaturgy Nastasia Griese
Supported by the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.
Special Thanks to Claire Montgomery & Jim MacGregor
Image courtesy of Milo Rau (c) Patryk Rozycki
