CMU School of Drama


Friday, February 06, 2026

Before a Rape Trial, a Theater Piece Passes Its Own Judgment

The New York Times: France’s reckoning with sexual violence isn’t over. After the case of Gisèle Pélicot, whose husband was found guilty in 2024 of drugging her and inviting strangers to sexually assault her, another large-scale trial looms on the horizon. This year, 17 men will appear in a French court on charges of gang rape and human trafficking that prosecutors say were linked to a pornographic website. And theater is already on the case.

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