Quantum Theatre

The Howling Miller

based on the novel by Finland's Arto Paasilinna; adapted by Peter Duchenes and Karla Boos
directed by Peter Duchenes
Frick Environmental Center

July 29–August 22, 2010

A land of unending dark and unconquerable light.
A stranger, larger-than-life and with species in question.
Part hero, part howler, he's a man, a myth, and a metaphor.

A world premiere.  A grand experiment and a step into the unknown, to inaugurate our 20th anniversary.

A fable about a fierce little country - Lapland in the post-war years - told in a secluded outdoor corner of our city.  Ordinary nature by day, brought to howling life by night...

...in the summer of 2010.

Previews and Reviews

Quantum ventures outdoors with 'Howling Miller'
Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 27, 2010

Quantum Theatre opens its 20th season by reintroducing a wolf into Frick Park.
Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper, July 29, 2010

Quantum makes well-done 'The Howling Miller' fit right into Frick Park
Bob Hoover, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 3, 2010

Review: Outdoor setting adds to mystique of Quantum's 'Miller'
Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 3, 2010

When the Rain Stops Falling

by Andrew Bovell
directed by Marty Giles
Iron City Brewery

October 28–November 21, 2010

In the year 2039 shifts in the weather have caused the mass extinction of most sea life. Gabriel York, alone in a torrential downpour, finds himself on the receiving end of a long legacy of deception. A fish falls from the sky, a herald of something stronger than betrayals, and the mysteries of his past begin to unfold.

Set in locations ranging from a London flat in 1959 to the coast of southern Australia in 2039, When the Rain Stops Falling stretches across time and place to weave an intricate story of seven people—bound together by blood, circumstance, and love.

Martin Giles directs an all-star cast including Robin Abramson, Bridget Connors, Daina Michelle Griffith, Daniel Krell, Nick Lehane, Zachary Nading, Mary Rawson, John Shepard, and Philip Winters.

Previews and Reviews

Quantum Theatre's 'When the Rain Stops Falling' mixes grand with intimate
Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, October 24, 2010

Quantum Theatre's 'When the Rain Stops Falling' shuttles through time at Iron City Brewery
Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 28, 2010

When the Rain Stops Falling
Michelle Pilecki, Pittsburgh City Paper, November 11, 2010

Maria de Buenos Aires

libretto by Horacio Ferrer; music by Astor Piazzolla
directed by Karla Boos; music direction by Andres Cladera
East Liberty YMCA

March 24–April 17, 2011

Maria de Buenos Aires will cater to all the senses, uniting expressive, live orchestral music, the passionate rhythm of the tango, a surreal poetic text by Horacio Ferrer, and a visual manifestation of that poetry through video created by Joe Seamans. Attack Theatre will perform the iconic tango. Carolina Loyola-Garcia speaks the dramatic poetry in Spanish as the Duende (Goblin) character, mirrored by Karla Boos in English. Argentine mezzo Raquel Winnica sings Maria, Carlos Feliciano the ubiquitous payador, and Buenos Aires bandoneon player Benjamin Bogart leads the ensemble of eight.

Previews and Reviews

Quantum creates Argentine cafe for 'Maria de Buenos Aires'
Jane Vranish, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 24, 2011

Quantum's magical 'Maria de Buenos Aires' delights
Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 1, 2011

Maria de Buenos Aires
Gordon Spencer, Pittsburgh City Paper, April 14, 2011