Quantum Theatre

The Howling Miller

Recent Press

KDKA What’s on Stage: Busy Summer Theatre Schedule

By Christopher Rawson, KDKA, August 4, 2010
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette theatre critic Chris Rawson talks about the busy summer schedule for Quantum Theatre's The Howling Miller on KDKA. Read more...

Outdoor setting adds to mystique of Quantum’s ‘Miller’

By Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 3, 2010
The cast of seven is headed by Tristan Farmer who is the perfect choice for the role of the miller, Huttunen. Unfailingly nimble and athletic, Farmer bridges the worlds of animal and human catapulting from heights, effortlessly ascending to the upper reaches of the set and peddling a bicycle without regard to nearby precipices. Read more...

Quantum makes well-done ‘The Howling Miller’ fit right into Frick Park

By Bob Hoover, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 03, 2010
Some [outdoor] places have worked out quite well...including the Hartwood Acres stables and Allegheny Cemetery. None however, is more aptly suited to a production than the burned-out ruins of the old Frick Park Environmental Center, site of "The Howling Miller." Read more...

Pop Filter Hot Pick: Quantum Theatre Turns 20 with World Premiere

By Jennifer Baron, Pop City, July 28, 2010
"Celebrating two decades of artistic bravery, Quantum is kicking off its new season with an ambitious world premiere and neighborhood initiative that places the company in even more compelling territory." Read more...

Quantum Ventures Outdoors with “Howling Miller”

By Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 27, 2010
"Set in northern Finland soon after the end of World War II, it's the tale of an eccentric, somewhat feral, stranger who buys and restores an abandoned mill but is unwilling or unable to conform to the rules and expectations of the local townspeople." Read more...

Cast

Peter Duschenes

Peter Duschenes (Adapter/Director) is a director, writer and actor based in Ottawa, Ontario. As the Co-founder and Artistic Director of Platypus Theatre, Peter’s plays have been seen across North America and around the world. His one-act play, Lost River was the 1991 winner of the Theatre BC’s Canadian National Playwriting competition and his television adaptation of his original play, How the Gimquat Found Her Song won the award for Best Children’s Program at the 2008 Banff World Television Festival. As an actor Peter has performed with companies across Canada and the United States including playing Louis Ironson in Angels in America at the Centaur Theatre in Montreal and several productions with Quantum Theatre going back to the very early years of the company’s existence. Quantum credits include The Trap, Polygraph, Knives in Hens, The Merchant of Venice, and Richard II. Peter received his MFA in theatre from the California Institute of the Arts in 1988 and lives with his wife, Sarah and their two children; Magda and Theo.

Tristan Farmer

Tristan Farmer (The Miller Gunnar Huttunen) is a graduate from the Carnegie Mellon University Acting Program and is currently based out of Los Angeles. He is thrilled to be back in Pittsburgh working on his first Quantum Theatre show. Tristan was last seen on the Pittsburgh stage in barebones productions' Take Me Out as Shane Mungitt. He is especially thankful for this opportunity to work with such a great cast and production team. And thank you to my family for your unending love and support.

John Gresh

John Gresh (Constable Portimo and others) has acted with the REP at the Playhouse, PICT, barebones productions, UnSeam'd Shakespeare, and Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre among many. Favorite roles include Ansel (Killer Joe), Steamboat (Dorothy 6), Old Man (Fool for Love) and Ebenezer Scrooge (A Christmas Carol :The Musical). He is an adjunct instructor at Westminster College and a certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework. When not acting, John is honing his New Orleans piano chops.

Robert Haley

Robert Haley (Doctor Ervinen and others) has appeared at many regional theaters in Canada and the U.S., including the Stratford and Shaw Festivals. He was awarded Best Actor recognition by the Toronto Theatre Alliance for performances in Death and the Maiden and Singer. Here in Pittsburgh he has been seen in productions by Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh, and the Playhouse Rep. Feature film credits include: a co-starring role with Lou Diamond Phillips in Hangman; Fast Company directed by David Cronenberg; and The Shawshank Redemption. On TV, Robert has appeared in featured roles in the miniseries Joan of Arc and the series Street Legal and The Avro Arrow. Recently he worked on the film The Homecoming, filmed in Pittsburgh.

Melinda Helfrich

Melinda Helfrich (4H Adviser Sanelma Käyrämö) thrilled to be returning to Quantum, having previously performed in Yerma and Richard II. Melinda most recently appeared in City Theatre’s Jekyll and Hyde as Elizabeth. Other regional credits include the title role in Eurydice (Alliance Theatre, GA) and Confluence (Guthrie Theatre, MN.) New York credits include Mathilde in Penknife at The Living Theatre, and Betty in You May Go Now with Babel Theatre Project. Internationally, Melinda has performed in Caracas, Venezuela (Love: A Tragic Etude) and in Novi Sad, Serbia (Flamingo/Winnebago). Melinda holds an MFA in Acting from Columbia University.

Jason McCune

Jason McCune (Happola and others) in addition to debuting with Quantum in this production, has appeared at Pittsburgh Playhouse Rep, PICT, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and Bricolage here in Pittsburgh. In Los Angeles, he worked with the Center Theater Group at the Mark Taper Forum, Theatre Banshee, and the Celtic Arts Center. In Chicago, Jason performed with Prop Thtr, Live Bait Theatre, Red Wolf Theatre Co., Strawdog Theatre Co., and First Read @ Second City. Elsewhere, he has acted with American Players Theatre, the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival (co-founder), and Stage One. Film and television work includes The West Wing, CSI:Miami, The Guardian, The Kill Point, Skin, The Call of Cthulhu, She's Out of My League, and Unstoppable.

Andy Place

Andy Place (Police Chief Jaatila and others) is pleased to return to Pittsburgh to work with Quantum, previously performing in Quake, Indian Ink, and The Red Shoes. Local credits include Pittsburgh Public Theater (Much Ado About Nothing) and work with their Young Company (Macbeth, The Crucible), Pittsburgh Playhouse Rep. (Hamlet), and Unseam’d Shakespeare Company (The Libertine, Henry IV, parts I and II). In New York he has performed at the Kirk Theater at Theater Row Studios (The Great Conjurer) and the Gene Frankel Theater (Zastrozzi). Outside of New York he has worked with the Hartford Stage Company, Theatreorks USA, and is a member of Saratoga Shakespeare Company. Andy received his BFA from Hartt School.

Mark Conway Thompson

Mark Conway Thompson (Postman Piittisjarvi and others) has performed on Broadway in Mummenschanz, and in Paris with the French movement theatre company Le Theatre Magenia. Locally Thompson has performed with Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public Theater, City Theatre, Quantum Theatre, the Jewish Theater of Pittsburgh, PICT, Saints and Poets Theater, among others. Film and television credits include Stuck with Each Other with Tyne Daly and Richard Crenna, Darrow with Kevin Spacey, The Baltimore Story with Walter Matthau and Harry Morgan, NBC’s True Detectives, and the independent film I'm a Schizophrenic and So Am I. Thompson currently performs a one-man show entitled Flight from Himself.

Locations & Directions

Outdoors, Frick Environmental Center
2005 Beechwood Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15217

Visit Google Maps to plot your route.

Free parking is available on-site in the lot next to the park and along Beechwood Boulevard.

The Port Authority has many routes servicing east end neighborhoods. Current schedules, fares and routes for public transit are available from the Port Authority of Allegheny County. You can also plan a trip by visiting Google Transit.

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Age Appropriateness

There are several depictions of realistic violence and some instances of strong language.

Accessibility

Quantum takes you to every nook and cranny of the city, and we make every effort to build an enjoyable environment in these challenging locations. To discuss accessibility, call us at 412.697.2929.

Nearby Dinner Options

Order pre-show picnic dinners from Square Café

Menu Options Include:

Fresh Mozzarella and Prosciutto on Ciabatta, tomato, fresh mozzarella, basil pesto
Veggie Wrap, cucumber, roasted pepper, red onion, sprouts, tomato and hummus
Roasted Chicken with Cucumber Slaw, Cilantro, tomato, red onion on ciabatta

All sandwiches include slaw, seasonal melon and berries, petite chocolate chip cookies, and bottled water.

$14.00 plus tax.

Call Square Cafe at 412.244.8002 by 2:00 pm the day before the show and your dinner will be waiting for you at the box office.

Click here for additional dining options and special neighborhood discounts.

For tickets, visit ShowClix or call 1.888.71.TICKETS.

Performances

Community Night
Thursday July 29 at 6:30pm with pre-show reception

Press/Opening Night
Friday July 30 at 8pm with post-show champagne reception

Roundtable Review
Sunday August 1 at 8pm with post-show discussion

Regular Run Schedule
Wednesdays thru Sundays at 8pm

For weather updates and rain cancellations, visit our website half an hour before the performance, or follow us on Twitter @quantumtheatre.

Tickets

Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday: $30
Friday, Satruday: $35
Opening Night: $45

There are a limited number of $16 student tickets available for select performances (with valid ID).

Members of TIX for Teachers, the Mattress Factory, and WYEP are eligible for discounted tickets. Receive $3 off with a valid ID—be sure to mention when ordering.

Please note: these offers are not valid in combination with other discounts.

No refunds or exchanges. No late seating.

Buy tickets online or call ShowClix at 1.888.71.TICKETS (1.888.718.4253).

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Box Office

Monday to Friday 9 a.m.–6 p.m.

Order your tickets online with ShowClix or call 1.888.71.TICKETS (1.888.718.4253).