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Review: Dark Forces Take Hold in Quantum’s Haunting ‘Caligari’

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onStage Pittsburgh - Sit back, but don’t expect to relax. Quantum Theatre’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari assaults from all sides, in a dark and cautionary tale of man’s capacity for cruelty and…
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Who’s Afraid of the Autocracy – a review of “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”

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‘Burgh Vivant - In 70s East Germany, long before Ronald Reagan asked Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall, actress and unrepentant socialist,  Helene Weigel (Catherine Gowl) graces her theatre…
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Pittsburgh troupe recasts ‘Dr. Caligari’ as a political fable

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WESA - A carnival sideshow performer, an old man, promises his audience wonders. He opens a coffin-like wooden container to reveal a somnambulist — a perpetual sleepwalker under his command.…
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Staging ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ Is Right Out of Quantum’s Out-of-the-Box Playbook

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onStage Pittsburgh - Jed Harris had declared The Odyssey for Quantum Theatre as his directorial swan song … until he was lured back by a tantalizing title. The invitation to collaborate came from his longtime…
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari at Quantum Theatre

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WQED - Today we draw the curtain back to hear about Quantum Theatre’s adaptation of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: An Out of the Box Theatrical Experience. This show runs…
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Quantum Theatre Premieres The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari This Fall

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Table Magazine - Quantum Theatre, one of Pittsburgh’s most innovative theater companies, has a new theatrical interpretation of the classic silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. From playwright Jay Ball,…
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Boutique Theater Companies Bring Unique Plays to Life

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North Hills Monthly Magazine - The play’s the thing in Pittsburgh. This city is home to a plethora of theater companies that showcase incredible local talent in both traditional and…
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Review: A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN Drops Jaws, Bombshells at Quantum Theatre

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BroadwayWorld Pittsburgh - Quantum's outdoor tragicomedy is stunning and sweltering, even on a cool night. Sometimes you don't have to change a word to change the meaning of a piece...…