“Reason in madness” seems the very definition of what Quantum Theatre does, so thanks, Shakespeare, for the quote. It happens to come from “King Lear,” which also is on point — Quantum’s latest adventure into the wilds of Pittsburgh is plucking down the epic tragedy amid the rusty ruins of the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark.
“Reason in madness” seems the very definition of what Quantum Theatre does, so thanks, Shakespeare, for the quote. It happens to come from “King Lear,” which also is on point — Quantum’s latest adventure into the wilds of Pittsburgh is plucking down the epic tragedy amid the rusty ruins of the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark.
It’s also quite reasonable that this “Lear” had its start at Bricolage Productions, which shares a reputation for risk-taking theater in unexpected spaces.
The newly pared-down adaptation began as a reading at Bricolage — a favor to James Kincaid, a University of Pittsburgh literature professor, and 93-year-old author Julian Markels, who co-adapted the script.
