ST. LOUIS, MO. – Max & Louie Productions presents Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Dough Wright, leading a post show talkback of his provocative Obie award winning play Quills.
Jeffery Mittman, Executive Director of he ACLU of Missouri will be moderating the conversation that will also include the director and actors. The talkback will take place Friday, August 1 after the 8 p.m. performance in the JCC’s Wool Studio Theatre and will discuss censorship vs. freedom of speech…the role of art in society and the artists’ culpability…language and the power of words: do we drink them in or fear how they erode the moral fiber of society…supporting unfettered artistic expression even when its uncomfortable, etc.
For tickets, visit www.maxandlouie.com or call Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006. Quills runs through Sunday, August 17.
Quills is a “wickedly witty, erotically charged play about the conflict between imprisoned Marquis de Sade (infamous, irreverent literary bad boy of the 18th Century France) and the keepers entrusted with silencing the perverse talks that drip from his ink-laden quill. De Sade’s only sword is his pen; his opponents are are armed with far deadlier weapons. Quills explores the delicate and often malleable line between morality and convenience of censorship and sexuality.”
“Doug Wright’s raffish new comedy, part theatre of the ridiculous, part comedy of manners, and part Grand Guignol, successfully blends intentional archness and bold humor to create a theatrical experience of real wit.” – The New York Times
“QUILLS” by Doug Wright
WHEN: Opens Thursday, July 31st, 2014 and running through Sunday, August 17th, 2014.
Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm.
WHERE: Wool Studio Theatre at the A&E Building in the JCC’s Staenberg Family Complex
2 Millstone Campus Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
FREE Parking
HOW MUCH: $30 for general admission, $25 for students (with ID) and seniors (+65)
TICKETS: Go to www.maxandlouie.com or Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006
