April 7- May 7, 2017 Tickets available now! This suspenseful, thought-provoking drama received both the Pulitzer Prize and Broadway's Tony Award. Set in the Bronx in 1964, the play pits Catholic school principal Sister Aloysius against the new, charismatic priest, Father Flynn, when his relationship with the school's first African American student is perceived to... Continue Reading →
The Actors of THE NIGHT ALIVE Talk About Their Roles: Matthew Vaky plays Tommy
Matthew was last seen at Quotidian in Conor McPherson's The Birds. The Night Alive centers on his character, Tommy. “You said it Marvin. What’s going on? That is the question.” I say that line in The Night Alive. The question isn’t “to be or not to be?” The question is “What’s goin’ on”? It is such... Continue Reading →
Behind the Scenes of THE NIGHT ALIVE with Lighting Designer Don Slater
Don Slater is QTC's Resident Lighting Designer. As has been noted in other QTC posts, The Night Alive is my ninth Conor McPherson play. I very much enjoy working on them as his writing style and my lighting style mesh well. My lighting is largely naturalistic to realistic and tends to be on the dark... Continue Reading →
The Actors of THE NIGHT ALIVE Talk About Their Roles: Joe Palka as Maurice
Joe Palka joins a stellar cast in the QTC's The Night Alive, playing the role of Maurice. He shares with us how he continues to grow in his understanding of his character and the play. It’s become conventional wisdom among the cast members that Maurice is a God-like figure (thanks to David Dubov’s initial interpretation that had... Continue Reading →
The Actors of THE NIGHT ALIVE Talk About Their Roles: Grant Cloyd as Kenneth
Grant Cloyd makes his QTC debut in The Night Alive as Kenneth. He shares how he approached playing “evil.” “Evil has no meaning” – so says Maurice in scene 4 of The Night Alive. In many ways, working on a character as troubled and troubling as Kenneth has entailed adhering to that adage. As a performer... Continue Reading →
The Actors of THE NIGHT ALIVE Talk About Their Roles: Chelsea Mayo plays Aimee
Chelsea Mayo was last seen at QTC in this summer's The Lady with the Little Dog as Anna Sergeyevna. In The Night Alive, she plays Aimee. How is your role in The Night Alive different from your role in McPherson’s The Veil? In The Veil, set in 1820s Ireland, I played Hannah, a teenaged girl... Continue Reading →
The Actors of THE NIGHT ALIVE Talk About Their Roles: David Dubov Tackles Doc
QTC board member/actor David Dubov has been very busy at QTC this season. Besides leading QTC’s PR/marketing team, David has played major roles in QTC’s A Lesson from Aloes, The Lady with the Little Dog, and now as “Doc” in The Night Alive. And yet, David still had time to respond to a few questions... Continue Reading →
THE NIGHT ALIVE Opens Friday! 5 Reasons to See It
1) QTC is "the best stage to experience McPherson's plays in the Washington, D.C. area" 2) Director Jack Sbarbori's ninth McPherson production with designers Don Slater and Ed Moser 3) An all-star cast, featuring QTC favorites and fresh faces 4) A supernatural drama just in time for Halloween 5) $15 tickets every Friday for patrons... Continue Reading →
QTC favorite Audrey Cefaly’s THE GULF receives rave reviews at Signature Theatre
For an evening of thought provoking drama, see Quotidian Theatre Company alum and playwright Audrey Cefaly spread her wings with her latest play, The Gulf, at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. Cefaly’s play portrays two lovers drifting along in a spare boat, adrift in the middle of a backwoods Southern river delta, as they sort through their... Continue Reading →