Quartet
Dates Playing: 7/16/2009 - 8/2/2009
Written By: Ronald Harwood
Director: Gordon McCall
A beautiful, warm-hearted and funny play about a home for retired opera singers. Each year, on October 10th, they put on a concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday. This year, Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts the equilibrium. A superbly written play by the author of The Dresser (Oscar nomination), The Piano (Oscar Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay), and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Oscar Nomination).
Cecily, Reggie et Wilfred vivent dans une maison de retraite pour chanteurs d’opéra. Tous les ans, un concert est donné pour célébrer l’anniversaire de naissance de Verdi. Bien que Jean arrive dans cette maison et perturbe l’équilibre, le spectacle doit continuer !
“A bittersweet comedy about a quartet of retired opera singers and the “Quartet” from Verdi’s Rigoletto that marked a highlight of their long ago and mostly forgotten careers.”
– Curtain Up!
the cast:
Kathleen Fee*: Cissy
David Francis*: Reggie
Kathleen McAuliffe*: Jean
Michel Perron*: Will
director: Gordon McCall*
stage manager: Irene Arseneault*
sound design: Jason Knox
set design: Russ Jones
props: Konstantin Kokosopoulos
costume designer: Joanne Mercier
lighting designer: Gord McVicar
scenic painters: Lea Durocher & Mary Vuorela
set construction: Marc Roy
assistant stage manager: Shauna Murphy
Bobby Swanson voice-over courtesy of Richard Sullivan Lee
Special thanks to Mary Vuorela, Melanie Doerr & Nathalia Davidova, Centaur Theatre
* appear courtesy of Canadian Actors Equity Association
