QUESTA focuses on Paul, a victim of an attempted gay bashing who -- perhaps accidentally -- kills his attacker. Driven to relieve his guilt, he begins a complex, cathartic effort to anonymously befriend his victim's mother. The only witness to the crime was Daniel, a homeless gay man who silently falls in love with Paul and chooses to protect him. Daniel is the play's narrator and conscience, probing spirituality, sexuality, suffering and loss -- and ultimately, the will to move forward.
Victor Bumbalo is an award winning playwright whose works Niagara Falls and Adam and the Experts enjoyed runs Off-Broadway and internationally. His play What are Tuesdays Like? was featured at the Carnegie Mellon Showcase of New Plays, Contemporary American Theater Festival, before being mounted in Germany, Japan, England and Sweden. Bumbalo has written movies of the week and for television series including NYPD Blue, American Gothic, Relativity and HBO's Spawn.
Madrid St. Angelo directs the Chicago production. St. Angelo recently directed the critically acclaimed Chicago production and World Premiere of Edward Crosby Wells controversial play, Flowers out of Season. St. Angelo also helmed two Chicago Best Of 2006 productions; Miguel Pinero's, The Sun Always Shines for the Cool and Robert Chesley's Jerker. St. Angelo is an activist who has worked on the forefront of several national AIDS Awareness Organizations as well as providing a theatrical voice for under-represented GLBT playwrights.
Seating is very limited for this production. So get your tickets early and in advance.
A portion of proceeds will benefit Chicago's GLBT Anti Violence Project and The Saints of Humboldt Park (Alcohol and Drug Recovery Programs)Copyright © People*s Theater of Chicago 2007