QUIXOTIC PROFESSOR QIU

World Premiere


by Damon Chua
directed by Chongren Fan

January 31 - February 23

Run Time:

1 hr. 45 min. includes a 15 min. intermission

Inspired by real-life cases of Chinese American scientists being targeted for allegedly carrying out economic espionage, this satirical play follows a fictitious math professor, who finds himself scrutinized by the FBI and his own university colleagues, while simultaneously navigating a delicate relationship with a childhood friend in China. As the screws tighten around the unwitting Professor Qiu, he is forced to choose between his birth country and adopted land, between loyalty and self-preservation.

 

QUIXOTIC PROFESSOR QIU Company

Cast

Justin Jain* - PROFESSOR QIU

Bi Jean Ngo* - ANNA ZENG

Madeleine Garcia* - VALERIA

David Pica* - SIMPKISS et al.

Tamil Periasamy* - DR. KRISHNAN et al.


* appearing courtesy of a contract agreement with Actor’s Equity Association





Production Team

J Bean Schwab - Props Designer

Nick Wacksman - Master Electrician

Hunter Smith - Stage Manager

Maddy Foler - Production Assistant

John Kolbinski - Audio Engineer

Chongren Fan - Director

You-Shin Chen - Set Designer

Lindsay Stevens - Lighting Designer

Ariel Wang - Costume Designer

Damien Figueras - Sound Designer

TalkBacks at InterAct

Speaker Saturdays

Following our Saturday 2pm non-preview matinees, join Literary Manager Chaz Martin with an expert speaker in a moderated conversation digging into the themes of QUIXOTIC PROFESSOR QIU.

February 8 - Actors Bi Jean Ngo & Madeleine Garcia

February 15 - Actor Tamil Periasamy

February 22 - Playwright Damon Chua

Speaker Sundays

Following our Sunday 2pm non-preview matinees, join Producing Artistic Director Seth Rozin with an expert speaker in a moderated conversation digging into the themes of QUIXOTIC PROFESSOR QIU.

February 9 - Carol Rollie Flynn, the President of The Arkin Group, an international intelligence, security, and risk consulting firm. Ms. Flynn is a 30-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) where she held senior executive positions including Associate Deputy Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, and served as an undercover operations officer and CIA Chief of Station in major posts in Southeast Asia and Latin America. She also served as a consultant to the TV show HOMELAND. LEARN MORE

February 16 - Jacques deLisle, Professor of contemporary Chinese law and politics, and U.S.-China relations at UPENN. Director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, co-director of the Center for Asian Law, and director of the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. LEARN MORE

February 23 - Xiaoxing Xi, Professor of Physics at Temple University & Chinese American who, in 2015, was falsely painted as a spy for China by the FBI. Prior to 2009, he was Professor of Physics and Materials Science and Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. He received his PhD degree in physics from Peking University and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 1987.Since 2015, he has spoken out actively against racial profiling and received the American Physical Society 2020 Andrei Sakharov Prize for his effort. LEARN MORE

Audience Discussions

Discussions occur after every Wednesday and Thursday non-preview 7pm performance. Facilitated by Seth Rozin.

Wednesday, February 12 | Thursday, February 13 | Wednesday, February 19 | Thursday, February 20

Please note:

  • Speaker Hosts & Guests are subject to change. Please call the BOX OFFICE before your show date to hear about any possible changes.

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