Les Grands rendez-vous Diamant

Guest: Doug Wright

Doug Wright, the celebrated playwright of Quills, will be visiting Québec City, and we’d like to invite you to a Grand rendez-vous Diamant led by Robert Lepage at the Morrin Centre.

Created in 1995, Quills was Doug Wright’s seventh play. He also wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation. The stage version will be presented at Le Diamant by Ex Machina and Robert Lepage from January 11 through 28, 2023.

SCHEDULE

• Location: The Morrin Centre (College Hall)

• 5 p.m.: Arrival

• 5:30 p.m.: Discussion

• 6:30 p.m.: Question and answer period

• 7 p.m.: End of the event (approximately)

The Grands rendez-vous have been made possible through the support of the Ville de Québec’s Service de la culture et du patrimoine.

About Doug Wright

Doug Wright’s newest play Good Night, Oscar – about concert pianist and humorist Oscar Levant - recently premiered at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, starring Sean Hayes.  It will open in New York during the 2023 season. He was most recently represented on Broadway by the musical War Paint, starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole.  

Earlier plays include I Am My Own Wife (Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize, Toleranz Prize Europa), Posterity, and Quills (Obie Award), as well as books for the Broadway musicals Grey Gardens (Tony Nomination), The Little Mermaid and Hands on A Hardbody. (Drama Desk Nomination). His work has been seen in over thirty countries across the globe.