

Quack
Michael Valenti
Awards & Recognition
Winner! 1996 Obie Award for Playwrighting
THE STORY: Doctor Royer-Collard, head of Charenton Asylum, is visited by Renee Pelagie, wife of the asylum's most notorious inmate, the Marquis de Sade.
Furious that her husband's sadomasochistic pornography has tarnished her reputation, she offers
"Doug Wright's raffish new comedy, part theater of the ridiculous, part comedy of manners and part Grand Guignol, successfully blends intentional archness, grotesque exaggeration and bold humor to create a theatrical experience of real wit.“ —The New York Times. ”Exuberant theater-making…gory, depraved, revolting and—uh-oh—sentimental. On top of all that, the play has something to say about censorship and what happens when you try to suppress art…Smirky, gross-out fun with a purpose. It's an amazing show.“ —Variety. ”Cunningly structured and gorgeously written, with every phrase turned to a high, gleaming polish. Quills is a superb piece of writing."
— Village Voice
Quills - Act 1, Part 1
Quills is a American comedy play written by Doug Wright and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (1996).
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