Luna Theater to Close Season with Doug Wright's QUILLS, 3/21-4/11

Luna Theater Company's 13th "Season of Seduction", commences with the darkly comic QUILLS by Doug Wright, October 25-November 15; followed by CLOSER by Patrick Marber, January 17 - February 7; and concludes with RASHOMON by Ryunosuke Akutagawa (adapted by Fay & Michael Kanin from the screenplay of Akira Kurosawa), March 21- April 11. All shows take place at the new Luna Theater at 620. S. 8th Street (between South and Bainbridge). Tickets are $15-$25 and can be purchased by visiting www.lunatheater.org or by calling 215-704-0033.

DUE TO GRAPHIC CONTENT (VIOLENCE, SEXUAL SITUATIONS, NUDITY) ALL THREE SHOWS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES.

The infamous Marquis de Sade, author of scandalous literary works, has been spending his days locked away in the Charenton Insane Asylum. Despite his imprisonment, the clever Marquis continues to write--that is, until his selfish wife, together with the newly appointed head of the asylum set about depriving the incorrigible Marquis of his quills and paper. The Marquis, however, will stop at nothing to fulfill his artistic ambitions; no matter what the cost, no matter what the sacrifice, he will not be censored.

Events in the play are not 'cruel': they are 'diabolical.' Characters are not 'good' or 'bad'; they are either 'kissed by god' or 'yoked in Satan's merciless employ'-Doug Wright

Grand Guignol, popularized in the late 20th Century at Le Theatre du Grand Guignol in Paris, is a highly stylized form of theater . Grand Guignol consists of graphic, darkly comic, and sometimes overly sexualized scenes and short plays in which horror is the primary motivation: "The sensational stagecraft of the Grand Guignol-thunder sheets, blood packets, rubber body parts and sleight of hand-all might find a home onstage. Before appealing to the audience's hearts or minds, the play endeavors to appeal to forces far more primal."-Doug Wright.

For more information on Grand Guignol visit http://www.grandguignol.com

Doug Wright is an acclaimed playwright, screenwriter. and librettist known for such works as Grey Gardens, Unwrap Your Candy (Luna Theater 2007) and I Am My Own Wife--for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (2004). For Quills, Wright was awarded with the Kesselring Award for Best New American Play and honored with a Golden Globe nomination for his screenplay adaptation.

Since 2002, Luna Theater Company has focused on producing intimate, intelligent & intense works that delve into the human psyche. Luna has twice been honored with Philadelphia Weekly's 'Play of the Year': Grace by Craig Wright (2008) and Blasted by Sarah Kane (2011). Recently, the 2013/14 season marked a milestone in Luna's existence with the establishment of a brand-new theater venue in the Bella Vista neighborhood at 620 S. 8th Street (between Bainbridge and South).