From an Infant Home in the 50s to a Nursing Home in the 90s…
“Each performance by Kali Quinn generates a powerful magnetic field. One is overwhelmed with sheer awe at the range of her creativity, then captivated by the personalities and stories of her characters. Combining the joy and playfulness of a child with the wisdom of an ancient, Kali opens every heart in the room to a new level of compassion and understanding.”
—— Camilla Rockwell, Full Circle Festival of Aging: Burlington, Vermont
Overture to a Thursday Morning
A concert. A play. A dreamworld.
Lila, a wannabe rock-star, reckons with her mother’s past to learn more about her birth…
Vamping
A wheelchair. A slide projector. Forgiveness.
Eleanor, Lila’s never-known grandmother, soars through her fading memories in a nearby nursing home.
“Kali Quinn is a talented, immensely watchable, and vibrant performer. ‘VAMPING’ is a deeply personal and impressively honest piece of theatre that effectively captures, with theatrical grace and wit, the universality of love and loss”
— Nigel Maister, Artistic Director of University of Rochester Int’l Theatre Program: Rochestester, NY
“"Through ingeniously creative use of a wheel chair and multimedia, Quinn revives the memories of a woman with Alzheimer’s and gives hope that all might not be completely lost through her touching performance."”
— James Carter, Founding Artistic Director, soloNOVA Fest, NYC
“Our attention is riveted on Kali Quinn’s virtuosic performance of a series of characters ranging in age from early childhood to 91… unique range of voice and movement, all based on fine observation, extraordinary skill and imagination… deeply affecting.”
— Michael Miller, Editor Berkshire Review for the Arts: Western Massachusetts
“‘VAMPING’ is a subtle and moving reflection on the powers of memory, fragility of identity, and the painful, charmed interactions of age and childhood… a splendid vehicle for the solo actor, who joins the being and body of young girl and old woman in fascinating, always changing ways.”
— Kenneth Gross, critic/dramaturge, author of Shylock is Shakespeare and Shakespeare's Noise
Watch now.
What started as two separate plays become two acts back to back that I performed at theater festivals and medical schools throughout the US:
