TribLIVE: For Quantum Theatre artistic director Karla Boos, the season is often as important as the setting.
Since its founding in 1990, Quantum Theatre has become known for staging its productions in unique places that are not theaters, such as a cemetery or the warehouse of a defunct brewery.
The time of year is equally important when scheduling the season's offerings, Boos says.
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It's interesting that Quantum is bases their seasons around the physical, Earthly seasons. I can see why they would do this. Letting the audience feel heat or wetness or cold will certainly further submerse them in the world of the play, therefore making the whole production more believable. Of course there are always logistical difficulties that come with this like transporting set pieces and traveling in unpleasant weather, but I think experimenting with different places and seasons is certainly worth it. And as for finding humor in Ibsen, I think it's certainly possible. It just has to be placed in the right context.
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