'Questa' Puts Spin on Gay-Bashing, Opens Off-Bway March 1

Wings Theatre Company will present the NY premiere of Questa, a new play by Victor Bumbalo. Performances begin February 23, with opening night set for March 1.  This limited run continues through March 22nd only. Wings Theatre is located at 154 Christopher Street.

"Questa is about a gay bashing in reverse and the remorse and search for redemption of the young gay man guilty, perhaps of a murder, or an accident, brought on by the homophobic taunts of a straight young man.  Paul may have killed Lori's son.   The world assumes that it was a 'gay bashing.'  Paul, obsessed with guilt, starts following the young man's mother.  Paul wants to be relieved of his guilt by first hating the world Lori's son came from, but he ends up trying desperately to bring relief to this mother's suffering," explain press notes.

Wings Artistic Director Jeffrey Corrick directs a cast that includes Krista Amigone, Dana Benningfield, Jason Alan Griffin, John Haggerty, Jeremiah Maestas, G. Alverez Reid, and Danny Wildman. Questa will have set design by Elisha Schaefer, costume design by Laura Kleeman and lighting design by Anthony Galaska.

Victor Bumbalo is an award-winning playwright whose plays have been produced worldwide and is the recipient of an Ingram Merrill Award for playwriting.  His play Niagara Falls followed its Off-Broadway run with subsequent openings in over fifty cities throughout the US, England, and Australia.  Adam and the Experts opened to critical success Off-Broadway and has had numerous productions in the US and Canada.  What Are Tuesdays Like? was featured at the Carnegie Mellon Showcase of New Plays and premiered at The Contemporary American Theater Festival.  Besides playing throughout the US, What Are Tuesdays Like? has had productions in Germany, Japan, England and Sweden. 

Performances will be Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday evenings at 8PM, Sunday matinees at 3:30 PM. All seats $20. Students & Seniors with valid ID may purchase a ticket for only $16. You may purchase tickets online at www.wingstheatre.com or by phone at 212/627-2961.  Wings Theatre is located at 154 Christopher Street.

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