a scene from Cowboy by Gracie Gardner.
Charles Quittner (he/they) is a stage director based in London from Brooklyn and Miami who puts on a helluva pizza party. Quoted as “having fun with futility” by the NYTimes, they emerged moments after New York lockdown with backyard cabarets that brought the most razzmataz queer artists back to live performance in the safe outdoors with Live! at the Boscoe Barles Backyard Center for the Performing Arts, Grandma Loves You. and Cory and Smin’s Love Conquers the Earth. London Credits: Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens (Associate, The King’s Head Theate). Directing credits: protest (Rhino Fest in Chicago, The Tank), Boscoe Barles Bestival (starring his titular dog, “The Emma Stone of Dog Actors,”-The New York Post), Cowboy (Exponential Fest), TOXIC IF SWALLOWED (Ars Nova, The LGBT Center), Everyday Afroplay (JACK), He Hurt Himself in His Confusion! (Exponential Fesival), Cymbeline (The Brick), Retro Factory's big gay parties at iconic 3 Dollar Bill. Charles recently graduated from Mountview with an MA in Directing. They’re the founder of Forklift Reading Series @Loading Dock, Shuga Pie Supreme, and a 2018 Drama League resident artist.
“[Charles Quittner is] so adorable”
-Rosie O’Donnell