The Quick Center’s 2023-24 season is a wide-reaching exploration of diverse performance, some global and some local, some more intimate and some expansive. In curating this book list, I have tried to follow an equally inclusive approach in my selection of recommended texts, liberally combining scholarly monographs, edited collections and critical histories alongside a novel, a children’s book, a genre-defying compendium, and even a hybrid culinary history/cookbook. As a new member of the Fairfield University faculty, I am particularly invigorated by the Quick’s commitment to transformation — transformation of performance into knowledge, transformation of how we live, see and engage with the world, and transformation committed to building a better, kinder community. As we near the end of the first quarter of the twentieth century we face myriad crises, but I hope that in our time at the Quick we can all find a few hours of respite and enjoyment as well as a renewed, active arts-driven commitment to go into the world, be kind, and do good. Happy reading.
Sean F. Edgecomb, PhD
Associate Professor of Theatre
Resident Director and Co-Producer, Theatre Fairfield