The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is the major center of theatre and the arts at

Fairfield University Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time ...

located in

Fairfield, Connecticut Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull, Easton, Weston, and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. Located within the New York metropolitan area ...

. The Center includes events such as popular and classical music, dance, theatre, and programs for young audiences. Westport Magazine recognized the Quick Center as the "cultural epicenter of Fairfield County." The Quick Center was constructed and dedicated in 1990 with the generous support and leadership of

benefactor,

Leslie C. Quick Jr. Leslie C. Quick Jr. (January 27, 1926 – March 8, 2001) was co-founder of Quick & Reilly. He graduated from Widener University. In 1974 he co-founded Quick & Reilly, the first New York Stock Exchange member firm to offer discounted commissions t ...

and was named for his beloved wife, Regina. Mr. Quick was a member of the Fairfield University Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Board from 1982 through 1995 and received an Honorary Doctorate from the University in 1999.

Facilities

* Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. Theatre (Capacity: 740 seats) * Lawrence A. Wien Experimental (Black Box) Theatre (Capacity: 150 seats) * Thomas J. Walsh Jr. Art Gallery

Gerard Manley Hopkins Award

Fairfield University and the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts established the

Gerard Manley Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins (28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889) was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame placed him among leading Victorian poets. His prosody – notably his concept of sprung rhythm – established him as an innovato ...

Award for Excellence in the Arts in 1990. Hopkins was a Jesuit priest, but he was also one of the most important innovators in the history of English poetry. The Award recognizes artists who exhibit a spirit of innovation and new artistic ideas. The University and Quick Center have recognized several artists over the years, among them actor

Jason Robards Jr. Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Known as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill, Robards received two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes ...

, composer and lyricist

Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...

, painter

Paul Cadmus Paul Cadmus (December 17, 1904 – December 12, 1999) was an American artist widely known for his egg tempera paintings of gritty social interactions in urban settings. He also produced many highly finished drawings of single nude male figures ...

, ballerina Gelsey Kirkland, and painter Robert Vickrey.

Open VISIONS Forum

The Quick Center for the Art is home to th
Open VISIONS Forum
a public outreach program of the University College engaging the 'life of the mind' with the Connecticut community. Its Mission is to integrate the academic perspective of the University's students and faculty with the wide general interests of our regional audience. Through an ongoing series of lively and informative lectures, these 'public conversations' present eminent opinion-makers, artists, authors, learned contributors to the humanities and sciences and civic and political commentators to engage the audience with topical issues facing a global and national agenda. The 2007-2008 season is highlighted by two-time

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...

-winning historian David McCullough and prize-winning NBC Nightly News anchor

Brian Williams Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an American retired journalist and television news anchor. He was a reporter for ''NBC Nightly News'' starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchor and managing editor of the broadcast in 2004. ...

. Past guest speakers have included former prime minister of Pakistan

Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto ( ur, بینظیر بُھٹو; sd, بينظير ڀُٽو; Urdu ; 21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 t ...

; documentary filmmaker

Ken Burns Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American filmmaker known for his documentary film, documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle United States, American History of the United States, history and Culture of the ...

; Forbes CEO and former presidential candidate Steve Forbes; former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Richard Holbrooke; United States Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky; Broadway legend

; and former hostage and author Terry Waite; and Emmy-winning broadcast journalist Bill O'Reilly.

Notable performances

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

The Quick Center for the Arts has been an annual tour destination since 2002 for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, "the nation's premier repertory company for chamber music." The ensemble tours nationally and internationally and in keeping with its mandate to reach a broad audience, CMSLC presents a three-part concert series at the Quick Center for the Arts.

Live Music Project

The Live Music Project, a conductorless orchestra, has been resident at the Quick Center since 2004. Founded by violinist Netta Hadari and composer Daniel Smith, the Live Music Project performs classical and modern works in a casual atmosphere.

Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut

The Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut is now the resident choir of the Quick Center for the Arts. The Mendelssohn Choir was formed in 1984 by members of the Fairfield University Chamber Singers, who, upon their graduation, wished to continue a musical association under the baton of Dr. Carole Ann Maxwell.The Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut - About MCC
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References

External links

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