AROUND THE QUADS
Quigley Leads Pinter Symposiums at Lincoln Center
By Laura Butchy

Austin Quigley PHOTO: LOE ROCCO

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Columbians know Austin Quigley as both dean of the College and a professor of English and comparative literature. At Lincoln Center's 2001 Festival, a wider audience got to share his expertise during symposiums about Harold Pinter.

Quigley moderated two symposiums, "Actors on Pinter" on July 20 and "Directors on Pinter" on July 21. The actors focused on their experiences working with Pinter's plays, screenplays and adaptations, while stage directors of the festival discussed their approaches to Pinter's texts.

The festival's sixth season was held July 10-29 and focused on Pinter's work. The playwright's retrospective included nine plays, with Pinter directing two productions and acting in a third, as well as screenings of eight films written by Pinter.

Quigley's writing about theater includes two books: The Pinter Problem and The Modern Stage and Other Worlds. He also serves on the editorial boards of The Pinter Review, Modern Drama and New Literary History.