The Knightly Quest

Abrahamse & Meyer Productions

Adapted by Fred Abrahamse & Marcel Meyer, performed by Marcel Meyers

COCKATOO, 208 S 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

October 16th-27th, 2024

A special solo performance of Tennessee Williams’ sci-fi short story

A gay vampire escapes from an American police state in a getaway spaceship. A very unusual story by Tennessee Williams (or by anyone else) adapted for the stage by Cape Town, South Africa’s multi-award-winning duo, Fred Abrahamse and Marcel Meyer.

The source material is a short novella begun by Williams in 1949 and continued writing in 1965, published in 1966. The recognizable genres of text morph from homecoming story to vampire tale, then to thriller. In its last page and a half, The Knightly Quest lifts without warning from spy caper to science-fiction.

Sponsored by Drs. Lisa & Glenn George


Venue

Cockatoo Bar

208 S 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Parking

There is paid street parking within walking distance of the venue.

Public Transportation

There are easily accessible public transit routes within walking distance of the venue.

 

Meet the Team

  • Fred Abrahamse

    Fred Abrahamse was born in Cape Town. He received his training in Speech and Drama at the University of Cape Town. Various awards include the Fleur du Cap Best Director award for District 6 – The Musical, Beautiful Thing and the 2023 Best Director award for Contested Bodies, Fleur du Cap Best Set design for Assassins, Kingdom of Earth and The Lady Aoi, Best Lighting Design Equus and Best Costume Design for The Lady Aoi; Vita Awards Best Director for The Glass Menagerie, Beautiful Thing, Shopping & F*cking; St. Louis Theatre Circle Award Best Director Nomination Stairs to the Roof.

  • Marcel Meyer

    Marcel Meyer was born in Vryheid, Kwa-Zulu, Natal. He received vocational training in Dramatic Art at the Pro Arte School and graduated Cum Laude with a B-Tech Degree in Musical Theatre from the Pretoria Technicon. His theatre awards include eleven Fleur du Cap nominations for Best Costume design, winning the 2011 award for Richard III, the 2021 Set and Costume awards for The Lady Aoi and the 2023 award for Best Costume Design for Contested Bodies; the 2019 Naledi Award for Best Costume Design for Macbeth, St. Louis Theatre Circle Awards nominations for Best Set and Best Costume Design for Tennessee Williams’ Stairs to the Roof. 2019 Best Actor Naledi nomination for his performance in Macbeth. Fleur du Cap Nomination for Best Supporting Actor as the Gentleman Caller in The Glass Menagerie and a Best Actor nomination for his roles in Yukio Mishima’s The Lady Aoi and winning the 2023 Fleur du Cap Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble alongside his co-actors Matthew Baldwin and Lungile Lallie for Contested Bodies.