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Recent Projects

200 Mystical Fictions

A new play by Debra Siegel, which premiered at New York's fringe festival. PQ originated the role of Kazuo, a half-japanese school-teacher who confronts the loss of his girl-friend in the World Trade Center tragedy and moves on to find new love.

La Ronde

Paulo Quiros starred as the poet in Arthur Schnitzler's classic study on class and sex, directed by Greg Taubman at the Times Square Arts Center.

Long Island City

A short film by Anastasia Frank about the moments just before morning in New York city. Starring Paulo Quiros and Ivy Whipple.

Mixed Doubles

Georges Feydeau's classic farce was brought to life by Extant Arts. PQ played the role of Pompe-Nicole.

Little Shop of Horrors

PQ played the dentist in Ben Mains' darkly realist take on Little Shop of Horrors. Starting entirely in black and white, and slowly immersing the audience in color, Mains created a new vision of the familiar musical.

College, the Musical

Paulo Quiros originated the role of Jay in the first production of College, the Musical. The role, based loosely on Jay from the Great Gatsby, cast PQ as a playboy senior, hero on campus for his legendary room parties, who has become bored by his own celebrity.

Waiting for Godot

The great Tim Vasen directed this popular staging of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. With Ben Mains, John Doherty, Paulo Quiros and Jed Peterson.

The Bacchae 2.17

This adaptation of Chuck Mee's Bacchae 2.1 starred PQ as Dionysus. Chuck Mee himself worked with PQ and director Greg Taubman during the creation of the play, helping them explore the process of writing and performing the part.

Ethan Allen Express

A film by Andrew Jordan, starring PQ as a traveler lost in a field and beset by forces he can't understand.

Buried Child

Sam Shepard's dark masterwork was brought to life by director Doug Lavanture, with PQ heavily made up to play the role of Dodge, the frail patriarch at the head of a deeply disintegrated home.

The Winter's Tale

PQ starred as Leontes in an outdoor production of Shakespeare's beautiful and problematic comedy.

The Sound of Red Snow

PQ starred as a crazed preacher named "Blessed Mike" in this supernatural horror comedy by director Andrew Jordan.

The Seagull

Nancy Gabor (known for her work on the American and Dutch stages) directed this beautiful production of Anton Checkov's first great play. It performed in the Berlind Theatre at the McCarter. PQ starred as Trigorin. Over the years he has continued to work with Gabor in various projects.

Egisto

PQ starred as the title role in this 17th century opera directed by Clifford Sofield and conducted by Michael Pratt. It was performed in the magnificent Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.

Orfeo

In his first serious film, PQ played the title role in an abstract retelling of the story of Orpheus.