Quarry
Originally released in 1978. Quarry is a music/drama film. directed by Amram Nowak. At just 82 minutes, it's a tight, focused story.
Starring Meredith Monk, Ping Chong, and Steve Clorfeine
Synopsis
Monk’s meditation on WWII and recurring cycles of intolerance, fascism, and cruelty in history originated in 1976 as a live stage work utilizing elements of music, images, movement, dialogue, film, sound, and light. This film version, shot on 16mm in the Lepercq Space at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1977, was created in partnership with the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts as part of their initiative to document ground-breaking live performance for future restaging. QUARRY centers on a sick American child (played by Monk herself) whose world darkens as her illness progresses, this darkening including the rise of a dictator. A unique document of this innovative, boundary-blurring production, and a work of art on its own terms, replete with a film-within-a-film directed by Monk in 1975.
Quick Facts
Directors
Top Cast
Meredith Monk
as Child
Ping Chong
as The Dictator
Steve Clorfeine
as Dictator's Aide
Tone Blevins
as Old Testament woman / Dictator
Daniel Ira Sverdlik
as Old Testament man / Dictator
Lanny Harrison
as Radio Singer / Announcer / Woman in a flowered dress / Dictator
Monica Moseley
as Woman at a table / Dictator
Pablo Vela
as Man with grey hair / Dictator
Lee Nagrin
as Woman with Gray Hair
Mary Shultz
as Woman at Table
Production Details
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- EN
Production Companies
- New York Public Library of Performing Arts
- The House Foundation for the Arts
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Quarry about?
Monk’s meditation on WWII and recurring cycles of intolerance, fascism, and cruelty in history originated in 1976 as a live stage work utilizing elements of music, images, movement, dialogue, fil...
Who directed Quarry?
Quarry was directed by Amram Nowak.
How long is Quarry?
Quarry has a runtime of 1 hours and 22 minutes (82 minutes total).
When was Quarry released?
Quarry was released on August 8, 1978 in theaters.
Who are the main actors in Quarry?
The main cast of Quarry includes Meredith Monk, Ping Chong, Steve Clorfeine, Tone Blevins, Daniel Ira Sverdlik.