Circus Quixote
A Lookingglass Theatre Company production
Based on Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quijote of La Mancha
Written and Directed by Kerry and David Catlin
Circus by Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi
Produced in Association with The Actors Gymnasium
Matthews Theatre
March 4 – March 15, 2026
Cervantes’ classic is reimagined in a dazzling new production from the creators of McCarter audience favorites, Lookingglass Alice and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Somewhere in La Mancha there lived a man who read so many books that his brains dried up…so he becomes a knight! As Don Quixote embarks on his impossible quest for justice, Lookingglass Theatre’s signature acrobatics, breathtaking visuals, and boundless imagination transport audiences into his wild, windmill-tilting world.
“A Must-See Play... This wildly imaginative physical presentation is infused with jaw-dropping Circus acrobatics, impossible-looking gymnastics and breathtaking aerial skills.”
“Don’t miss this thrilling blend of classic literature and breathtaking physical theatre!”
“Oodles of creativity - in all of its quixotic glory”
“Gravity-defying. As breathtaking as it is hilarious. Audiences will be consistently be delighted”
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