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Athenaeum Center presents

Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot (Virtual)

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About the Show

Hamlet famously reminds us:

There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in our Philosophy.

Nobel Prize winning Poet T. S. Eliot had never forgotten.  Drawing on Judeo-Christian, Buddhist, and Hindu imagery, his Four Quartets is a beautiful exploration of the spirit, a blazing journey into time and eternity and the heart of creation written by one of our finest poets at the height of his powers.

T. S. Eliot was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Come see why.

Journey with us into the heart of creation.

This Event is a recording of an Athenaeum Original, Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot, presented live onstage in Athenaeum Center’s Studio A Theater from October 13 through October 29, 2023. Run Time: 82 minutes.

A message of support from Obie Award-winning actor and Tony Award nominee Kathleen Chalfant:

Featuring

Mike Rogalski

Mike Rogalski

Performer

Critical Praise

“‘Four Quartets,’ Eliot’s late masterpiece, is as thought-provoking and evocative as poetry gets. Written mostly during the dark early years of the Second World War, the poem first brought hope and comfort to soldiers and to a public terrorized by the Blitz. In the uncertain world we inhabit today, Four Quartets is as timely as ever.”
— David E. Chinitz, Professor and Chair of the English Department at Loyola University, Chicago, and author of “T. S. Eliot and the Cultural Divide” (University of Chicago Press, 2003)

Audience Reaction

“I attended last night and was very impressed. ... I admired the great talent of the actor transforming an intellectual poem into a play, with an impressive voice, body language and memory! This show is highly recommended. I sent a link to my Chicago friends and I'm trying to figure out how to bring it to Los Angeles.”
— Maja T.
“What a tour de force! Michael Rogalski's performance was brilliant!”
— Michael L.
“The experience was thrilling!”
— Richard C.
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You might like this if you like...
  • Shows with existential themes like The Good Place
  • Movies that explore the intricacies of time like Interstellar
  • Any of T.S. Eliot's other works, such as The Waste Land and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

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