The Quick's 35th Anniversary season is on sale!

Location: Quick Center for the Arts

We are delighted to share the Quick Center for the Arts 2025-26 season as we celebrate 35 years as your destination for arts and culture. This season is bigger and better than ever! We look forward to seeing you often for speakers and performances that will make you think, laugh, reflect, connect, and dream – all without leaving Connecticut.

Season Highlights:

Award-winning musicians take center stage including the return of Quick favorite, John Pizzarelli for a magical evening with The Swing 7, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Irish fiddler Eileen Ivers, and an incredible evening of music with the Silkroad Ensemble, featuring Wu Man.
Acclaimed theatre artists will bring touching and humorous stories to life including Pulitzer Prize-nominee Kristina Wong, Irish Theatre and Film-maker Dan Colley, and a shared special presentation with the Fairfield Theatre Program and the Fairfield University Glee Club.
Dance fans will delight with contemporary dance company BODYTRAFFIC, Flamenco star Marco Flores, Artist-in-Residence Emily Carson Coates’ new work, The Scattering, and a stunning evening of dance by Rebecca Lazier featuring fiber art works by Janet Echleman.
The Quick returns to the Wien Experimental Theatre as we offer programs in our intimate black box theatre offering audiences a front row seat to incredible artists in theatre, dance, and circus, including Bill’s 44th – the ultimate birthday party experience with a twist.
Whether you’re a huge fan of classical and chamber music or you are eager to experience how this music is more alive now than ever, be sure to check out chamber ensemble yMusic, a performance by fan-favorite, Orin Grossman, and a program of American composers with Orchestra Lumos.
You’ll also want to bring the whole family as we present Manual Cinema’s Leonardo! A Wonderful Show about a Terrible Monster, the return of Drum Tao, and of course more circus, including Cirque Kikasse returning with their circus-food truck fun and U.S.-based Minty Fresh Circus with their debut work.

The Quick Center season isn’t complete without a powerhouse list of speakers that encourage dialogue and learning as part of our 28th season of Open VISIONS Forum. Speakers will include documentarian Ken Burns, tv host, chef, and author, Padma Lakshmi, CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins, journalist Scott Jennings, director of the Whitney Museum, Scott Rothkopf, AI expert, John Tasioulas, and interfaith expert, Dr. Eboo Patel.

More will be announced soon on our website: quickcenter.fairfield.edu

As a reminder, Fairfield University and Prep Faculty and Staff enjoy one free ticket for each event as well as additional discounted tickets by purchasing on PACIOLAN or by showing your StagID at the Quick Center Box Office, Mon-Fri, 12pm - 4:30pm.

For more information, contact Quick Center Box Office / 203-254-4010 / quickboxoffice@fairfield.edu