+ BIOGRAPHIES

GQ co-created, co-directed, and starred in the original productions of Othello: The Remix (Westside Theater off-Broadway NY Times Critic’s Pick / The Globe Theatre, London / Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Q Gents (OSF/ISF), Q Brothers Christmas Carol (CST), and Funk It Up About Nothin’ (CST). G also co-wrote and starred in the Off Broadway smash hit The Bomb-itty of Errors. Along with his brother and the other Bomb-itty guys, G wrote and starred in a hip-hop/sketch comedy TV show, Scratch and Burn (MTV). G’s screen credits include the movies Drumline, Taxi, I Think I Love My Wife, What’s The Worst That Could Happen (w/ John Leguizamo), and Werner Herzog’s Rescue Dawn, among others. He wrote, directed and starred in the film Just Another Story (Showtime, Tribeca Film Fest), has had prominent roles in Chicago PD (NBC), Boston Public (Fox), Numbers (CBS), and co-starred in the one-hour drama Johnny Zero (Fox), and John Herzfeld’s pilot, S.I.S (Sony). He is a member of the Chicago-based comedic hip hop group known as The Retar Crew (youtube). Together with his brother JQ, he recorded The Feel Good Album of the Year. Originally from Chicago, he received his BFA from the Experimental Theatre Wing of Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. @gqtheman

JQ co-created, co-directed, and starred in the original productions of Othello: The Remix (Westside Theater off-Broadway NY Times Critic’s Pick / The Globe Theatre, London / Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Q Gents (OSF/ISF), Q Brothers Christmas Carol (CST), and Funk It Up About Nothin’ (CST). He made his Off Broadway debut when he laid down the beats as DJ/Composer for The Bomb-itty of Errors. J co-wrote and starred in the hip-hop/sketch comedy TV show, “Scratch and Burn” for MTV. For his brother G’s film, Just Another Story (Showtime), he created the score and original soundtrack. J produced the solo hip-hop album “Foul Mouth Poet” under his moniker J.A.Q., and other albums including “Smashing” (The Grommits), “The Good Thief” (Postell), and “The Feel Good Album Of The Year” (Q Brothers). He is also currently co-host (with oldest brother TQ) of Smallflower TV, a video blog about natural products and old-school shaving based on Merz Apothecary, the other family business. @foulmouthpoet

Postell Pringle Postell Pringle is a native of Decatur, Georgia. He is a playwright, recording artist/music producer, performer and director/choreographer. Q Brothers collaborations as a performer include Othello: The Remix, Funk It Up About Nothin’ and The Bomb-itty of Errors. As a co-writer, creator and co-composer, productions include Q Brother’s Christmas Carol, LIZ!, Rome Sweet Rome and I <3 data-preserve-html-node="true" Juliet. He’s currently teamed up with fellow Q Bros collaborator Jackson Doran as JAX & POS, co-creating The Illyria Project, a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night for Theater Latte Da of Minneapolis, MN. Postell appeared in the Broadway production A Free Man of Color written by John Guare and directed by George C. Wolfe (Lincoln Center Theater). Off Broadway includes The Urban Retreat (The Public Theater/NYSF); The Seven (New York Theatre Workshop); Romeo and Juliet (Lucille Lortel); Hoodoo Love (Cherry Lane Theater) and Song for New York (Mabou Mines) directed by the late, great Ruth Maleczech. Regional & touring shows include The Matchmaker (Goodman Theater), Broke-ology (Kansas City Repertory); The Old Settler (Triad Stage); The Seven (La Jolla Playhouse) and A Soldier’s Play (Arkansas Rep). Film work includes The Hudson Tribes, 14085, Unknown Soldier, Edge of Town and Orange Bow. Television includes Unforgettable (CBS), Law & Order (NBC), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC) and a recurring role on Denis Leary’s series Rescue Me (FX). Postell provided voice and movement for Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV & GTA: The Lost and Damned. As an Artist-In-Residence for Viterbo University, he created, composed and co-directed Big Willie Shakes Mixtape, a revue-style musical inspired by William Shakespeare’s Complete Works. As a recording artist/music producer he’s written and/or produced many albums and mixtapes, including the forthcoming indie release Hot Sauce From Hell. Download his music at www.postell.bandcamp.com. He’s a member of the Chicago-based band The Retar Crew. He earned a BA from Bates College and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, NY. @posLuv

Jackson Doran Jackson Doran is a Chicago based artist and University of Iowa Theater Arts Alum. Jackson has been helping The Q Brothers develop work since the first workshops of Funk It Up About Nothin'(CST) in 2007. He co-wrote/co-directed I <3 data-preserve-html-node="true" Juliet(Connecticut College) and is a co-writer of Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol (CST), and Liz (Casper College). Jackson leads the Q Brothers hip hop educational programming. The goal is to use non-traditional techniques to develop language skills, theater technique, and rhythmic ability through the lens of modern music and rhyme. He is one of the four ensemble members in Othello: The Remix, touring since March 2012 and heading Off-Broadway this Fall of 2016. He is also in Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol (CST) and Q Gents (National Tour) as the DJ.