QIIQ began in 2003 and offers introductory theater classes and productions for children and young adults in Brooklyn. Every year, QIIQ cycles folkloric plays from the Native American, African, and Latino Diaspora during the fall, and youth-inspired works each spring. Both sessions provide fee-based acting classes for 12 weeks Sunday afternoons at the Corridor Gallery in Clinton Hill, which is owned by Brooklyn's own artist, novelist, poet and creator of HBO's groundbreaking Def Poetry, Danny Simmons.

As a local and diverse community theater, QIIQ aims to be an ethnic spectrum; home to minorities who search for a theater where they can cultivate their talent. To increase the accessibility of the arts in diverse communities of Brooklyn, QIIQ seeks to share the stage with other arts organizations. Past collaborators include Creative Outlet, Scottie Davis of Salt & Pepper Mime, Spoke the Hub, Children's Dance Workshop, and storyteller, poet and musician, Atiba N. Kwabena multi-disciplinarian Atiba N. Kwabena, poet Ben Valentin, and storytellers Tammy Hall, Stephen˜Wolf' Wilson, Lonnie Harrington, and many other vibrant emerging and established actors, playwrights, designers, and educators of the city.

QIIQ also offers workshops and residencies in public schools and youth organizations where students can participate in character analysis, acting exercises, spoken word, monologue work, scene studies, and play-writing. Although cultural themes and personal expressions are generally the focus of the sessions, custom residencies are available with an initial consultation. Residencies range between 4-16 weeks. In the past, QIIQ conducted workshops with T.H.E.O. (Teens Helping Each Other), an adolescent education program which presents theater pieces in schools, conferences, hospitals, and prisons as a vehicle for peers to educate one another about teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, safer sex, substance abuse, homophobia, and violence prevention.

Productions are staffed by professional artists, technicians and administrators of the performing arts and the company is guided by the following advisors:

Catherine Cacho, Finance Consultant, New York, NY Carmen M. Colon, Founder of UniversalSISTAS.org, Brooklyn, NY Asma Feyijinmi, Dancer/Griot/Teaching Artist, Brooklyn, NY Evelyn Mitchell, Educator/Storyteller, Storytelling In The Hood, New York, NY Adrienne Pierce, Fiscal Director, STAR Program @ SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY Sally Stalker, SAS Management Consultants, Nashua, NH Nikki Terry, Visual Artist, Brooklyn, NY

QIIQ Productions graciously receives support as a sponsored group of The Field, a not-for-profit organization serving the New York City performing arts community.

For information about how you can support QIIQ Productions through tax deductible donations, volunteer time, or in-kind contributions, please contact Jennifer Davis, Executive Director, (718) 625-3015. Email: Q2Q4U@aol.com. The Field is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501©)3 organization serving the New York City performing arts community. Contributions made to The Field and earmarked for QIIQ Productions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law.

For more information about The Field contact:
The Field, 161 6th Avenue, New York, New York, 10013,
Phone:(212) 691-6969, Fax: (212) 255-2053,
Web: http://www.thefield.org. E-mail: info@thefield.org.

The Field's latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from The Field or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271