Redtwist Theatre Announces 2017-18 Season

Redtwist Theatre has just announced its 14th Season! "The Way We Are" is a season-long snapshot with today's faces. It's about familiar people who navigate timeless challenges. What we do informs who we are...in our growing up, and in our living, and in our dying.

Our Town
by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Redtwist's Associate Artistic Director James Fleming
Sept 9 to Oct 8, 2017 (Previews Sept 6, 7, 8)
Press Opening - Saturday, September 9, 2017, 3pm

A Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece of the 20th century is broughT Lovingly into the 21st century. Redtwist Associate Artistic Director James Fleming directs an intimate production of this American classic as a love letter to Chicago's many communities and a reminder that life's most ordinary moments are often the most profound. Featuring company members Adam Bitterman, Johnny Garcia, Jacqueline Grandt, and BrIan Parry
I Saw My Neighbor on the Train
and I Didn't Even Smile by Suzanne Heathcote
Directed by Erin Murray
Nov 18 to Dec 18, 2017 (Previews Nov 15, 16, 17)
Note: There is no show on Thu, Nov 23. Closing is on Mon, Dec 18 at 7:30pm
Press Opening - Saturday, November 18, 2017, 3pm

Chicago Premiere. A charming, funny drama about the challenges of three generations of alienated women in a family with vastly different personalities. They immediately disrupt each others' lives, then drastically change each others' worlds, and finally enrich each others' souls. Featuring company members Adam Bitterman, Jacqueline Grandt, and Kathleen Ruhl

Surely Goodness and Mercy
by Chisa Hutchinson
Directed by Wardell Julius Clark
Feb 17 to Mar 18, 2018 (Previews Feb 14, 15, 16)
Press Opening - Saturday, February 17, 2018, 3pm

Rolling World Premiere. A powerful new drama with incredible heart and humor. Tino is a Newark schoolboy sent to live with an abusive aunt after his mother dies protecting him in a street fight. Seeking solace, Tino befriends the cantankerous lunch lady at school who has been diagnosed with MS. The moving, heartwarming climax shows these two unlikely friends helping each other navigate a harsh world.

Frost/Nixonby Peter MorganDirected by Scott WeinsteinApril 21 to May 20, 2018 (Previews Apr 18, 19, 20)
Press Opening - Saturday, April 21, 2018, 3pm

Before the legendary Nixon interviews, David Frost was regarded as a low-brow TV huckster...more known as a dashing Brit playboy than a serious journalist, whom the president thought he could outwit in his quest for redemption. But when the cameras roll, Frost spars-and checkmates-the disgraced president into admitting that he not only broke the law, but was still in abject denial that he did anything wrong, summed up by the infamous line, "If the President does it, it's not illegal." A riveting historical drama about the legendary 1977 interviews that sealed the legacy of both men, and established Nixon as a modern-day punchline for abuse of power.

Sagittarius Ponderosaby MJ Kaufman Directed by Redtwist's Associate Artistic Director James Fleming
Jun 30 to Jul 29, 2018 (Previews Jun 27, 28, 29)
Press Opening - Saturday, June 30, 2018, 3pm

Chicago Premiere. Archer (still Angela to his family) returns home to the forests of eastern Oregon to care for his sick father. At night under the oldest Ponderosa Pine, he meets a stranger who knows the history of the forests. Sagittarius Ponderosa reveals the enduring ties between the roots beneath our feet and the mysteries of the human heart...and the journey of personal identity we all must take to become ourselves.

PERFORMANCE DETAILS Showtimes: Thu, Fri, Sat, 7:30pm; Sun, 3pm (Openings are on Saturdays at 3pm). There is no late seating.
Tickets: Thursdays, $35; Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, $40 (seniors & students $5 off) RESERVATIONS
Call: 773-728-7529 Website/Tickets: www.redtwist.org

LOCATION
Redtwist is located at 1044 W Bryn Mawr, 2 blks W of LSD, 2 blks E of the Red Line El station.
PARKING Valet parking for Redtwist is available across the street in front of Francesca's Bryn Mawr for most performances (but not for Sunday matinees). Dining is not required.

Allow ample time for parking. FREE street parking is available on side streets. You don't need a permit to park on Winthrop and Kenmore but availability is limited.

Limited FREE street parking is available on side streets. Metered street parking is 3-hour Paybox on Bryn Mawr Av and 2-hour Paybox on side streets. Free on Sundays, and after 10pm Mon thru Sat. You can mange the meter with your smart phone by registering at parkchicago.com which will save you an extra trip to your car during intermissions.

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