Redtwist Theater Presents BUG

BUG by Tracy Letts- Step inside our motel . . . beware the infestation

Director Kimberly Senior returns to Redtwist after her blockbuster production of The Pillowman. She teams up with scenic designer, Jack Magaw, as directors/designers of this explosive drama.

Featuring Redtwist company members Jacqueline Grandt, Andrew Jessop, Tommy Lee Johnston, and Michael Colucci, and guest artist Karen Hill.

This gritty and darkly funny drama is a psychologically complex thriller dealing with love, alienation, paranoia, and government conspiracy. The psychotic fervor with which the protagonist, an AWOL Gulf War veteran, rants about his theories insidiously infects the mental stability of his new love interest, Agnes, a lonely alienated woman living on the seedy motel edge of town. Two kindred spirits against whom the world is encroaching, they take aggressive solace in their warped reality that "the Man" is out to get them. This leads to an overwhelming, inescapable paranoia and an explosive climax of epic proportions.

Cast: (in order of appearance)
Jacqueline Grandt (Agnes); Karen Hill (R.C.); Andrew Jessop (Peter Evans); Tommy Lee Johnston (Jerry Goss); Michael Colucci (Dr. Sweet)

Crew/Staff:
Kimberly Senior & Jack Magaw (Directors/Designers); Mike Mroch (Asst. Director/Tech Director/Set Construction); Kate Guthrie (Stage Manager); Allison Raynes (Asst. Stage Manager); Jennifer Seleznow (Production Manager); Olivia Baker, Stephanie McSharry (Production Assistants); Cassandra Rose (Dramaturg); Christopher Kriz (Sound Designer); Scott Pillsbury (Master Electrician); Ricky Lurie (Wardrobe Manager); Jenny Pinson (Props Master); Anna Eisenbraun (Props Assistant); Derek Gaspar (Fight Choreographer); Chris Rickett (Asst. Fight Choreographer); Michael Colucci & Jan Ellen Graves (Producers); Andrew Jessop & Johnny Garcia (Associate Producers)

Schedule
Opens: Friday, May 27, 7:30pm
Runs: Thu, Fri, Sat 7:30pm; Sun 3pm
Closes: Sun, June 26, 3pm
Running Time: Approximately 2 hrs; includes one intermission
Previews: $15; Tue, Wed, Thu, May 24, 25, 26, 7:30pm
Tickets: Thursdays, $25; Fridays & Sundays, $27; Saturdays, $30 (seniors & students $5 off)

Redtwist is located at 1044 W Bryn Mawr, 2 blks W of LSD, 2 blks E of the Red Line El station. Street parking (paybox until 9pm) is available on Bryn Mawr, side streets, and Broadway. Reserve 48 hours in advance. Credit cards accepted by phone and email to guarantee seating.

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