Redtwist Theatre Presents First Show of 2017-18 Season OUR TOWN; Cast Announced

Redtwist Theatre presents the 1st show of the 2017-2018 Season, OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder and directed by Redtwist's Associate Artistic Director, James Fleming. The show opens Saturday, September 9, 2017, at 3pm and runs Thu, Fri, Sat at 7:30pm; Sun at 3pm, through Sun, Oct 8.

THE PLAY

A Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece of the 20th century is broughT Lovingly into the 21st century with a diverse cast. 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.

THE CAST (in alphabetical order--see first 3 rows in photo)

First row: Adam Bitterman (Joe Stoddard), Hunter Bryant (Si Crowell), Richard Costes (Stage Manager), Elena Victoria Feliz (Emily Webb), Rebecca Flores (Professor Willard/Others), Johnny Garcia (Constable Warren)

Second row: Jacqueline Grandt (Mrs. Gibbs), Jared David Michael Grant (Mrs. Soames), Ada Grey (Rebecca Gibbs), Nicole Michelle Haskins (Mrs. Webb), Tom Jansson (Simon Stinson), Ramona Kywe (Sam Craig), Brian McKnight (Ensemble Man)

Third row: BrIan Parry (Doc Gibbs), Sarah Jane Patin (Ensemble Woman), Joel Rodriguez (Howie Newsome), Jaq Seifert (George Gibbs), Chinguun Sergelen (Wally Webb), Londen Shannon (Joe Crowell), Ben Veatch (Mr. Webb)

UNDERSTUDIES: (see 4th row in photo)

Ashley Agbay (Mrs. Webb), Isabel Sophia Dieppa (Professor, Ensemble Woman, Ensemble Man, Sam Craig), Nathan Elder (Joe Crowell, Si Crowell, Mrs. Soames, Wally Webb), Buzz Leer (Doc Gibbs, Simon Stimson, Constable Warren, Howie Newsome, Joe Stoddard), Brian McKnight (see cast row 2--Mr. Webb), Kyla Norton (George), Sarah Jane Patin (see cast row 3--Emily Webb, Rebecca Gibbs), Jeanne Scurek (Mrs. Gibbs), Brenda Scott Wlazlo (Stage Manager)

THE STAFF

James Fleming (Director), Max Colvill (Assistant Director), Melissa Hubbert (Stage Manager), Josy Gonzalo (Assistant Stage Manager), Julia Heeren (Assistant Stage Manager), Joel Collins (Production Manager), Johnnie Schleyer (Tech Director), Lizzie Bracken (Scenic Designer), Daniel Friedman (Lighting Designer), Alon Stotter (Assistant Lighting Designer), Connor Wang (Sound Designer), Kendall Barron (Assistant Sound Designer), Kotryna Hilko (Costume Designer), Shea Messinger (Props Designer), Charlie Hano (Casting Director), Jan Ellen Graves (Graphics & Marketing), E. Malcolm Martinez (Box Office Manager), Charles Bonilla (Box Office Associate), Jan Ellen Graves, & Michael Colucci (Producers)

THE SCHEDULE

Opens: Sat, Sep 9, 3pm (note: there is no evening performance on opening day)
Showtimes: Thu, Fri, Sat, 7:30pm; Sun, 3pm
Closes: Sun, Oct 8, 3pm
Running Time: TBD, 2 intermissions

Previews: $15; Wed, Thu, Fri, Sep 6, 7, 8 at 7:30pm

Tickets: Thursdays, $35; Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, $40 (seniors & students $5 off)

RESERVATIONS

Call: 773-728-7529
Tickets: www.redtwist.org

Redtwist is located at 1044 W Bryn Mawr, 2 blks W of LSD, 2 blks E of the Red Line EL station.

Valet parking for Redtwist is available across the street in front of Francesca's Bryn Mawr for most performances-hours vary. Dining is not required.

Limited FREE street parking is available on side streets. There is metered street parking via ParkChicago.com app or 3-hour Paybox on Bryn Mawr Av and 2-hour Paybox on side streets. Free on Sundays, and after 10pm Mon thru Sat.

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