Theatre with a side of life
Redtwist Theatre presents CONFEDERATES. Sandra is a professor at a prestigious university. Someone has placed a disturbing photo on her door. Sara is a slave during the Civil War. Her brother has run away to fight for the Union Army. In different centuries, each woman grapples to find her voice, power and justice within hostile environments. ...
Redtwist Theatre presents HOW TO TRANSCEND A HAPPY MARRIAGE. Paul and George have been best friends with Jane and Michael for years. The couples enjoy sharing meals, playing scrabble and discussing their kids’ antics. Their lives lean hard toward the predictable. When Jane’s office acquires a temp, the friends are intrigued by the woman’s free spirit. ...
Redtwist Theatre presents TITUS ANDRONICUS. General Tutus returns from a successful crusade. The General presents Tamora, Queen of the Goths, as a slave to the new Roman Emperor. The Emperor surprises everyone by deciding to marry Tamora instead of Titus’ daughter Lavinia. Now, in a position of power, the new Empress seeks revenge against ...
Redtwist Theatre presents THE NORMAL HEART. The COVID-19 pandemic was life-changing. The global health crisis was the impetus to understanding. A virus plaguing the world started as a news story and became very personal, very quickly. Everyone was impacted by the novelty of coronavirus. What were the symptoms? How is it transmitted? Who is more vulnerable ...
Redtwist Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of SCARCITY. This family. Wow! Dysfunctional is inadequate to describe the layers of relational woe in this family. Playwright Lucy Thurber disconcertingly illustrates the effects of alcoholism at home. Dad is an out-of-work drunk. Mom is a functional alcoholic with a string of mediocre jobs. The teenager has a ...