To do white hot drama, in a tiny black box, with a little red twist
Michael Colucci
Artistic Director
Jan Ellen Graves
Managing Director
Johnny Garcia
Development Outreach Coordinator
Josh Altman
Literary Manager
Redtwist Theatre is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization
Jessie Chappe
Casting Director
Charles Bonilla
Box Office Manager
September 17, 2012
Contact: Michael Colucci 773-728-7529, Michael@redtwist.org
PRESS RELEASE - CHICAGO
Broken Glass
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Michael Colucci & Jan Ellen Graves
Opens Sunday, Oct 14, at 3pm
Company member and Jeff Award-winner, Jacqueline Grandt, plays a woman
with a mysterious illness in Miller’s 1995 award-winning period drama about
the demons of your past that become your present nightmare.
Redtwist Production History of the Play
Redtwist (then called Actors Workshop Theatre) produced the play in 2001 at the then-Victory Gardens
studio as an itinerant company, opening just days before 9/11. During that production, Michael Colucci
directed and played the role of Harry Hyman. He cast Jan Ellen Graves as his wife Margaret, who later
became his actual wife and producing partner. They moved into the Bryn Mawr location in 2002, and
produced Broken Glass as the opening show in their first full season in 2004-05. Jan again played Margaret
Hyman, and Michael directed. It was Redtwist’s first show for Jacqueline Grandt and Neal Grofman (as
Sylvia and Phillip Gellburg), who are reprising their roles for this production. Michael is revisiting the role of
Harry Hyman, and co-directing with Jan Ellen Graves. “I’m thrilled to have Jacqueline Grandt recreating a
role that very few people saw in 2004 when Redtwist was a new company,” says Artistic Director, Michael
Colucci. “Broken Glass will be a reunion of sorts as we are celebrating our 10th year in Edgewater.” Steve
Scott was originally scheduled to direct but needed to tend to health matters. Jan Ellen Graves comments,
“We’d like to thank Steve Scott for laying the foundation for this production.”
The Play
An identity crisis, a baffling illness, and ominous world events as Hitler rises to power, haunt an emotionally
wrought Jewish couple in Brooklyn at their own personal crossroads. The good doctor who tries to solve the
mystery complicates matters even further. This riveting 1995 Olivier Award-winner for Best Play is a buried
treasure by the legendary American playwright, and ranks as Miller's last great drama. The title of the play is
a reference to Kristallnacht, the 48 hours of destruction of Jewish storefronts and homes, during November
9-10, in Poland, 1938.
CAST
Featuring company members, Jacqueline Grandt (Sylvia Gellburg) and Michael Colucci (Harry Hyman),
with guest artists, Neal Grofman (Phillip Gellburg), Susan Fay (Margaret Hyman), Mike Nowak (Stanton
Case), Robyn Okrant (Harriet).
STAFF
Michael Colucci & Jan Ellen Graves (Directors), Willy Landon (Assistant Director), Shelby Glasgow (Stage
Manager), Olivia Leah Baker (Assistant Stage Manager), Justin Castellano (Production Manager), Amanda
Lautermilch (Production Assistant), Frank Sjodin (Tech Director), Joe Schermoly (Set Designer),
Christopher Burpee (Lighting Designer), Christopher Kriz (Sound Designer), kClare Kemock (Costume
Designer), Rachel S. Parent (Costume Assistant), Jeff Shields (Prop Designer), Eva Breneman (Dialect
Coach), Cassandra Rose (Dramaturg), Mary Reynard Liss (Vocal Coach), Chris Rickett (Fight Director);
Garvin Jellison (Master Electrician); Jan Ellen Graves (Graphic Designer); Charles Bonilla (Box Office
Manager); Malcolm Martinez (Box Office Associate); Johnny Garcia (Associate Producer); Michael Colucci
& Jan Ellen Graves (Producers)
SCHEDULE
Opens: Sun, Oct 14, 3pm
Runs: Thu, Fri, Sat, 7:30pm; Sun, 3pm
Closes: Sun, Nov 18
Running Time: Approximately 2:15, which includes one intermission
Previews: $15; Wed, Thu, Fri, Oct 10, 11, 12, at 7:30pm (no show on Oct 13)
Tickets: Thursdays, $25; Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, $30 (seniors & students $5 off)
Group Rates: Special discounts for groups of 10 or more, and groups of 25 or more
CONTACT
RESERVATIONS
Call: 773-728-7529
Email: reserve@redtwist.org
Reservation link: 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
Street parking (paybox until 9pm) is available on Bryn Mawr, side streets, and Broadway
Please reserve 48 hours in advance. Credit cards accepted by phone and online to guarantee seating.