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 About Redtwist Theatre
Redtwist Theatre, formerly Actors Workshop Theatre, embarked upon its
first production as an itinerant company in 1994 with Simon Gray’s Otherwise Engaged. AWT incorporated
as a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation in May 2001. It produced five more
plays before moving to its current home in the vibrant Bryn Mawr
Historic District of the Edgewater neighborhood in Chicago in the fall
of 2002. The double-storefront was transformed from an office-like
community center into an intimate and comfortable theatre and classroom
space. Redtwist’s first show in Edgewater, Praying Small, opened in September
2003. It was designated as a Critic’s Choice by the Chicago Reader and
was extended two times by popular demand. Michael Colucci, the founder
of Redtwist Theatre, is the Artistic Director.
His producing partner and wife, Jan Ellen Graves, is the Media
Director. She directed the critically-aclaimed The American Clock by Arthur
Miller and most recently the Jeff-nominated play Aura by company member, Tommy Lee
Johnston. Michael’s direction of All
My Sons, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and Three Hotels was also
critically-acclaimed and Jeff-recommended. During Redtwist’s time at
the Bryn Mawr location, its productions have received 17 Jeff
nominations and won 3 Non-Equity Jeff Awards. As of March 1, 2008,
AWT’s corporate name officially changed to Redtwist Theatre. (updated May 2011)
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