Redtwist Theatre

February, 2008
Michael Colucci 773-728-7529
Michael@redtwist.org

PRESS RELEASE

Redtwist announces the opening of
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
By Edward Albee
Monday, March 2, at 7pm
Directed by Michael Ryczek

The 2002 Tony-winner for Best Play, The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? defies categorization. It is, simultaneously, the blackest of comedies and the most blistering of tragedies, thundering into uncharted theatrical terrain and clawing relentlessly at the limits of human understanding, tolerance, and acceptance.
Artistic Director, Michael Colucci, takes the lead role of Martin.

The Play
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? explores the limits of human tolerance by utilizing the outrageous plot device of a man falling in love, and having a relationship with, a goat. Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner, Edward Albee did NOT intend the play to be a cheap shocker trafficking in animal fetish and bestiality. It is, rather, a brilliant examination of precisely what we are willing to tolerate and accept in terms of human behavior, while asking the eternal question, what is the definition of love, and who actually gets to define it? At least this is certain: there is nothing quite like The Goat.

Cast: (in alphabetical order): Michael Colucci (Martin); Andrew Jessop (Billy); Karl Potthoff (Ross); Kendra Thulin (Stevie)

Crew/Staff: Michael Ryczek (Director); Shauna Warren (Stage Manager); Ross Hoppe (Set Design); Joelle Beranek (Costume Design); Deborah Lindell (Prop Design); Christopher Burpee (Lighting Design); Miles Polaski (Sound Design); Michael Colucci & Jan Ellen Graves (Producers); Johnny Garcia (Associate Producer); Luke Heiden (Prod. Manager); Matthew Kelly (Prod. Asst.)