Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre’s “‘Night Mother” By Marsha Norman July 18, 2026
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre announces the cast and creative team for ‘night Mother, April 16 – May 24,by Marsha Norman and directed by Executive Artistic Director Dusty Brown, at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Life has been difficult for Jessie and her hope for the future has faded. Spiraling between a failed marriage and caretaker fatigue due to her criminal son and aging mother, Jessie is determined to take control of her life in the only way left to her. When society and technology isolate Jessie, when the world turns to chaos around her and a promised future fades away: Jessie digs up her father’s old pistol with the intention to end her life. Marsha Norman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play launches audiences through a mother and daughter’s darkest night together.
The ‘night Mother cast includes Anne Sheridan Smith and Kathy Ruhl. The performance schedule is Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3:30 p.m. with a total running time of 90 minutes with no intermission. There will be two understudy performances on Sunday, May 3 at 3:30 p.m. and Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. Single tickets are now on sale for $10 – $60 at RedtwistTheatre.org with discounts available for seniors, students and veterans with pay-what-you-can for all Friday night performances.
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Learn more about the area
Neighborhood
Edgewater
This waterfront neighborhood attracts its fair share of antique shoppers and theatre lovers.
