Witch
written by Jen Silverman
directed by Cody R. Braudt & Amy Rummenie
March 22 – April 13, 2025
at Open Eye Theatre
A charming devil arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes. Elizabeth should be his easiest target, having been labeled a “witch” and cast out by the town, but her soul is not so readily bought. As the devil returns to convince her – and then returns again – unexpected passions flare, alliances are formed, and the village is forever changed. An inventive riff on a Jacobean drama, this sharp, subversive fable debates how much our souls are worth when hope is hard to come by.
Performance Schedule
Saturday Mar 22, 7:30pm (Opening)
Sunday Mar 23, 2:00pm
Thursday Mar 27, 7:30pm
Friday Mar 28, 7:30pm
Saturday Mar 29, 7:30pm
Monday Mar 31, 7:30pm
Thursday April 3, 7:30pm
Friday April 4, 7:30pm
Saturday April 5, 7:30pm (ASL Interpreted)
Sunday April 6, 2:00pm (Audio Description)
Thursday April 10, 7:30pm
Friday April 11, 7:30pm
Saturday April 12, 7:30pm
Sunday April 13, 2:00pm (Closing)
Featuring
Wini Froelich as Elizabeth, an outcast.
Nick Ericksen as Scratch, a devil.
Peter Colburn as Sir Arthur Banks, a wealthy and powerful man.
Samuel Osborne-Huerta as Cuddy Banks, Sir Arthur’s son.
Jake Sung-Guk Sullivan as Frank Thorney, a confident and successful young man.
Caiti Fallon as Winnifred, Sir Arthur’s servant.
Production Staff
Co-Director – Cody R. Braudt
Co-Director – Amy Rummenie
Scenic Designer – Alice Endo
Costume Designer – A. Emily Heaney
Lighting Designer – Tony Stoeri
Associate Lighting Designer – Tracy Joe
Composer & Sound Designer – Thomas Speltz
Intimacy Director – Alli St. John
Fight Choreographer – Annie Enneking
Morris Dance Choreographer – Roo Case
Stage Manager – Brian Hirt
About the Witch Creative Team
Cody R. Braudt (co-director) is a Twin Cities based director, writer, and theatre artist. As a director, his work has been seen at Stages Theatre Company, CREA Theatre Project, The Riley-Jacques Barn, The Depot Coffee House, The CalArts New Works Festival, The Trailer Trash Project, The CalArts Coffeehouse Theater, and Acting for Others in The Shank Black Box Theater at La Jolla Playhouse. He was previously the Assistant Director for Walking Shadow Theatre Company‘s production of Mojo. He can be found online at codyrbraudt.com.
Amy Rummenie (co-director) has directed over 30 productions for Walking Shadow, including Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, Reasons to Be Pretty, The Three Musketeers, 21 Extremely Bad Breakups, An Ideal Husband, Gabriel, The Whale, The Coward, The Christians, Open, Mojo, Red Velvet, Equivocation, and many others.
About the Witch Playwright
Jen Silverman is a playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Their plays include Spain; Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties; The Moors; The Roommate; Witch, and Highway Patrol. Their books include the novels We Play Ourselves and There’s Going to be Trouble, and the story collection The Island Dwellers. Silverman wrote The Miranda Obsession as a narrative podcast for Audible, starring Rachel Brosnahan. Silverman is a three-time MacDowell Fellow and a member of New Dramatists. They write for TV and film, including Tales of the City (Netflix) and Tokyo Vice (HBO/Max). Honors include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim.
They can found online at jensilverman.com.
Location
Open Eye Theatre is located on East 24th Street in Minneapolis just west of Portland Ave.
Open Eye Theatre
506 E 24th St
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Street parking is readily available in the area.
Accessibility
ASL interpreted on Saturday, April 5 at 7:30pm by Jules Lehto (RID NIC, NAD III) and Sarah Brown.
Audio Described on Sunday, April 6 at 2:00pm by Elana Centor.
Open Eye Theatre is wheelchair accessible.