Written by R. Eric Thomas
May 29, 2025 — June 15, 2025

Directed By: Ontaria Kim Wilson

Opening Night: June 5, 2025

Theatre Exile, 1340 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

100 minutes

Chelle, a Black mid-career artist, has written a check that she's not sure her talent can cash. When the city of Baltimore takes down the Confederate monument in the park across the street from her childhood home, she has an idea. She'll apply for a grant to create a piece to replace it.  Caught between the past, the present, and the future, Chelle, portrayed by Jennifer Kidwell, is catapulted into a journey that takes her back before the Middle Passage and out beyond the bounds of this planet.    

 “Wildly funny and thought-provoking” (CTX Life Theatre), Glitter in the Glass by multi-award winning playwright, R. Eric Thomas, is about liminal spaces, and a world on the cusp of exploding. 


SHOW DATES

MEET THE TEAM

  • TBD

    TBD

  • JENNIFER KIDWELL

    JENNIFER KIDWELL

  • KISHIA NIXON

    KISHIA NIXON

  • ONTARIA KIM WILSON - DIRECTOR

    ONTARIA KIM WILSON - DIRECTOR

  • MELODY WONG - PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

    MELODY WONG - PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

  • MIRANDA M. WATKINS - ASST. STAGE MANAGER

    MIRANDA M. WATKINS - ASST. STAGE MANAGER

  • LEVONNE LINDSAY - COSTUME DESIGNER

    LEVONNE LINDSAY - COSTUME DESIGNER

  • NANA NIMAKO - PROPS DESIGNER

    NANA NIMAKO - PROPS DESIGNER

  • NATALI MERRILL - AUDIO ENGINEER

    NATALI MERRILL - AUDIO ENGINEER

  • CHRISTOPHER HAIG - SCENIC DESIGNER

    CHRISTOPHER HAIG - SCENIC DESIGNER

  • NATALIE ROBIN - LIGHTING DESIGNER

    NATALIE ROBIN - LIGHTING DESIGNER

  • NICK WACKSMAN - MASTER ELECTRICIAN

    NICK WACKSMAN - MASTER ELECTRICIAN