Two Edge Theater, a reincarnation of the Edge Theater Company that enjoyed eight successful seasons in the Denver, Colorado area, will mount A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE as its first production in the Chicago area, in collaboration with Chicago’s Gwydion Theatre. Rick Yaconis, the founder of both Two Edge Theater and its Colorado predecessor, will play the longshoreman Eddie Carbone. Yaconis’s many roles in the Chicago area include another iconic Miller character, Willy Loman, in Gwydion’s 2025 production of DEATH OF A SALESMAN. A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE will be directed by Robert Tobin, founding artistic director of Chicago’s Aston Rep Theatre, seen on stage earlier this year in Aston Rep’s UNCLE VANYA. A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE will be performed in the Studio Theater of the Chopin Theater, 1543 West Division Street, Chicago, from December 4, 2026, through January 10, 2027. Press opening will be Friday, December 4 at 7:30 pm, following one preview on Thursday, December 3.
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, which premiered on Broadway in 1956, is a tragedy set in a 1950s Brooklyn Italian-immigrant community. A Sicilian-American longshoreman, Eddie Carbone, develops an obsessive, incestuous desire for his orphaned niece that leads him to betray his family and community when she falls in love with an undocumented immigrant. In addition to Yaconis as Eddie, the cast will be led by Katherine Schwartz as Eddie’s wife Beatrice, Natalie Tangeman as the niece Catherine; Jesse Kortus as Rodolpho, the immigrant with whom Catherine falls in love; John Wehrman as Marco, Beatrice’s cousin who is living with their family and is an undocumented immigrant; and Jim Morely as Alfieri, the attorney who narrates the story. The supporting cast, who will all play multiple roles, includes Cesar Gonzales (Tony/ensemble), Marshall Kious (Mike/ensemble), Melissa Paris (Mrs. Lipari/ensemble), Darren Price (Louis/ensemble), and Rocco Renda (Mr. Lipari/ensemble).
Top Row L-R: Rick Yaconis, Katherine Schwartz, Natalie Tangeman, Jesse Kortus, John Wehrman. Jim Morley.
Lower Row L-R: Cesar Gonzales, Marshall Kious, Melissa Paris, Darren Price, Rocco Renda.
The design team includes two-time Jeff Award winner Kevin Rolfs (Set Designer), Samantha Barr (Lighting Designer), Nick Cochran (Costume Designer), Rick Reid (Sound Associate), Kate Lass (Fight and Intimacy Director), and Patty Yaconis (Props Designer). Katie Espinoza is Assistant Production Manager and Stage Manager.
Tickets for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE are $35.00 ($30.00 if purchased by October 31) and are on sale now at https://twoedgetheater.com. The preview on Thursday, December 4, which is also the production’s final dress rehearsal, will be free and open to the public.
LISTING INFORMATION
Two Edge Theater Company in collaboration with Gwydion Theatre Company
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Robert Tobin
December 4, 2026 – January 10, 2027
Press Opening Friday, December 4 at 7:30 pm
Chopin Theater
1543 W. Division Street, Chicago 60642
Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 4 pm
No performances December 24, 25 or January 1
Tickets $35.00 ($30.00 if purchased by October 31), on sale now at https://twoedgetheater.com
Free final dress rehearsal/preview on Thursday, December 3
Eddie Carbone, a longshoreman living in Red Hook, Brooklyn, harbors an obsessive love for his niece Catherine. When two illegal immigrants arrive from Sicily — relatives seeking a new life in America — the fragile balance of his world begins to crack. Miller's masterwork is a story of family loyalty, the immigrant dream, and the dangerous line between love and possession. It's raw, relentless, and devastating.
BIOS
Rick Yaconis (Producing Artistic Director, Eddie) was the founding artistic and executive director of The Edge Theater Company in Colorado, achieving nearly $300K in revenue by its eighth year and producing 60 classic works, regional premieres, and new play festivals for local playwrights. Since returning to Chicago in 2018, Rick has performed in nine shows including DEATH OF A SALESMAN with Gwydion Theatre Company as Willy Loman.
Robert Tobin (Director) was founder and artistic director of AstonRep Theatre Company. Select directing credits with that company include 1984, THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE, and THE WATER’S EDGE. Acting credits with AstonRep include UNCLE VANYA. EQUUS, THE LONESOME WEST, TIME STANDS STILL, LES LIAISONS DANGERUESES, and DOUBT among others. Locally, he has worked with Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, First Folio, Oak Park Festival Theatre, and Redtwist among others. Regional credits include Colorado, Montana, and Utah Shakespeare Festivals.
Arthur Miller (Playwright) was an iconic American playwright who shaped 20th-century theater. He achieved his first major success with ALL MY SONS, followed by his Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, DEATH OF A SALESMAN, and THE CRUCIBLE, a searing allegory for McCarthyism.
His extensive career, in addition to A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, also includes acclaimed works like THE PRICE, and the deeply autobiographical AFTER THE FALL. Later in his career, he continued to interrogate societal morality through plays like INCIDENT AT VICHY, THE AMERICAN CLOCK, and THE RIDE DOWN MT. MORGAN, cementing his legacy as a fierce moral voice.
ABOUT TWO EDGE THEATER COMPANY
Two Edge Theater is a reincarnation of The Edge Theater Company that ran for eight award winning seasons in Denver, Colorado. Founding Artistic Director Rick Yaconis intended to move the theater company to Chicago when he took a job as Chief Marketing Officer of National Louis University but the pandemic delayed those plans until this year. A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, Two Edge Theater’s first production, is a collaboration with Gwydion Theatre Company.