First Look: Shattered Globe Kicks Off 36th Season with VLADIMIR at Theater Wit

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The drama of resistance features Ensemble Members Rebecca Jordan, Drew Schad and Adam Schulmerich alongside Isabel Alamin, Kseniya Janyan and Tristan Odenkirk.

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Shattered Globe Theatre is opening its 36th Season with the Midwest premiere of Erika Sheffer 's Vladimir, an unflinching drama of resistance directed by Ensemble Member Lou Contey*, playing October 2 – November 14, 2026 at Theater Wit.

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Vladimir features Ensemble Members Rebecca Jordan *, Drew Schad * and Adam Schulmerich *, Associate Artist Steve Peebles +, with Isabel Alamin, Kseniya Janyan, Juliana Liscio, Laila Malak, Tristan Odenkirk and Ben Perry .

In a world where facts are manipulated and fear is currency, the truth becomes dangerous. As a new authoritarian government tightens its grip on Russia, Erika Sheffer 's Vladimir follows an independent journalist who uncovers a story that could expose the truth behind a nation in transition. But when every headline comes with consequences and every source becomes a target, she must decide how much she's willing to sacrifice for the story. Vladimir is a gripping political thriller about what happens when silence becomes complicity.

Photo credit: Michael Brosilow

Rebecca Jordan and Tristan Odenkirk

The cast

Rebecca Jordan

Juliana Liscio and Rebecca Jordan

Kseniya Janyan and Rebecca Jordan

Tristan Odenkirk, Rebecca Jordan and Ben Perry

Adam Schulmerich and Rebecca Jordan

Rebecca Jordan and Tristan Odenkirk

Tristan Odenkirk and Rebecca Jordan

Drew Schad and Tristan Odenkirk

Ben Perry , Steve Peebles and Adam Schulmerich

Tristan Odenkirk and Drew Schad

Drew Schad and Tristan Odenkirk

Ben Perry and Adam Schulmerich

Rebecca Jordan

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