Spring 2026 — The Acting Muscle

RED

By john logan

Directed by brian bell

with: adam Ludwig & Josh Spriggs

march 19-22, 2026
Theaterforum Kreuzberg
Eisenbahnstraße 21
Berlin - kreuzberg

cast

Adam Ludwig (Rothko) is an actor, teacher, and director based in Berlin. He has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at leading theaters throughout the U.S. Television appearances include Sex and the City, Fringe, and Quantico. He has directed numerous student productions in Berlin at The Acting Muscle, which he founded in 2017 as a training ground for ambitious actors of all levels. He taught previously at Marymount Manhattan College and in the B.A. Acting program at Macromedia University. Adam earned his MFA in Acting from the award-winning American Conservatory Theater and trained at the École Philippe Gaulier in London.

Joshua Spriggs (Ken) is a British actor and voice actor based in Berlin. His work spans theatre, television, and film, with stage credits including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Frantic Assembly, and Platypus Theatre. Television and film credits include Families Like Ours, Constellation, and upcoming feature The Blurry Pictures. As a Voice-Actor, his work ranges from animated characters to toys and commercial campaigns. Alongside his performing work, Joshua teaches at Catalyst Institute for Creative Arts and Technology, on the Acting B.A, supporting the next generation of actors.

Creative team

Brian Bell is a stage director and writer based in Germany. Originally from Texas, Brian’s work ranges from original scripts to musical theatre as well as the classical repertoire in both English and German. He has staged work at the German state theaters in Weimar, Meiningen, Chemnitz, Heilbronn, Ingolstadt, Schwedt, and Baden-Baden. Since 2016, he has also directed the series Shakespeariment in Berlin, producing twenty new Shakespeare productions to date. His work uses exuberant storytelling to question power structures and challenge masculinity.

Izzy Rousmaniere (Assistant Director) is a Minneapolis-born, Berlin-based director, actor, and educator. She has trained and performed on stages around the U.S., including with the Guthrie Theatre, Minnesota Opera, and Powerhouse Theater Training Company. In Berlin, Izzy has directed plays, musicals, and concerts, and is a co-founder of contemporary theatre ensemble Great Thing Going. She uses stories as a tool to explore individual and cultural experiences of generations, gender, and grief.

“RED” premiered at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London (3 December 2009). Michael Grandage, Artistic Director

Original Broadway Production Produced by Arielle Tepper Madover, Stephanie P. McClelland, Matthew Byam Shaw, Neal Street Productions, Fox Theatricals, Ruth Hendel/Barbara Whitman, Philip Hagemann/Murray Rosenthal and The Donmar Warehouse.