You should be able to do this over the network. ssh into the computer where 
polytopes is running in fullscreen, and run
 gdb /usr/lib/xscreensaver/polytopes 2>&1 | tee gdb-polytopes.txt
then attach to the running polytopes process with
 attach PID
After attaching you can type "cont" to let it run. Then directly on the 
computer press the keys or whatever to reproduce the hang. gdb will detect if 
the process crashes, but if it goes looping, you'll have to type ctrl-C in gdb.

Does this happen if you turn off locking (password checking) on the
screensaver?

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[intel] polytopes screensaver freezes, requiring hard reset
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/319097
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