Photo Flash: 'Carter's Way' at Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2007-2008 Season with Carter's Way, written and directed by Oscar-winning ensemble member Eric Simonson, with original jazz music by Darrell Leonard. 

The production, featuring ensemble members Robert Breuler, K. Todd Freeman, Ora Jones and James Vincent Meredith, with Anne Adams, Calvin Dutton, Curtis M. Jackson, Keith Kupferer, Scott Cummins and Michael Pogue, runs February 28 - April 27, 2008 in the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre (1650 N. Halsted).  The press opening is Saturday, March 8 at 3PM.

"It's 1935. In America, it's the middle of the Great Depression. In Kansas City, it's the peak of the city's legendary jazz era. The scene is hopping with recording deals and jam-packed clubs like Planet Mars, where life revolves around Oriole Carter, a brilliant black saxophonist who leads the house band. Oriole is falling head over heels for the white girlfriend of a local mobster just as a brand new invention called radio is threatening to make him a star," describe press notes.

Previews are through March 8; opening March 9 at 6PM with performances through April 27. Show times are Tuesdays - Sundays at 7:30PM; Saturdays & Sundays at 3PM. No Sunday evening performances after April 6;Wednesday matinees on April 9, 16 & 23 at 2PM.

Tickets are Previews: $20 - $45, Regular Run: $20 - $68. Twenty $20 tickets are available at Audience Services beginning at 11:00 a.m. on the day of each performance.  Half-price rush tickets are available one hour before each show.  Student discounts available. Audience Services at 1650 N. Halsted, call 312-335-1650 or visit www.steppenwolf.org

Photos by Michael Brosilow