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Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2010-2011 season with The Hot L Baltimore by Lanford Wilson, directed by ensemble member Tina Landau. The production features ensemble members Alana Arenas, Kate Arrington, Jon Michael Hill, James Vincent Meredith, Yasen Peyankov and Molly Regan with De'Adre Aziza, Jeremy Glickstein, Sean Allan Krill, TaRon Patton, Namir Smallwood, Samuel Taylor, Allison Torem and Jacqueline Williams. The Hot L Baltimore plays March 24 - May 29, 2011 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. The press performances are Saturday, April 2 at 3 pm and Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30 pm. 

The Hotel Baltimore used to be the swankiest place in town-now it has a date with the wrecking ball. Eviction notices just went out to its residents, who live on the fringes of society and call the seedy hotel home. This acclaimed play from the author of Balm in Gilead is filled with everyday humanity-unexpectedly intimate and moving. Helmed by visionary director Tina Landau, The Hot L Baltimore reveals the private lives of an unconventional community about to be turned inside out.

Steppenwolf's defining 1980 production of Lanford Wilson's Balm in Gilead later transferred Off-Broadway. Other plays by the Pulitzer Prize winner seen at Steppenwolf include The Fifth of July, Home Free, his translation of Three Sisters (1985) and Burn This. Tina Landau's Steppenwolf directing credits include The Brother/Sister Plays, Superior Donuts by ensemble member Tracy Letts (also on Broadway), The Tempest, The Diary of Anne Frank, Cherry Orchard, The Time of Your Life, The Berlin Circle and her own play, Space.

Steppenwolf's 2010-2011 season explores the theme of public/private self-five stories that examine how the public and private aspects of our lives unfold in an increasingly complex world.

The production team for The Hot L Baltimore includes: James Schuette (scenic design), Ana Kuzmanic (costume design), Scott Zielinski (lighting design) and Rob Milburn & Michael Bodeen (sound design) and Mike Tutaj (video designer). Additional credits include: Erica Daniels (casting), Deb Styer (stage manager) and Rose Marie Packer assistant stage manager)

Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow

Photo Flash: Steppenwolf's HOT L BALTIMORE Image

Photo Flash: Steppenwolf's HOT L BALTIMORE Image
Namir Smallwood, Alana Arenas

Photo Flash: Steppenwolf's HOT L BALTIMORE Image
Kate Arrington, de’Adre Aziza

Photo Flash: Steppenwolf's HOT L BALTIMORE Image
Allison Torem, Jon Michael Hill

Photo Flash: Steppenwolf's HOT L BALTIMORE Image

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