Art, The Seafarer and Kafka on the Shore part of Steppenwolf 2008-2009 Season
By: Eddie Varley Jul. 31, 2008
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced its 2008-2009 Subscription Season, exploring the theme of the imagination.The season opens with Kafka on the Shore, adapted for the stage and directed by ensemble member Frank Galati, based on the work by Haruki Murakami and featuring ensemble members Francis Guinan and Jon Michael Hill.The season continues with The Seafarer by Conor McPherson, directed by ensemble member Randall Arney and featuring ensemble member Francis Guinan, Tom Irwin, John Mahoney and Alan Wilder.Following The Seafarer is Art by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by ensemble member Rick Snyder. The fourth play is The Tempest by William Shakespeare, directed by ensemble member Tina Landau and featuring ensemble members Alana Arenas, K. Todd Freeman, Frank Galati, Jon Michael Hill, Yasen Peyankov and Alan Wilder.
Closing the season is Up by Bridget Carpenter, directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro.
In addition to the Subscription Season, Steppenwolf will present a special engagement of Dublin Carol by critically-acclaimed playwright Conor McPherson, directed by ensemble member Amy Morton and featuring Stephen Louis Grush, William Petersen and Nicole Wiesner.Dublin Carol makes its
"We recognize our 2008-2009 Season as an exciting moment in
our cultural life," says Steppenwolf Artistic Director Martha Lavey."We are on the precipice of a change in our
national leadership –
Steppenwolf ensemble members currently confirmed for the 2008-2009 Season include: Randall Arney,
K. Todd Freeman,Frank Galati, Francis Guinan, Jon Michael Hill, Tom Irwin, Tina Landau, John Mahoney, Amy Morton, Yasen Peyankov, Anna D. Shapiro, Rick Snyder and Alan Wilder.
The Steppenwolf Theatre Company 2008-2009 Subscription Season includes:
September 18 – November 16, 2008Kafka on the Shore
Adapted for the stage and directed by ensemble member Frank Galati Based on the work by Haruki MurakamiFeaturing ensemble members Francis Guinan and Jon Michael Hill with Christine Bunuan, Gerson Dacanay, Mary Ann de la Cruz, Christopher Larkin, Aiko Nakasone, Andrew Pang, David Rhee and Lisa Tejero
In the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre
A young boy's coming of age parallels an old man's search
for destiny in a modern day
Tony Award-winner Frank Galati adapted and directed Haruki Murakami's after the quake during Steppenwolf's 2005-2006 Season.This critically-acclaimed production went on to successful runs at Long Wharf Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse and Berkeley Rep.Haruki Murakami, author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles and other novels, is an award-winning writer whose work has been translated into 34 languages.
December 4, 2008 – February 8, 2009
The Seafarer
Directed by ensemble member Randall Arney
Featuring ensemble members Francis Guinan, Tom Irwin, John Mahoney and Alan Wilder
In the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre
It's Christmas Eve in
Born in
February 5 – June 7, 2009
Art
By Yasmina Reza
Directed by ensemble member Rick Snyder
Translated by Christopher Hampton
In the Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre
Art explores the intricacies of a long-term friendship between three men. When one of them drops a fortune on a piece of modern art, his friends' surprising reactions touch off a series of personal confrontations. This witty, intelligent and often funny play explores the power of art to engage the imagination and the enduring bonds of friendship.
French playwright Yasmina Reza won the 1997 Olivier Award and the 1998 Tony Award for Art, which has been produced worldwide and translated into over 30 languages.British playwright Christopher Hampton won an Academy Award for the screen adaptation of his play Dangerous Liaisons and was nominated for his adaptation of Atonement.
March 26 – May 31, 2009
The Tempest
By William Shakespeare
Directed by ensemble member Tina Landau
Featuring ensemble members Alana Arenas, K. Todd Freeman, Frank Galati, Jon Michael Hill, Yasen Peyankov and Alan Wilder
In the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre
In Shakespeare's final work, Prospero is exiled to an enchanted island where he harnesses the powers of magic and masters the spirits that dwell there.His desire for revenge drives him to conjure a mighty storm trapping his enemies on the island.In our first Shakespeare production, Steppenwolf ensemble member Tina Landau re-imagines this magical tale of art, freedom and the transformative power of forgiveness.
Ensemble member Frank Galati returns to the stage as Prospero, his first performance at Steppenwolf since The Drawer Boy with John Mahoney in 2001.Tina Landau has been an ensemble member since 1997 and has staged such inspiring Steppenwolf productions as The Time of Your Life, Cherry Orchard and The Diary of Anne Frank.
June 18 – August 23, 2009
By Bridget Carpenter
Directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro
In the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre
On the best day of his life, Walter built a flying machine that reached the clouds. Ever since, he's tried to invent new ways to fly while his wife keeps the family afloat. Up is a quirky, bittersweet tale about escaping the boundaries of the everyday and how we dream ourselves into a future.
Bridget Carpenter is an award-winning playwright whose works
have been produced at theaters across the country including Arena Stage,
Subscription Series packages start at $130.To purchase a Subscription Season package, contact Audience Services at 1650 N. Halsted, (312) 335-1650 or visit www.steppenwolf.org.
In addition to the Subscription Season, Steppenwolf will also present a special engagement of:
November 6 – December 21, 2008
Directed by ensemble member Amy Morton
Featuring Stephen Louis Grush, William Petersen and Nicole Wiesner.
In the Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre
Tickets:$50 - $70 - currently available exclusively to Steppenwolf subscribers.
Single tickets will go on sale at a later date.
Free post-show discussions are offered after every performance in the subscription season.
Committed to the principle of ensemble performance through the collaboration of a company of actors, directors and playwrights, Steppenwolf Theatre Company's mission is to advance the vitality and diversity of American theater by nurturing artists, encouraging repeatable creative relationships and contributing new works to the national canon.The company, formed in 1976 by a collective of actors, is dedicated to perpetuating an ethic of mutual respect and the development of artists through on-going group work.Steppenwolf has grown into an internationally renowned company of forty-one artists whose talents include acting, directing, playwriting, filmmaking and textual adaptation.
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