Mary Beth Fisher to Join Tom Irwin in Steppenwolf's DOMESTICATED

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced today the complete cast for the Chicago premiere of Domesticated, a provocative dark comedy written and directed by ensemble member and Pulitzer Prize-winner Bruce Norris. The cast features ensemble member Tom Irwin and venerable Chicago actress Mary Beth Fisher as a political couple in the midst of a sex scandal. Irwin has been an ensemble member since 1979, having performed in more than 50 Steppenwolf productions including The Grapes of Wrath and The Seafarer. Fisher, a frequent performer at Goodman Theatre, most recently in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, last performed at Steppenwolf in Dead Man's Cell Phone in 2008. Completing the Domesticated cast are Emily Chang, Esteban Andres Cruz, Meighan Gerachis, Rae Gray, Beth Lacke, Millie Langford, Melanie Neilan, Meg Thalken and Karen Woditsch. Domesticated runs December 3, 2015 - February 7, 2016 in the Downstairs Theatre. Tickets to Domesticated ($20 - $89) go on sale Friday, October 2, 2015 through Audience Services (1650 N. Halsted) at 312-335-1650 and steppenwolf.org.

Politician Bill Pulver faces the cameras to stumble his way through a carefully crafted apology as his wife Judy stands stoically behind him...but what is she REALLY thinking? We are about to find out in Bruce Norris's wickedly funny, unpredictable play about a marriage burst apart by a sex scandal. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Qualms and Clybourne Park, Domesticated is a scathing, wildly entertaining play that investigates gender politics, modern marriage and the sexual mysteries of the animal kingdom.

Also announced-The complete cast for The Flick

The four-member cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Annie Baker includes Will Allan as Skylar, Danny McCarthy as Sam, Caroline Neff as Rose and Travis Turner as Avery. Neff performed in last season's critically acclaimed premiere Airline Highway by Lisa D'Amour at Steppenwolf and on Broadway. Allan performed in the sold-out run of Steppenwolf for Young Adults' production of George Orwell's Animal Farm last season. McCarthy, who is a longtime Red Orchid Theatre company member, recently performed in Grace on Broadway. Turner was last seen in the Goodman's Upstairs Concierge and makes his Steppenwolf debut. The Flick runs February 4, 2015 - May 8, 2016 in the Upstairs Theatre.

Additional casting updates for the 2015/16 season include: Ensemble member Alan Wilder and Sandra Marquez join the cast of the highly anticipated world premiere of Mary Page Marlowe by ensemble member Tracy Letts and directed by Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro. Remaining casting for the 19-person cast will be announced at a later date. Lastly, London-born actor Eamonn Walker, well-known for his work on HBO's Oz, joins previously announced ensemble members Tim Hopper and James Vincent Meredith in the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgus.

Additional casting for shows in the 2015/16 Subscription Season will be announced at a later date.

Season subscriptions start at $100 and are available through Audience Services (1650 N Halsted St), 312-335-1650 and steppenwolf.org. Single tickets to East of Eden are now on sale: Previews: $20 - $54 and Regular Run: $20 - $89. Prices subject to change. Domesticated tickets will go on sale October 2, 2015 at 11am. Tickets for remaining shows in the 2015/16 Subscription Season will go on sale at later dates.

Steppenwolf's 2015/16 Subscription Season includes the world premiere adaptation of John Steinbeck's East of Eden, adapted by ensemble member Frank Galati, directed by co-founder Terry Kinney (September 17 - November 15, 2015); the Chicago premiere of Domesticated written and directed by ensemble member Bruce Norris (December 3, 2015 - February 7, 2016); the Chicago premiere of The Flick by Annie Baker, directed by Dexter Bullard (February 4 - May 8, 2016); the world premiere of Mary Page Marlowe by ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro (March 31 - May 29, 2016); and the Chicago premiere of Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by ensemble member Yasen Peyankov (June 23 - August 21, 2016).

Major support for East of Eden is provided by The Negaunee Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation.

Major support for Mary Page Marlowe is provided by The Roy Cockrum Foundation.

Major support for Steppenwolf's New Play Development Initiative is provided by The Davee Foundation and the Zell Family Foundation.

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Steppenwolf Theatre Company is America's longest standing, most distinguished ensemble theater, producing nearly 700 performances and events annually in its three Chicago theater spaces-the 515-seat Downstairs Theatre, the 299-seat Upstairs Theatre and the 80-seat Garage Theatre. Formed in 1976 by a collective of actors, Steppenwolf has grown into an ensemble of 44 actors, writers and directors. Artistic programming at Steppenwolf includes a five-play Subscription Season, a two-play Steppenwolf for Young Adults season, First Look, a new play development series and Visiting Company engagements. While firmly grounded in the Chicago community, nearly 40 original Steppenwolf productions have enjoyed success both nationally and internationally, including Off-Broadway, Broadway, London, Sydney, Galway and Dublin. Steppenwolf has the distinction of being the only theater to receive the National Medal of Arts, in addition to numerous other prestigious honors including an Illinois Arts Legend Award and 12 Tony Awards. Anna D. Shapiro is the Artistic Director and David Schmitz is the Managing Director. Nora Daley is Chair of Steppenwolf's Board of Trustees. For additional information, visit steppenwolf.org, facebook.com/steppenwolftheatre and twitter.com/steppenwolfthtr.

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