Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Tom Irwin, Mary Beth Fisher and More for DOMESTICATED at Steppenwolf

Rehearsals are underway for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Chicago premiere production of DOMESTICATED, a scandalously entertaining play written and directed by ensemble member Bruce Norris, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Clybourne Park, The Qualmsand The Pain and The Itch. Featuring ensemble member Tom Irwin as publicly shamed politician Bill Pulver opposite venerable Chicago actress Mary Beth Fisher, who plays his wife, DOMESTICATED begins previews December 3, 2015 (press performances are December 12 at 3pm and December 15 at 7:30pm; opening night is December 13) and runs through February 7, 2016 in the Downstairs Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!

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. DOMESTICATED is a scathing, wildly entertaining play that investigates gender politics, modern marriage and the sexual mysteries of the animal kingdom.

The cast features ensemble member Tom Irwin as Bill Pulver and Mary Beth Fisher as Judy Pulver along with Emily Chang (Cassidy), Esteban Andres Cruz (Woman in Bar), Meighan Gerachis(Pilar, Judge and others), Rae Gray (Bartender, Becky and others), Beth Lacke (Bobbie), Mildred Marie Langford (Talk Show Host and others), Melanie Neilan (Casey), Meg Thalken (Shrink, Ed, Pat and others) and Karen Janes Woditsch (Jackie, Patient and others). Irwin has been an ensemble member since 1979 and performed in more than 50 Steppenwolf productions, includingThe Grapes of Wrath, Balm in Gilead and The Seafarer. Fisher, a frequent performer at Goodman Theatre, most recently in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, last performed at Steppenwolf inDead Man's Cell Phone in 2008.

The production team includes Todd Rosenthal (scenic design), Jenny Mannis (costume design),Ann G. Wrightson (lighting design), Rick Sims (sound design) and Jeff Sugg (projection design). Additional credits include Jessamyn Fuller (casting) and Laura Glenn (stage manager) andChristine D. Freeburg (Assistant Stage Manager).

Single tickets ($20 - $89) are available through Audience Services (1650 N. Halsted) at 312-335-1650 and steppenwolf.org.

Photo Credit: Joel Moorman