Dance Nation at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

A pre-teen dance troupe navigates ambition, friendship and desire as they claw their way to Nationals in Tampa Bay. Featuring a multigenerational cast of women playing our pre-teen heroines, this Chicago premiere is fiercely funny, theatrically inventive and full of heart."I have seen the future, and it is DANCE NATION." Peter Marks, The Washington PostCritic's pick! Insanely talented playwright Clare Barron conjures the passionate ambivalence of early adolescence with such being-there sharpness and poignancy. A blazingly original play [...] marvel at how close what you see cuts to the bone. The New York Times

Authors

• Clare Barron