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Leroy and Lucy
Leroy and Lucy
10/24 - 12/15/2024


Two lost souls meet at a crossroads, in the dead of night, deep in the Mississippi of it all.


Brian d'Arcy James will take the stage at Steppenwolf Theatre Company for a special one-night-only performance on December 7, 2024. Accompanied by music director Dan ...

Leroy and Lucy
10/24 - 12/15/2024


Leroy and Lucy, the world premiere play by Ngozi Anyanwu, explores the meeting of two lost souls in the depths of the Mississippi. The cast ...


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Art Institute of Chicago Reveals Eric Lefkofsky as New Chair of the Board of Trustees


by Stephi Wild - November 13, 2024

The Art Institute of Chicago announced the election of Eric Lefkofsky as the organization’s new chair of the Board of Trustees. Lefkofsky will succeed Denise Gardner as the leader of the board....

Cast Set For FOOL FOR LOVE at Steppenwolf


by Stephi Wild - November 13, 2024

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced full casting for its revival of Sam Shepard’s dark and beautiful masterpiece Fool for Love, directed by Jeremy Herrin....

Steppenwolf Presents Broadway's Brian D'Arcy James In December


by A.A. Cristi - November 07, 2024

Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Mark Cortale will present two lively musical performances with five-time Tony Award nominee and Northwestern alum Brian d'Arcy James with Music Director Dan Lipton....

Video: Watch a Clip From LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Stephi Wild - November 05, 2024

Check out an all new clip from the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy at Steppenwolf Theatre Company! Check out the video here! The production plays through December 15, 2024....

BWW Q&A: Brittany Bradford of LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Joshua Wright - October 31, 2024

BWW Q&A: Brittany Bradford of Leroy and Lucy at Steppenwolf Theatre Company...

Remy Bumppo Reveals 2024 Associate Artists


by Stephi Wild - October 18, 2024

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, launching its 2024 - 2025 season with Dear Elizabeth, October 17 - November 17, at Theater Wit, has announced its slate of new Associate Artists. ...

Shakespeare & Company Brings Its Weekend Acting Intensive To Chicago


by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2024

Shakespeare & Company's Center for Actor Training will host its Weekend Intensive for professional actors and theater students at The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago from Friday, Nov. 15 through Sunday, Nov. 17....

BWW Q&A: James Vincent Meredith on NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Joshua Wright - October 08, 2024

​​​​​​​Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to open its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro (August: Osage County, The Minutes), presented in a co-pro...

Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, and More Take Home Equity Jeff Awards


by Stephi Wild - October 01, 2024

The winners have been announced for the 2024 Joseph Jefferson Equity Awards, more commonly known as the Equity Jeff Awards. These awards are given for theatre arts produced in the Chicago area....

Video: Watch a Scene From NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Stephi Wild - October 01, 2024

 Steppenwolf Theatre Company opens its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro, presented in a co-production with Geffen Playhouse. Watch an all new clip from the show here!...

Past Shows

Noises Off
Noises Off
9/12 - 10/27/2024


The cast and crew of  Nothing On  are scrambling to prepare for opening night, but despite their earnest efforts, the production is an absolute mess. ...

Little Bear Ridge Road
Little Bear Ridge Road
6/13 - 7/21/2024


Ensemble Member  Laurie Metcalf  comes home to Steppenwolf to star in  Little Bear Ridge Road , a comic, cosmic and intimate world premiere, penned by ...

POTUS
POTUS
10/26 - 12/3/2023


It’s just another (omg, wtf, lmfao) day at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. When a White House PR nightmare spins into a legit sh*tshow, seven brilliant and ...

LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE


Monique and her daughter Sam are on the run. From what, they will not say. Showing up on their family’s doorstep in Brooklyn, the surprise ...

Describe the Night
3/2 - 4/9/2023


Set in Russia over the course of 90 years, this thrilling and epic new play by Rajiv Joseph traces the stories of seven men and ...


Steppenwolf presents The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington. On stage September 1st through October 9th.  Dizzying and fantastical, this skewering Chicago premiere from ...

Choir Boy
6/16 - 7/24/2022


The Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys is dedicated to the creation of strong, ethical black men. Pharus wants nothing more than to take ...

King James
King James
3/3 - 4/10/2022


King LeBron Jamess reign in Cleveland brings promise, prosperity and renewal to a city in desperate need of all three. It also brings together two ...


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Bug
1/23 - 3/15/2020


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Plano
2/16


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Dance Nation
Dance Nation
12/12 - 2/2/2020


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 ...

Lindiwe
Lindiwe
11/7 - 1/5/2020


The evocative live music of Ladysmith Black Mambazo forms the foundation of this Steppenwolf world premiere production written and co-directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson. ...

Lindiwe
Lindiwe
11/7 - 1/5/2020


The evocative live music of Ladysmith Black Mambazo forms the foundation of this Steppenwolf world premiere production written and co-directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson. ...

True West
True West
7/5 - 8/25/2019


In 1982, Steppenwolf exploded onto the American Theatre scene with its now legendary production of Sam Shepard's True West. This American classic traces the volatile ...

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