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Steppenwolf Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season

The season will feature a world premieres by Bruce Norris and Isaac Gomez, and the return of Sam Shepard’s ‘True West.’

The season will feature a world premiere by David Auburn and the final play in August Wilson’s Century Cycle.

Her play ‘Welcome to Matteson!’ will be developed at Chicago’s American Blues Theater.

The season will feature a world premiere from Ike Holter and plays by Paula Vogel, Dominique Morisseau, Lauren Yee, and Madhuri Shekar.

The season will include the world premiere productions of ‘I Come From Arizona’ and ‘The Hobbit.’

The season will include a world premiere musical by Keith Hovis.

The season will feature 15 productions, from premieres to contemporary classics and musicals.

The man who embodied Chicago acting was most alive on its stages, sharing his gift with the colleagues and audiences who shaped him.

Lorca will succeed founding artistic director Michelle Hensley.

The first fellows in a program designed to foster a new generation of leaders of color are Jess McLeod and Aaron Todd Douglas.