An Oral History of Steppenwolf’s ‘The Grapes of Wrath’
In this excerpt from ‘Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago: In Their Own Words,’ the ensemble recounts their first Broadway transfer.
All Stories About Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Martyna Majok Shines a Light on the Invisible in ‘Ironbound’
The play about an Eastern European immigrant has personal ties for the playwright.
Not a Moment but a Movement: The Theatrical Protest of ‘Every 28 Hours’
How a national short-play project, born from the outrage over police violence, is spreading across the nation.
Kimberly Senior Is Just Getting Started
The director, who receives the Alan Schneider Director Award at #TCG16, talks about her self-starting career and artistic restlessness.
Steppenwolf for Young Adults Sets Topical 2016–17 Season
The two plays this season explore violence in the world through the lens of adolescents.
Front & Center for April 2016
Stories about autism, Chicago shows, a musical about a young girl in 1890s Paris, and more take the stage this month.
Life After ‘August’: Tracy Letts and Anna D. Shapiro in Conversation
The playwright and director came up together in Chicago theatre. Now they’re kicking off Shapiro’s Steppenwolf regime with Letts’s ‘Mary Page Marlowe.’
Steppenwolf Sets 2016–17 Season, First Programmed by Anna D. Shapiro
The Chicago theatre’s season will feature world premieres from Tracy Letts, Antoinette Nwandu, David Rabe, and Erika Sheffer, and the opening of a new black box space.
How to Learn to Forget What You’ve Learned
Each new play requires a new playwright, in a sense. So how many writers can I be?
Jennifer Bielstein To Leave Actors Theatre for the Guthrie Theater
After 10 seasons as managing director of Actors Theatre of Louisville, Bielstein sets her sights on Minnesota.
