Steppenwolf Theatre Company

09/29/2024

Here's a to sing about! Rehearsals have started for playwright Ngozi Anyanwu, director Awoye Timpo, Steppenwolf ensemble member Jon Michael Hill and Brittany Bradford.

LEROY AND LUCY is a new two-hander with music, a spirited and sultry world premiere inspired by the myth of blues legend Robert Johnson. steppenwolf.org/leroyandlucy

09/28/2024

Come for the comedy. Stay for the shenanigans. 🎭🤣 steppenwolf.org/noisesoff

09/27/2024

WATCH: Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro on farce, fun and directing NOISES OFF! Catch the full CBS interview, then get your tickets @ steppenwolf.org/noisesoff

We’ve got your ticket. Here’s a preview of Steppenwolf Theatre’s “Noises Off.”

09/27/2024

NOISES OFF 🎭🤣 Opening Night! It was so great to celebrate with our cast and crew, our community members and our amazing ensemble members! 🍾🍾🍾 steppenwolf.org/noisesoff

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09/26/2024

"It was awesome. It was hilarious!" steppenwolf.org/noisesoff

Don't miss NOISES OFF, the "fast, furious and ferociously funny" farce now playing in our Downstairs Theater. Already extended by popular demand, let this show remind you why it's so fun to sit in a room with people and laugh.

NOISES OFF is now playing thru Nov 3!
Written by Michael Frayn
Directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro
A Co-Production with Geffen Playhouse

Featuring ensemble members Audrey Francis, Francis Guinan, Ora Jones and James Vincent Meredith with Vaneh Assadourian, Amanda Fink, Rick Holmes, Andrew Leeds and Max Stewart

09/26/2024

Congrats to Steppenwolf ensemble member Rajiv Joseph! KING JAMES, which premiered in our Downstairs Theater, is one of the most produced works of the season!

Kate Hamill and Rajiv Joseph tie for the top spot on a diverse list of dramatists and adaptors (*23 due to ties).

09/26/2024

"In addition to laughs, NOISES OFF induces deep gratitude for theatre and those who bless us with it." Blessed be, Newcity!

Steppenwolf’s cast has put in the work and delivers a seriously zany show.

09/25/2024

Two souls meet at a crossroads, in the dead of night, deep in the Mississippi of it all 🌘🎶 The world premiere of LEROY and LUCY is now in rehearsals!

Tickets @ steppenwolf.org/leroyandlucy

09/25/2024

We are happy to announce that Steppenwolf recently received a CityArts program grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events!

09/25/2024

The famed Chicago company may be known for its intense dramas. But its season opener shows it can excel at comedy.

09/25/2024

Daily Herald gives⭐⭐⭐⭐ to the "fast, furious and ferociously funny" NOISES OFF! steppenwolf.org/noisesoff

"At a time when most of us can use a good laugh, the timing is right" for a celebration of sardines, slamming doors and "theatre people" everywhere!

“Noises Off” — 4 stars You know you’ve seen a first-class production of “Noises Off,” Michael Frayn’s masterful farce-within-a-farce, if at its conclusion your cheeks ache. From smi...

09/24/2024

Get ready for "an evening filled with nonstop laughter" at NOISES OFF, now playing in our Downstairs Theater! Get your tickets @ steppenwolf.org/noisesoff

Noises Off Mrs. Clackett, the elderly housekeeper, reels off her lines in a concocted Cockney accent, and then begins her exit, all the while balancing a telephone, a newspaper and the ubiquitous plate of sardines. Suddenly she stops, turns to the audience and asks, “I take the sardines? No, I lea...

09/23/2024

Here's something to sing about—five time Tony nominee Brian d'Arcy James is coming to Steppenwolf! steppenwolf.org/briandarcyjames

This vet and Northwestern alum invites you to an intimate performance of story and song. Enjoy familiar sounds from the American songbook, pop favorites and the Broadway canon, including signature songs from Hamilton, Shrek, The Wild Party, Days of Wine and Roses and more.

December 7. Two performances only—tickets are on sale now!

09/22/2024

Happy opening to the incredible cast, crew and creative team of NOISES OFF! Cheers to sardines, slamming doors and celebrating "theatre people" everywhere! 🥳🥳🥳

Tickets @ steppenwolf.org/noisesoff

09/20/2024

Ok, Glenn Davis! Variety knows the truth!👏👏👏

"As co-artistic director at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre (alongside Audrey Francis), Glenn Davis oversees the storied troupe’s work outside the Windy City, particularly productions that transfer to Broadway. Now entering his fourth season in the post, Davis has grabbed national attention with premieres of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ PURPOSE, coming to Broadway in February, and LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD, a show that brought Laurie Metcalf back to Steppenwolf. (Also an actor, Davis starred in PURPOSE at Steppenwolf.) “We consider Steppenwolf a major launching pad for new work and new artists, and we want to continue that tradition,” Davis says."

Rising stars like Jasmine Amy Rogers, Glenn Davis and Jen Silverman are about to light up Broadway.

09/20/2024

09/20/2024

NOISES OFF Cast Spotlight 🎭 Rick Holmes is ready for opening weekend! steppenwolf.org/noisesoff

Broadway: Junk: The Golden Age Of Debt, The Visit, Matilda, Peter and the Starcatcher, Spamalot, The Pillowman, Cabaret, Major Barbara, The Deep Blue Sea, The Government Inspector, Timon of Athens, Saint Joan. Off-Broadway: Dan Cody’s Yacht (Manhattan Theater Club); Lives of the Saints (Primary Stages); The Threepenny Opera (Atlantic Theater Company); Stop Kiss, Dog Opera, Richard III, Othello (The Public Theater). Chicago: National Tours of Spamalot and Cabaret. Other National Tours: Angels in America. Film: The Post, The Stepford Wives, Melinda and Melinda, etc. Television: Atlanta “Juneteenth”, Modern Family, Dead To Me, Fosse/Verdon, The Punisher, Fantasy Island, The Politician, Tommy, The Resident, Law and Order. Upcoming: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, No Good Deed. MFA in Acting from New York University.

09/19/2024

Celebrate the shenanigans with NOISES OFF—extended by popular demand thru Nov 3! 🎭🤣 steppenwolf.org/noisesoff

Our 2024/25 season kicks off with the funniest farce ever written, a hilarious love letter to "theatre people" everywhere. Get ready to cheer, gasp and laugh 'til it hurts!

09/19/2024

Check out our upcoming accessible performances of NOISES OFF, and learn more about all our accessibility options @ steppenwolf.org/access

09/18/2024

LEROY & LUCY music director and composer Jeremy Jones is featured in Chicago magazine! steppenwolf.org/leroyandlucy

"When you think about the myth of Robert Johnson, it’s the idea that’s true. You have this guy who came from not being a good musician at all to go on to the ‘crossroads’ to meet the devil. It’s just provocative. And then for that myth to come out on the other side—you hear the music, and you’re like ‘Yo, this is great!’ ”

Bassist Jeremy Jones channels Robert Johnson for Steppenwolf.

09/17/2024

We're thrilled to announce Steppenwolf IMPACT, our new corporate and professional development training program! steppenwolf.org/IMPACT

Created alongside Steppenwolf's illustrious ensemble of artists, this program is designed for executives, managers, and department leaders looking to increase emotional intelligence, enhance authentic and effective communication skills, and transform their team into a high-performing ensemble.

09/17/2024

"Three years after being named the first co-artistic directors in Steppenwolf history, Glenn Davis and Audrey Francis have proven that Steppenwolf is still Chicago’s most important destination for urgent, boundary-pushing theater that speaks to the times, with compelling world premieres like Another Marriage, Purpose (which just announced a transfer to Broadway) and this summer’s Little Bear Ridge Road and company productions of King James, Downstate and others mounted in New York and internationally to critical acclaim." - Modern Luxury Chicago Social

In honor of our 30th anniversary issue, CS pays homage to the personalities making chicago the most vibrant city in the world at this very moment.

09/17/2024

NOISES OFF Cast Spotlight 🎭 and ohhhh, it's a good one! steppenwolf.org/noisesoff

Francis Guinan has been a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble since 1979. He has appeared in more than 30 Steppenwolf productions including Downstate, The Rembrandt, The Herd, The Night Alive, Tribes, The Birthday Party, The Book Thief, Time Stands Still, Endgame, American Buffalo, Fake, The Seafarer, Balm In Gilead and August: Osage County. He has also appeared in productions for Northlight Theatre, Goodman Theatre (appearing in Chekhov’s Seagull and The Cherry Orchard), Writers Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater, TimeLine Theatre Company and American Blues Theater. Television appearances include The Exorcist, Boss, Mike and Molly, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Frasier and several Star Trek episodes. Film work includes roles in The Last Airbender, Typing, Low Tide, Ghostlight and Constantine. For Kate.

09/16/2024

NOISES OFF will have you:
A) on the floor 🤭
B) on your feet 😆
C) on the edge of your seat 🤣
D) all of the above 👏👏👏

Get ready to laugh. Get ready to cheer. Opening weekend, here we come! Tickets @ steppenwolf.org/noisesoff