by E. L. Doctorow Adapted by ensemble member Frank Galati
It is a story of momentous upheaval and the limits of courage and love.
General William Tecumseh Sherman, Uncle Billy to his men, marches 62,000 Union soldiers through lush Georgia countryside. Bearing along both black and white refugees, the march destroys everything in its path, turning home into exile and exile into home. Its epic force forever changes the lives of those caught up in its sweep: a liberated slave, a sheltered daughter of a Southern judge, a pair of Confederate deserters and Uncle Billy himself.
Inside The March
The March Teaser
The March In Production
The March in Rehearsal
Frank Galati adapts and directs The March
A welcome letter from Artistic Director Martha Lavey
Ensemble members Frank Galati and Ian Barford discuss The March
An article on the boundaries between fact and fiction in the work of E.L. Doctorow
An article on first person accounts of Sherman's march.
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To download the program click here. From our friends at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Museum and Foundation: With your ticket stub from The March, receive a $5 discount on the cost of a Museum adult admission or $10 off a Museum membership. Take your Steppenwolf experience further by visiting the world’s largest archive of papers and artifacts on Abraham Lincoln and visit the new exhibit: To Kill and To Heal opening May 11. The March recently won an Edgerton Foundation New American Play award. Find out more about the award or see what other plays received an award. The March is a co-commission with Oregon Shakespeare Festival as part of their American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle. Ensemble member K. Todd Freeman will take over the roles played by Phillip James Brannon from May 31 until the show's closing on June 10.
Sign Language-Interpreted Sunday, May 13 at 7:30pm Open Captioning Saturday, May 26 at 3pm Audio Description and Touch Tour Sunday, May 27 Touch Tour: 1:30pm Curtain: 3pm