One of the great virtues of Chicago’s storefront theater scene is the way in which the folks from many companies in the city collaborate on various projects, share resources and generally hold hands to make Chicago the greatest theater city in America. Steppenwolf staffers are no exception – many make things happen at Steppenwolf during the day, and make theater at night and on the weekends. Here’s a sampling of Steppenwolf staffers’ involvement in Off-Loop theater this fall...
School at Steppenwolf Coordinator Jon Faris is also the Managing Director of Uma Productions, which will be producing Recent Tragic Events by Craig Wright, author of the Garage production of Orange Flower Water. Recent Tragic Events opens September 19, and Steppenwolf Marketing Manager John Zinn will be promoting that show, as well, so watch for some cool posters...
Kimberly Senior, resident artist in Arts Exchange, is exceptionally busy this fall. She’ll be directing Chekhov’s Three Sisters at Strawdog Theater, opening on October 6 (coincidentally, the translation is by Steppenwolf Associate Artistic Director Curt Columbus), and then leaping over to Collaboraction at the Chopin Theatre to stage Casanova by David Grieg, which opens November 1...
A Man for All Seasons at TimeLine Theatre Company might just win the award for most Steppenwolf staff involvement. The play will be staged by Director of New Play Development Ed Sobel, dramaturged by Literary Assistant Gabe Greene and will feature Marketing Manager John Zinn in the cast (that guy is really busy!). The curtain goes up on November 5...
And one more thing – if a play was well cast anywhere in Chicago, you can bet pretty good money that Steppenwolf’s Casting Director Erica Daniels had a hand in that process. Or at least one very long phone call...