Artist Profiles

Jonathan Berry

Jonathan Berry (Co-Director) is an artistic producer at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, where his credits include You Got Older, Constellations, the SYA productions of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, The Crucible and A Separate Peace, and the world premiere of Melinda Lopez’s Gary. Ensemble member at Steep Theatre where productions include: Red Rex, Birdland, Earthquakes in London, Posh, The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle, If There Is I Haven’t Found it Yet, The Knowledge, Festen, Moment, The Hollow Lands and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. Company member at The Griffin where productions include: The Harvest, Winterset, Pocatello, Balm in Gilead, Golden Boy, The Burnt Part Boys, Spring Awakening, Punk Rock, Port, On the Shore of the Wide World, Company, Picnic, Time and the Conways, Dead End, The Hostage and Journey’s End. Assistant Director for Anna D Shapiro’s Broadway productions of Of Mice and Men and This is our Youth. Gift Theatre: World premieres of Dirty and Suicide, Incorporated by Andrew Hinderaker, as well as Shakespeare’s Othello. Goodman Theatre: The Solid Sand Below and The World of Extreme Happiness for New Stages Festival. He pursued his MFA in directing from Northwestern University and has taught at the University of Michigan, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Act One Studios, Columbia College and The School at Steppenwolf.