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In a cluttered, run-down Chicago junk shop, three small-time crooks plot to steal a valuable coin collection. As the heist unravels, the men's frustration and paranoia intensify. Ensemble member Amy Morton directs this groundbreaking American play that weaves humor and menace throughout an emotionally charged struggle for identity and dominance.
World-renowned playwright and Chicago-area native David Mamet has a successful writing and directing career in theatre, film and television. Steppenwolf has produced Mamet's productions of
The Water Engine and the Pulitzer Prize-winning
Glengarry Glen Ross (also directed by ensemble member Amy Morton). Amy Morton received a 2008 Best Actress Tony® nomination for Steppenwolf's
August: Osage County on Broadway. Steppenwolf directing credits include
Dublin Carol, The Weir, The Pillowman, Love-Lies-Bleeding (also Kennedy Center) and
Glengarry Glen Ross (also Dublin and Toronto).
Stay after the performance for a post show discussion with members of the Steppenwolf artistic staff, sponsored by AT&T.
Run time is 1 hour 40 minutes, which includes one 15-minute intermission.
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