NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS

TAKING SHOWS ON THE ROAD has long been a part of Steppenwolf's artistic programming, nearly from the company's inception. Steppenwolf made its New York debut in 1982 with the landmark production of Sam Shepard's True West, featuring ensemble members John Malkovich and Gary Sinise. The show established the company as an important voice in the American theater. Steppenwolf continues to be committed to providing live theater experiences outside of our home in Chicago.

National Productions

2009
August: Osage County, written by Tracy Letts, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, featuring Francis Guinan, Mariann Mayberry, Amy Morton, Sally Murphy, Jeff Perry and Rondi Reed travels across the country on a national tour.

Superior Donuts, written by Tracy Letts, directed by Tina Landau, featuring Jon Michael Hill, James Vincent Meredith and Yasen Peyankov travels to the Music Box Theatre on Broadway in New York.

2007
August: Osage County, written by Tracy Letts, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, featuring Francis Guinan, Mariann Mayberry, Amy Morton, Sally Murphy, Jeff Perry and Rondi Reed travels to the Imperial Theatre on Broadway in New York.

2006
The Sunset Limited, featuring Austin Pendleton travels to the 59E59 Theaters in New York.

The Bluest Eye, directed by Hallie Gordon travels to the New Victory in New York.

Love-Lies-Bleeding, directed by Amy Morton, featuring Martha Lavey travels to the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.

Red Light Winter, written and directed by Adam Rapp travels to the Barrow Street Theatre in New York.

2003
Topdog/Underdog, directed by Amy Morton, featuring K. Todd Freeman, travels to the Dallas Theater Center and the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas, as well as Hartford Stage, Connecticut.

2002
Side Man, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, travels to Vail, Colorado, for a festival showcasing Chicago Theater.

Nomathemba (Hope) directed by Eric Simonson and co-written by Joseph Shabalala, Ntozake Shange and Simonson receives spring productions at Crossroads Theater in New Jersey, and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. It was first conceived and produced on Steppenwolf's mainstage in the spring of 1995, becoming the highest grossing production ever at Steppenwolf.

2001
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest featuring Gary Sinise, Amy Morton, Rick Snyder, K. Todd Freeman, Mariann Mayberry and Alan Wilder opens April 8, 2001 at Broadway's Royale Theatre in New York City and goes on to win the Tony Award for Best Revival.

1996
Steppenwolf co-founder Gary Sinise directs ensemble members Terry Kinney, Jim True and Lois Smith in the remounting of Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Buried Child on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater, opening April 30, produced in part by Zollo Productions.

1994
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice opens on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre.

Steppenwolf makes its Los Angeles debut at the Westwood Playhouse with Steve Martin's first play, Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

1993
The Song of Jacob Zulu returns to Chicago in February for a brief run before traveling to Perth, Australia for the Festival of Perth, and to New York for a Broadway run.

1990
The Grapes of Wrath opens on Broadway at the Cort Theatre on March 22, 1990 and features Robert Breuler, Francis Guinan, Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, Rondi Reed, Gary Sinise, Rick Snyder, and Jim True.

1989
John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, adapted and directed by Frank Galati, journeys to the La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California, opening May 14. It then travels to the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain's Lyttleton Theatre, London, England, where it opens June 22. It features Robert Breuler, Tom Irwin, Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, Rondi Reed, Gary Sinise, Rick Snyder, Jim True and Alan Wilder.

1987
Educating Rita, directed by Jeff Perry and featuring Laurie Metcalf and Austin Pendleton, opens May 7 in New York at the Westside Arts.

1986
The Caretaker, directed by John Malkovich and featuring Jeff Perry, Gary Sinise and Alan Wilder, opens on January 30 in New York City at Circle in the Square Theatre.

1985
Orphans, directed by Gary Sinise and featuring Kevin Anderson, Terry Kinney and John Mahoney, opens on May 7 in New York at the Westside Arts Theatre.

Steppenwolf Theatre presents Coyote Ugly and Streamers at the AT&T Performing Arts Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., June 12 through August 10.

1984
Balm in Gilead, directed by John Malkovich and featuring Francis Guinan, Glenne Headly, Tom Irwin, Terry Kinney, Laurie Metcalf, Jeff Perry and Gary Sinise, opens on May 15 in New York at the Circle Repertory Theatre.

1983
And a Nightingale Sang..., directed by Terry Kinney and featuring Joan Allen, Francis Guinan and Moira Harris, opens in New York on November 27 at the Mitzi Newhouse Theater in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

1982
True West, featuring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise, is the first Steppenwolf production brought to New York at the Cherry Lane Theater, opening October 15.

International Productions

2008
August: Osage County, written by Tracy Letts, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, featuring Francis Guinan, Mariann Mayberry, Amy Morton, Sally Murphy, Jeff Perry and Rondi Reed travels to London's National Theatre.

2004
Ensemble member Austin Pendleton directs members Laurie Metcalf and Yasen Peyankov, in Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune at the Dublin Theatre Festival.

Ensemble member Rick Snyder directs Orange Flower Water at the Galway Arts Festival in Ireleand.

2003
Steppenwolf returns to Galway, Ireland to present Purple Heart, featuring ensemble member Laurie Metcalf.

2002
Steppenwolf's Traffic returned to Galway, Ireland, with What Ever, An American Odyssey and Steve Earle and Tony Fitzpatrick's The Remembered City.

Steppenwolf presented Glengarry Glen Ross at the Dublin Theatre Festival.

2001
Traffic's A Night in the Pub with novelist Frank McCourt and Irish fiddler Liz Carroll moves to the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, Scotland.

Side Man, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, plays at the Melbourne Festival in Australia.

Steppenwolf's Traffic returns to Galway, Ireland, with the production of True America: The Work of Sam Shepard, featuring T-Bone Burnett and ensemble members John Mahoney and Martha Lavey.

2000
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest featuring Gary Sinise, Amy Morton, Rick Snyder, K. Todd Freeman and Mariann Mayberry moves to the Barbican Center for the BITE:00 in London, England.

Side Man featuring Rick Snyder, Rondi Reed and Jim True-Frost, and the Traffic production of Beat and Beatitudes: Revisiting Allen Ginsberg and the Beat Generation with John Mahoney and Tim Hopper, play at the Galway Arts Festival in Ireland.

1998
Kaufman and Hart's The Man Who Came to Dinner, directed by James Burrows, travels to the Barbican Centre in London. The production is invited to represent American theater as part of the Centre's year-long Inventing America festival. The entire original cast goes overseas, including ensemble members John Mahoney in the title role, Robert Breuler, Rick Snyder and Alan Wilder.

1993
The Song of Jacob Zulu returns to Chicago in February for a brief run before traveling to Perth, Australia for the Festival of Perth, and to New York for a Broadway run.

1992
In March Dusty Hughes' play, A Slip of the Tongue, directed by Simon Stokes and featuring John Malkovich, opens in London's West End.

1987
Lydie Breeze, directed by Rondi Reed and featuring Randall Arney, Moira Harris, Tom Irwin and Rick Snyder, is performed in January and February in Australia at the Festivals of Sydney and Perth.

1986
Orphans, directed by Gary Sinise, opens March 11 in London at the Hampstead Theatre. Albert Finney and Jeff Fahey join Kevin Anderson in the cast. The production opens April 9 in a transfer to London's West End at the Apollo Theatre.