Study Guides

STUDY GUIDES CONSIST OF breakdowns of Plot, Character, and Setting, as well as production details, information about the author and the adaptation process and discussions of themes and images in the play. They also include Lesson Plans designed by Steppenwolf's Artist-Teachers.

Download Harriet Jacobs study guide.  (3.9 MB PDF)

Past Productions' Study Guides

• The Elephant Man (2007-2008)   (6.5 MB PDF)
• Huck Finn (2006-2007)   (2.2 MB PDF)
• Lady Madeline (2005-2006)   (1.1 MB PDF)
• "MASTER HAROLD"...and the boys (2005-2006)   (1.4 MB PDF)
• The Bluest Eye (2004-2005)   (1.4 MB PDF)
• The Chosen (2004-2005)   (1 MB PDF)
• A Lesson Before Dying (2003-2004)   (1.7 MB PDF)
• A Tale of Two Cities (2003-2004)   (2.7 MB PDF)
• Fahrenheit 451 (2002-2003)   (930 kb PDF)
• Winesburg, Ohio (2001-2002)   (1.6 MB PDF)
• Wishes, Suspicions and Secret Ambitions: The Stories of Carl Sandburg (2001-2002) (8 kb PDF)
• World Set Free (2002-2003)   (3.3 MB PDF)