Member Profiles

Randall Arney

Biography

Randall Arney joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble in 1984 and served as artistic director from 1987-1995. Steppenwolf (directing): True West, Slowgirl, The Seafarer, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Death and the Maiden, Curse of the Starving Class, Killers, The Geography of Luck, Picasso at the Lapin Agile (directed subsequent national and international productions). Steppenwolf (acting): Born Yesterday, Ghost in the Machine, The Homecoming, Frank’s Wild Years, You Can’t Take It with You, Fool for Love, True West, Balm in Gilead, Coyote Ugly. As artistic director of Steppenwolf, Arney oversaw the creation of a new state-of-the-art theater, which is Steppenwolf’s current home. Broadway transfers under his leadership include The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The Song of Jacob Zulu (six Tony Award nominations) and The Grapes of Wrath (1990 Tony Award – Best Play). Arney recently served as the artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles (1999-2017). Education: MFA, Illinois State University; he has taught at the University of California Los Angeles, Steppenwolf, around the US and in Tokyo. Member: SAG-AFTRA, SDC, AEA.

Watch & Listen

The Seafarer in Rehearsal
SLOWGIRL in Production
Sonia Flew in rehearsal

Credits & Awards

Film

Mystery, Alaska; The Out of Towners; Chain Reaction.

Theatre

Geffen Playhouse: Artistic Director; Director: All My Sons; Take Me Out; I Just Stopped By To See The Man, God's Man in Texas, The Weir.

Television

Normal (HBO); Legalese (TNT); Weapons of Mass Distraction (HBO).

Past Productions

Member Profiles

Randall Arney

Randall Arney

Past Productions