William Petersen joins the Steppenwolf ensemble, becoming the company's 42nd ensemble member.
Steppenwolf's production of August: Osage County has won five Tony Awards.
Steppenwolf's production of August: Osage County is nominated for 7 Tony Awards.
Ensemble member Tracy Letts wins the Pulitzer Prize for his play August: Osage County.
August: Osage County wins six Jeff Awards, including best production, best new work, best director (ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro), best actress (Deanna Dunagan), scenic design (Todd Rosenthal) and best-ensemble. The Steppenwolf production starts previews October 30th at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway.
The Jeff Awards committee announced that August: Osage County is nominated in the following categories: Best Play, Ensemble Cast, New Work (Tracy Letts), Director (Anna D. Shapiro), Principal Actress (Deanna Dunagan), Principal Actress (Amy Morton), Cameo Performance (Dennis Letts) and Scenic Design (Todd Rosenthal). Other Steppenwolf nominations include: Supporting Actor (Michael Shannon, The Pillowman), Principal Actress (Claire Elizabeth Saxe, The Diary of Anne Frank) and Projections Design (Stephan Mazurek, Sonia Flew).
Ensemble member Martha Plimpton was Tony-nominated and won the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Awards for her role in Coast of Utopia.
Steppenwolf proudly announces six new ensemble members: Alana Arenas, Kate Arrington, Ian Barford, Jon Hill, Ora Jones and James Vincent Meredith!
Ensemble member Terry Kinney directs ensemble member Lois Smith, Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen in the upcoming Steppenwolf film Diminished Capacity.
Press Releases
September 6, 2006
Chicago—Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to announce that the Steppenwolf for Young Adults production of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, adapted by Lydia Diamond and directed by Hallie Gordon, will be remounted as part of the Steppenwolf Theatre and The New Victory Theater 2006-2007 seasons. After breaking attendance records for student and family audiences, this critically-acclaimed production will play in the Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre (1650 N. Halsted, Chicago) October 6-28, 2
July 20, 2006
Chicago—Steppenwolf Theatre Company opens its 31st season with The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh, directed by ensemble member Amy Morton, featuring ensemble members Tracy Letts, Yasen Peyankov and Jim True-Frost with Abigail Leone Droeger, Oliver Kal, Danny McCarthy, Leah Rose Orleans, Elizabeth Rich, Michael Shannon and Quinn Wermeling. The production plays September 14-November 12, 2006, in the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted. The press performance is on Saturday, Septe
July 20, 2006
Chicago—Steppenwolf’s Traffic Series explores the rich blues legacy of Chicago and its parallels to hip-hop in Blues/Hip-Hop Intersection, a one-night-only presentation on the Steppenwolf stage. The performance, hosted by Chicago harmonica legend Billy Branch and Chicago Public Radio’s Sylvia Ewing, plays in the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted on Monday, August 7, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. $20 tickets are available online at www.steppenwolf.org or by calling (312) 335-165
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