Synopsis

Opened April 4, 1998 Edgar Pool is The Horn, a black porter's son from Kansas City who, armed with little more than his exhilirating discontent and a second-hand saxophone, helped change the face of American music. John Clellon Holmes' beautiful and mournful novel, adapted for the stage by Mark Richards, follows Pool from his furious beginnings to his last lonely walk through his own jazznight, where the past he had disdained must finally come back to save him. Holmes' classic Beat-era novel tracing the rise and fall of fictional sax player Edgar "The Horn" Pool comes to life combining the engrossing power of a great novel, the pure energy of a poetry slam and the exhilaration of live jazz performed by an ensemble of professional musicians and some of the best student soloists from area high schools.

Content Advisory

Steppenwolf does not offer advisories about subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person.If you have any questions about content, age-appropriateness or stage effects(such as strobe lights or theatrical fog) that might have a bearing on patron comfort, please contact the box office at 312-335-1650.

Cast & Artists

The Artists

The Cast

Content Advisory

Steppenwolf does not offer advisories about subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person.If you have any questions about content, age-appropriateness or stage effects(such as strobe lights or theatrical fog) that might have a bearing on patron comfort, please contact the box office at 312-335-1650.