Synopsis

What starts as a stare down between Reuven and Danny on the baseball field transforms into a unique and challenging friendship. Together they are forced to better understand their fathers, their faith, and themselves. This acclaimed adaptation of Chaim Potok's celebrated novel set in 1940s Brooklyn examines the religious and intellectual choices that come with the passage from childhood to adulthood in America.

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.

Watch & Listen

The Chosen

Cast & Artists

The Artists

Program Articles

The Chosen — A Discussion Between Director Ed Sobel and Adaptor Aaron Posner

This fall, Arts Exchange audiences will have the opportunity to see a Midwest premiere adaptation of Chaim Potok's celebrated novel The Chosen, which follows the close friendship of two young Jewish boys growing up in the mid–1940s.

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Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Arts Exchange program helps to create a future filled with citizens who have a deep connection with theater artistically, socially and emotionally.

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.