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
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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.