Synopsis

A startling encounter on a New York subway platform leads two strangers to a run down tenement where a life or death decision must be made. Ensemble member Austin Pendleton returns to our most intimate stage for this compelling new work by Cormac McCarthy, acclaimed author of All the Pretty Horses and No Country for Old Men. The Sunset Limited traveled to the 59E59 Theaters in New York in the fall of 2006. Find out more about our productions that have traveled beyond Chicago.

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 Sunset Limited

Cast & Artists

The Artists

Featured Ensemble Members

The Cast

Reviews

"A brilliantly articulated piece, penned by a wildly acclaimed fiction writer. Nothing short of dazzling. So astonishingly effecting, so powerful, so stimulating!"
-Chicago Tribune

"The two actors feverishly engage each other, and they do so with intensity and humor."
-Chicago Sun-Times

Program Articles

Storytellers


Recently appointed Associate Artistic Director David New talks with ensemble member Austin Pendleton, who appears in Cormac McCarthy’s The Sunset Limited in the Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, May 18 - June 25, 2006.

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.