Synopsis
The Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of This Is Our Youth will be produced on Broadway by Scott Rudin in Fall 2014 at the Cort Theatre. Set in New York in 1982, This Is Our Youth follows forty-eight hours in the lives of three very lost young souls: Warren, a dejected nineteen year old who has just stolen $15,000 from his abusive, tycoon father; Dennis, his charismatic drug-dealing friend who helps Warren put the stolen money to good use; and, Jessica, the anxiously insightful young woman who Warren yearns for. Funny, painful and compassionate, This Is Our Youth is a living snapshot of the moment when many young people go out into the world on their own, armed only with the ideas and techniques they developed as teenagers—far more sophisticated than their parents realize, and far less effectual than they themselves can possibly imagine.
Content Advisory
Additional Information
Upstairs Theatre Info & Seat Map Map / Directions to the theatre This Is Our Youth Program
Special Performances
Friday, July 18 at 7:30pm
Open Captioning
Saturday, July 19 at 3pm
Audio Description and Touch Tour
Saturday, July 26
Touch Tour: 1:30pm
Curtain: 3pm
Watch & Listen
Michael Cera and Anna D. Shapiro
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Kieran Culkin
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Tavi Gevinson and Anna D. Shapiro
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Tavi Gevinson
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Michael Cera and Anna D. Shapiro
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Kieran Culkin
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Tavi Gevinson and Michael Cera
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Kieran Culkin and Michael Cera
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Kieran Culkin
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Kieran Culkin
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Michael Cera
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Michael Cera and Tavi Gevinson
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Anna D. Shapiro
credit: Joel Moorman
THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Rehearsal Photos
Rehearsal photos of Steppenwolf's production of This Is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The cast features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson.Kieran Culkin and Michael Cera
credit: Michael Brosilow
THIS IS OUR YOUTH in Production
Photos from Steppenwolf's production of This is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The play features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson.Michael Cera
credit: Michael Brosilow
THIS IS OUR YOUTH in Production
Photos from Steppenwolf's production of This is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The play features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson.Kieran Culkin
credit: Michael Brosilow
THIS IS OUR YOUTH in Production
Photos from Steppenwolf's production of This is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The play features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson.Tavi Gevinson
credit: Michael Brosilow
THIS IS OUR YOUTH in Production
Photos from Steppenwolf's production of This is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The play features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson.Kieran Culkin
credit: Michael Brosilow
THIS IS OUR YOUTH in Production
Photos from Steppenwolf's production of This is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The play features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson.Michael Cera and Tavi Gevinson
credit: Michael Brosilow
THIS IS OUR YOUTH in Production
Photos from Steppenwolf's production of This is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The play features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson.Michael Cera
credit: Michael Brosilow
THIS IS OUR YOUTH in Production
Photos from Steppenwolf's production of This is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The play features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson.Kieran Culkin
credit: Michael Brosilow
THIS IS OUR YOUTH in Production
Photos from Steppenwolf's production of This is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The play features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson.Tavi Gevinson
credit: Michael Brosilow
THIS IS OUR YOUTH in Production
Photos from Steppenwolf's production of This is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The play features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson.Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin
credit: Michael Brosilow
THIS IS OUR YOUTH in Production
Photos from Steppenwolf's production of This is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The play features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson.Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin
credit: Michael Brosilow
THIS IS OUR YOUTH in Production
Photos from Steppenwolf's production of This is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The play features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson.Tavi Gevinson and Michael Cera
credit: Michael Brosilow
THIS IS OUR YOUTH in Production
Photos from Steppenwolf's production of This is Our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The play features Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson.THIS IS OUR YOUTH - Interview
Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson discuss Steppenwolf's production of This is our Youth, written by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The production has a limited run in Chicago before moving to Broadway.Cast & Artists
The Artists
- Directed by: ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro
Featured Ensemble Members
The Cast
Reviews
"Comic slice of ’80s anomie" – Variety
"Surprisingly fresh dramatic vision" – Los Angeles Times
"Sharp, unsentimental portrait of a very awkward age" – Washington Post
Program Articles
A conversation with playwright Kenneth Lonergan, director Anna D. Shapiro and artistic director Martha Lavey
Letter from Director of New Play Development Aaron Carter
Content Advisory
Additional Information
Upstairs Theatre Info & Seat Map Map / Directions to the theatre This Is Our Youth Program
Special Performances
Friday, July 18 at 7:30pm
Open Captioning
Saturday, July 19 at 3pm
Audio Description and Touch Tour
Saturday, July 26
Touch Tour: 1:30pm
Curtain: 3pm