Eric Simonson joined the Steppenwolf Ensemble in 1993 and served at Associate Artistic Director from 1992-97. Steppenwolf: (director/playwright) Lindiwe, Fake, Honest, Carter’s Way, Slaughterhouse-five, Nomathemba. (director) Evelyn and the Polka King, SLAVS!, The Song of Jacob Zulu (also Broadway and Perth Festival, Tony nomination), The Secret Rapture (Acting) The Grapes of Wrath (also LaJolla, London and Broadway), A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Broadway: (playwright) Lombardi, Bronx Bombers, Magic/Bird. Opera: (director) Silent Night, Grapes of Wrath, The Shining, The Fix, Edward Tulane (Minnesota Opera). Film: (director/writer) Going for Home, A Note of Triumph (Academy Award), On Tiptoe (Academy Award nom.), Studs Terkel: Listening to America (Emmy nom.), Hamlet (co-directed with Campbell Scott), Topa Topa Bluffs. Television: (writer) Homecoming (Writer Guild nom.), Swagger, Man in the High Castle, Killing Reagan. Simonson is also the Founder and Creative Director of the Door Kinetic Arts Festival in Door County, WI.

— Last updated: Oct 6, 2026