Gala 2018

Steppenwolf Executive Director David Schmitz welcomes the Gala 2018 co-chairs to the stage: Steppenwolf co-founder Jeff Perry and Linda Lowy, Steppenwolf ensemble member James Vincent Meredith and Cathy Meredith, Chris Froseth and Steppenwolf ensemble member Audrey Francis, Steppenwolf trustee Elliot Stultz, Steppenwolf trustee Verett Mims

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Darrell Hubbard, Janice Gonzalez, Kym Hubbard and Steppenwolf trustee and gala co-chair Verett Mims

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Steppenwolf ensemble member Kathryn Erbe, Steppenwolf trustee Bryan Traubert, Penny Pritzker and Maeve Kinney

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Matt Maloney, Steppenwolf trustee Holly Maloney and Steppenwolf trustee Ebs Burnough

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Kelsey Grammer, Christie’s Robbie Gordy, Chris Rock and emcee Rainn Wilson

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Michele Semin, Gregg Zgonena, Norena Mikicic and Amy Hannaford

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Omar Metwally, Steppenwolf ensemble members Amy Morton and Kathryn Erbe, Arian Moayed

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Steppenwolf Executive Director David Schmitz, Steppenwolf Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro, Steppenwolf trustee John R. Walter and Carol Walter

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Kelsey Grammer, Steppenwolf Executive Director David Schmitz, Chris Rock, Steppenwolf Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro

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Steppenwolf ensemble members Martha Plimpton and Amy Morton

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Event designed by Jeffrey Foster for Frost Chicago with centerpieces by Revel Décor

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Tables were playfully decorated with candles featuring the members of Steppenwolf’s ensemble

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Definition Theatre’s Tyrone Phillips, playwright Matthew-Lee Erlbach and Chelsea Smith

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Steppenwolf trustee and gala co-chair Elliot Stultz, auctioneer Robbie Gordy and Erik George

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Asheesh Goel and Shmaila Tahir

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Steppenwolf co-founder and gala co-chair Jeff Perry banters with emcee Rainn Wilson

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Steppenwolf ensemble member and Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro addresses the ensemble members on stage

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Maeve Kinney and Steppenwolf ensemble Kathryn Erbe

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Chris Rock and Steppenwolf Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro

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Aimee Graham, Nigel Caine and Steppenwolf Associates co-president Katherine Nardin

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Steppenwolf ensemble members Eric Simonson, Kathryn Erbe and Tim Hopper

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Chris Rock and Christie’s Robbie Gordy keep the bidding going during the live auction

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Gurpreet Singh’s table cheers as he wins an auction package

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Judy Greffin and Russell Mayerfeld raise their paddles for Steppenwolf Education

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A guest enjoys the late-night lounge

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Chicago favorite Soul Spectacular got everyone on the dance floor

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The dancing continued late into the night

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