This summer, the LookOut Series turned 10 years old! Thank you for joining us in celebrating a decade of presenting emerging artists and performance legends, quintessential Chicago companies and young aspiring ensembles, familiar Steppenwolf faces and new friends. By purchasing a ticket to a LookOut show, you are supporting the local Chicago arts scene - the majority of each purchase goes straight to artists.

All LookOut performances take place in Steppenwolf's 1700 Theater, an intimate and flexible venue nestled behind Front Bar at 1700 N Halsted Street. Check back later this year for details on our next lineup of artists!

INQUIRIES

The LookOut team is always interested in making new connections and hearing what you're working on. While we are not currently reviewing any additional inquiries for the 2026 calendar year, we are now reviewing inquiries for 2027. Email us at lookout@steppenwolf.org to be sent our Artist Inquiry Form or to invite us to see your work!

As a multidisciplinary performance series, we are primarily interested in connecting with Chicago-based artists who have an existing body of presentable work. We are particularly interested in offering a platform to artists representing historically marginalized communities and programming work that incorporates diversity across genre, form, and perspective. We do not accept unsolicited full-length scripts.