Synopsis
Jeeter arrives in the Great Central Valley to the rusted trailer of his buddy Ben, a fellow Vietnam veteran. Their beer drinking is interrupted by the arrival of Jeeter’s new girlfriend, her crazy mother and a stranger from their shared past. This is a fierce, funny American story by Steven Dietz, one of the country’s most widely-produced playwrights.Running Time
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Cast & Artists
The Artists
- Sound Design: Michael Bodeen
- Stage Manager: Laura D. Glenn
- Sound Design: Rob Milburn
- Costume Design: Janice Pytel
- Scenic Design: Todd Rosenthal
- Directed by: ensemble member Rick Snyder
- Lighting Design: Ann G. Wrightson
- Assistant Stage Manager: Deb Styer
- Casting Director: Erica Daniels
- Assistant Director: York Griffith
- Assistant Lighting Designer: Keith Parham
- Dramaturgical Assistants: Kate Evans, Tyler Greene, Greta Honold, Meghan McCarthy
- Run Crew: Scott Gerwitz, Julie Ruscitti
- Stage Management Apprentice: Rose Marie Packer
Featured Ensemble Members
The Cast
Reviews
Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
“ **** (out of 4) A Stellar Production.”
Barbara Vitello, Daily Herald
“Steven Dietz’s Last of the Boys most assuredly delivers…potent, moving and strangely wise…”
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
Program Articles
Artistic Director Martha Lavey shares a handful of thoughts on the inaugural production of Steppenwolf's 30th Anniversary Season.
Curt Columbus talks with ensemble member Rick Snyder and playwright Steven Dietz about the countercultural forces behind Last of the Boys.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to announce that Fidelity Investments is a Premier Benefactor Sponsor of our 30th Anniversary Season and Presenting Sponsor of the season’s inaugural play Last of the Boys.
According to autobiographical accounts, Robert McNamara’s earliest memories were of San Francisco streets exploding with joy, relief and hope for the future.
Martha Lavey, Steppenwolf's Artistic Director, reflects on the theatre's thirty years of growth and the process behind presenting a groundbreaking anniversary season.