Synopsis
Featuring cutting-edge theatrical works, live music and fine art, SKETCHBOOK is a short play festival like no other, featuring 16 world premiere plays, each written by one of today's most provocative playwrights. Every night, a different musical guest creates a sonic environment that influences and expands the world of the festival. Contemporary visual art is installed in the performance space, exhibited in dialogue with the mood and spirit of the plays. Performed in rotating repertory, each program features 8 plays. Come for one program, or buy a festival pass which allows you to see all 16 works on two nights of your choosing or on a Saturday when both are staged. During it's 7-year history, the festival has become one of the most exciting theater events of the season. SKETCHBOOK is all-inclusive: with no assigned seating, there is no boundary between the audience and the art. Guests are encouraged to interact with the festival, move about the space and change their perspectives for each play. Please book tickets in advance, as tickets for SKETCHBOOK sell out quickly. Explore Sketchbook 2007 - Program A and Sketchbook 2007 - Program B.Content Advisory
Steppenwolf does not offer advisories about subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person.If you have any questions about content, age-appropriateness or stage effects(such as strobe lights or theatrical fog) that might have a bearing on patron comfort, please contact the box office at 312-335-1650.
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Reviews
"A collection of deft dramatic miniatures that runs the gamut of subjects and styles, and features impressive performances by a mix of Equity and non-Equity actors, as well as a slew of gifted kids."
-Chicago Sun-Times
"What's most impressive about Sketchbook Seven is the complex and diverse view of life flowing from this shrewdly curated collection...a surprisingly rich and emotional tapestry of life, pondering death, childhood, parenthood, innocence, stupidity, grief, community."
-Chicago Tribune
-Chicago Sun-Times
"What's most impressive about Sketchbook Seven is the complex and diverse view of life flowing from this shrewdly curated collection...a surprisingly rich and emotional tapestry of life, pondering death, childhood, parenthood, innocence, stupidity, grief, community."
-Chicago Tribune