Synopsis
In the parking lot of The Hummingbird, a once-glamorous motel on New Orleans' infamous Airline Highway, a group of friends gather. A rag-tag collection of strippers, hustlers and philosophers have come together to celebrate the life of Miss Ruby, an iconic burlesque performer who has requested a funeral before she dies. The party rages through the night as old friends resurface to pay their respects. A world premiere from the author of Detroit, Airline Highway is a boisterous and moving ode to the outcasts who make life a little more interesting. Steppenwolf Theatre’s production of Airline Highway will open on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in Spring 2015, following its world premiere engagement in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theatre.
Running Time
Content Advisory
Additional Information
Special Performances
Sunday, January 11 at 7:30pm
Open Captioning
Saturday, January 17 at 3:00pm
Audio Description and Touch Tour
Sunday, January 25
Touch Tour: 1:30pm
Curtain: 3pm
Watch & Listen
Cast & Artists
The Artists
- Author: Lisa D'Amour
- Stage Manager: Malcolm Ewen
- Assistant Stage Manager: Christine D. Freeburg
- Fight Choreographer: Matt Hawkins
- Directed by: Joe Mantello
- Scenic Design: Scott Pask
- Lighting Design: Japhy Weideman
- Costume Design: David Zinn
- Sound Design & Original Music: Fitz Patton
- Fight Choreographer : Matt Hawkins
- Dialect Coach: Eva Breneman
- Casting: Erica Daniels
Featured Ensemble Members
The Cast
- Carolyn Braver
- Kate Buddeke
- Maggie Corbett
- Chris Daley
- Stephen Louis Grush
- Terry Hamilton
- Kate Harris
- Kenn E. Head
- Scott Jaeck
- Will Kinnear
- Toni Martin
- Susan Monts-Bologna
- Caroline Neff
- Joel Reitsma
- Tim Edward Rhoze
- Judith Roberts
- Gary Simmers
- Brenann Stacker
- Elizabeth Stenholt
- Gordon Joseph Weiss
- Jacqueline Williams
Reviews
“Fascinating…very few playwrights have the acute sense of American place you find in D’Amour’s beautiful writing”
–Chicago Tribune
“Deeply recognizable, empathetic performances…a road worth traveling”
– Time Out Chicago
“A hugely ambitious play, streaked with much humor and heartfelt talk”
– Chicago Sun-Times
“Voraciously acted by some of the Chicago area's best…a bold, engaging work by a playwright on her way to becoming an American master”
–Daily Herald
“Filled with wit and humanity and plenty of energy stemming nonstop from an ensemble that doesn’t have a weak link”
– Variety
"D'Amour is…a great playwright, a timely playwright."– Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
Program Articles
Director of New Play Development, Aaron Carter, on art, experiences and "authenticity"
A Conversation with Lisa D’Amour and Director of New Play Development, Aaron Carter
Artistic Director Martha Lavey introduces Airline Highway