The Brothers Size

Written by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney
Directed by Monty Cole

Steppenwolf for Young Adults

about the show

TO BROTHERS, TO SPIRITS, TO PROMISE

From Academy Award-winner Tarell Alvin McCraney's acclaimed The Brother/Sister Plays, The Brothers Size returns to our stage for the first time since its celebrated Chicago 2010 premiere.

Ogun Size is hardworking and heartbroken. Oshoosi Size is recently returned home from prison and trying to be anywhere but. In this fierce and honest look at the complex bonds of brotherhood, McCraney weaves together poetry, music and Yoruba mythology to magnify the tug-of-war between freedom and the need to belong somewhere, to something, to someone.

Tarell Alvin McCraney is an acclaimed playwright and screenwriter. His script In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue is the basis for the Oscar-winning film Moonlight directed by Barry Jenkins, for which McCraney and Jenkins won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

In addition to The Brothers Size's ten public performances, Steppenwolf for Young Adults is thrilled to bring this acclaimed work to the stage for young adults across Chicago.

tHE BROTHERS SIZE STUDY GUIDE

Every student who comes to a performance of The Brothers Size receives a study guide from Steppenwolf Education. Check it out HERE!

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Teaser Trailer

Official Teaser for THE BROTHERS SIZE by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Monty Cole.

The Brothers Size Production Photos

Pictured (L to R) Manny Buckley (Ogun Size), Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size) and Rashaad Hall (Elegba)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: October 4, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Rashaad Hall (Elegba) and Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: October 4, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size) and Manny Buckley (Ogun Size)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: October 4, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Manny Buckley (Ogun Size), Rashaad Hall (Elegba) and Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: October 4, 2019

Pictured: (front; L to R) Manny Buckley (Ogun Size) and Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: October 4, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size) and Rashaad Hall (Elegba)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: October 4, 2019

Pictured Manny Buckley (Ogun Size)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: October 4, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Manny Buckley (Ogun Size), Rashaad Hall (Elegba) and Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: October 4, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Manny Buckley (Ogun Size) and Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: October 4, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Manny Buckley (Ogun Size) and Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: October 4, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Rashaad Hall (Elegba) and Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: October 4, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Manny Buckley (Ogun Size) and Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: October 4, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Manny Buckley (Ogun Size), Rashaad Hall (Elegba) and Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: October 4, 2019

The Brothers Size

Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size), Manny Buckley (Ogun Size), and Rashaad Hall (Elegba)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: September 18, 2019

Director Monty Cole and Rashaad Hall (Elegba)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: September 18, 2019

Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: September 18, 2019

Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size) and Manny Buckley (Ogun Size)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: September 18, 2019

Manny Buckley (Ogun Size)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: September 18, 2019

Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size) and Rashaad Hall (Elegba)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: September 18, 2019

Rashaad Hall (Elegba) and Manny Buckley (Ogun Size)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: September 18, 2019

Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: September 18, 2019

Patrick Agada (Oshoosi Size), Rashaad Hall (Elegba), and Manny Buckley (Ogun Size)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: September 18, 2019

Director Monty Cole

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: September 18, 2019

Tarell McCraney Interview

See what ensemble member and playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney has to say about his play THE BROTHERS SIZE directed by Monty Cole.