UNFINISHED BUSINESS When ensemble member Tracy Letts’s BUG opened at Steppenwolf in 2020 nearly two years ago, Anna D. Shapiro’s program note called the play “a study of terror and alienation.” Little did any of us know how prescient her note would prove to be. In the time since, we have all experienced our own terrors. Our own alienations. The last 20 months have been steeped in uncertainty—paradigms shifted, and our familiar world was turned upside down. There have been moments when none of us knew who to trust, or furthermore, where to seek truth. Confronted with the uncomfortable reality of how little we can control in a system we, perhaps, didn’t even know existed, we have been forced to examine our practices and adapt to ever-changing safety and social mores. Perhaps most vitally, we were forced to examine our priorities, allegiances and moral compasses. Not unlike Peter in BUG. So now, in a moment when our world still feels upended, as a pandemic continues to surprise us and disorient us, we return to BUG. This extraordinary production, whose original run was cut short, demands a constant responsibility to question our given circumstances. Our realities. There is unfinished business here. Things at Steppenwolf are changing: a new building, a new season, a return to live performance and us—two new Artistic Directors. The one thing that remains the same, however? Our need for each other. Our need to be in conversation with perspectives and experiences that are different from our own. Our need to lean on each other. To challenge each other to question. To think past ourselves and consider what systems we are unwittingly abetting. We cannot create in a vacuum. We cannot evolve without a challenge. We cannot thrive unless we’re willing to dance with our fears, uncertainties and our community.
CONTENTS 5 HONORING THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US 6 REHEARSAL PHOTOS By Lowell Thomas 8 BIOS 13
THE STEPPENWOLF ENSEMBLE
EDITOR Derek Van Barham
CONTRIBUTORS Glenn Davis Audrey Francis Natasha Freeman Elise Hausken Madeline Long Tom Pearl Patrick Zakem
DESIGN Rudy Schultz
SHARE ON SOCIAL FOR A CHANCE TO BE REPOSTED Make sure to tag @steppenwolfthtr and #bugSTC in order for us to see it. Reminder - No photography is permitted during the show. You are welcome to take photos before or after the performance.
COVER Illustration by Donovan Foote
TO ADVERTISE Contact: Madeline Long mlong@steppenwolf.org
Tag and/or credit our designers to show them the love they deserve—and for a better chance of getting reposted! Takeshi Kata Scenic Design Sarah Laux @lauxy123 Costume Design Heather Gilbert @htglights
Lighting Design
Josh Schmidt
Sound Design
STEPPENWOLF SOCIAL
We are so grateful to be back in this space with you. Thank you for joining The Comeback.
facebook.com/SteppenwolfTheatre
Glenn Davis & Audrey Francis Artistic Directors
@steppenwolfthtr
youtube.com/user/steppenwolftheatre @steppenwolfthtr steppenwolf.org 1
BUG By Tracy Letts† Directed by David Cromer‡ FEATURING STEPPENWOLF SALUTES THE SPONSORS OF BUG Grand Production Sponsors Julie and Roger Baskes Amy and Cameron Findlay John Hart and Carol Prins Individual Production Sponsors Jim and Kay Mabie Christopher and Eileen Murphy Elizabeth Schubert
Randall Arney†*, Carrie Coon†*, Jennifer Engstrom*, Steve Key* and Namir Smallwood†*
PRODUCTION Takeshi Kata+ Scenic Design Sarah Laux+ Costume Design Heather Gilbert+ Lighting Design Josh Schmidt+ Sound Design Matt Hawkins Fight Choreographer Tonia Sina Intimacy Choreographer Sydney Charles Dramaturg Gigi Buffington Company Voice, Text & Dialect Coach Tom Pearl Director of Production JC Clementz, CSA Casting Director Christine D. Freeburg* Production Stage Manager Kathleen Barrett* Assistant Stage Manager BUG was originally produced Off Broadway by Scott Morfee, Amy Danis and Mark Johannes. BUG is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for nonprofit professional theater. † member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble. * member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. + member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829 of the IATSE. ‡ member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
2 BUG
3
HONORING THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US
CAST AND CONTRIBUTORS CAST (in alphabetical order) Randall Arney†* Dr. Sweet Carrie Coon†* Agnes White Jennifer Engstrom* R.C. Steve Key* Jerry Goss Namir Smallwood†* Peter Evans
UNDERSTUDIES (in alphabetical order) Erin Barlow R.C. Victor Holstein Jerry Goss/Dr. Sweet Maura Kidwell Agnes White Andrew Muwonge* Peter Evans
ADDITIONAL STAFF Rylee Nicole Special Effects Consultant Sydney Charles Assistant Director Heather Sparling Assistant Lighting Designer Joe Creen Stage Crew Nikki Konomos Production Assistant Charlene Walkanoff COVID Safety Manager Nadya Naumaan Research Associate Danny Carraher, Tim Martin, Devin O’Leary, Carolyn Voss Additional Carpenters Amy Couey, Meghan Erxleben, Courtney Winkleman Additional Paint † member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble. * member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. + member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829 of the IATSE.
This play will be presented with one fifteen-minute intermission.
Entry and re-entry into the theater after the performance begins is not guaranteed.
The theater reserves the right to limit admission of children younger than the age of six. As a courtesy to the actors and your fellow patrons, please turn off your cell phones before the performance. The taking of photographs and the use of any type of recording device are not allowed in the theater during performances and is a violation of state and federal copyright laws; digital media will be deleted, and tape or film will be confiscated.
To help mitigate the risk of COVID-19 spread, all patrons are required to wear a face mask that covers their nose and mouth at all times. There is no eating or drinking in the theater. Proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test from within 72 hours of the performance are required of all patrons.
Thank you for joining Steppenwolf Theatre. Here at Steppenwolf, we believe that creating our work—and the opportunity to share it with you—is a privilege. The ability to gather in this space and engage with perspectives other than our own is a privilege that we consider sacred. Because of this, it’s important to us that we acknowledge both the Indigenous land we occupy, as well as the hands that built the country and city we call home. We acknowledge that Steppenwolf Theatre sits on Native land. This area is the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, including the Ojibwe, Potawatomi and Odawa. For over 200 years, Native Nations have been forcibly removed from this territory. We acknowledge that this land continues to be a site of gathering and healing for more than a dozen other Tribal Nations and remains home to over 100,000 tribal members in the state of Illinois. We acknowledge that the United States was built at the often fatal expense of forcefully enslaved Black people. We acknowledge those who did not survive the Middle Passage and that some of our ensemble, staff, board and audience members might be direct descendants of those who were enslaved. We acknowledge those who still cannot safely walk down the street or sleep in their own homes and those who are still dying while fighting for their liberation. We acknowledge that Chicago, founded by Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, remains one of the most segregated and inequitable cities in our country. Steppenwolf aims to cultivate space for Black stories to be uplifted and for Black lives to be celebrated. We pledge to infuse our work with true values of anti-racism. We offer these acknowledgments and experiences into this space with respect and gratitude, along with the intention to spark more awareness, compassion and empathy for every life in our community. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT American Indian Center aicchicago.org Native Land Digital native-land.ca “Indigenous Land Acknowledgement, Explained” - Teen Vogue (February 2018) teenvogue.com/story/indigenous-land-acknowledgement-explained Unpaid Labor Contribution unpaidlabor.com We See You White American Theater weseeyouwat.com We are very grateful to Fawn Pochel and the American Indian Center–Chicago for their guidance on Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s practice around Land Acknowledgments. Additionally, thank you to the Black Theatre Caucus and the authors of the “We See You W.A.T.” demands for providing the framework for this language. To explore our journey: steppenwolf.org/about-us/idea
4 BUG
Honoring Those Who Came Before Us
5
BUG IN REHEARSAL
Photography by Lowell Thomas
Cast members Carrie Coon* and Jennifer Engstrom
Rehearsal Photos By Lowell Thomas
6 BUG
*Steppenwolf ensemble member
Cast members Carrie Coon*, Randall Arney* and director David Cromer
Cast member Namir Smallwood*
*Steppenwolf ensemble member
Cast members Carrie Coon* and Namir Smallwood*
Cast member Steve Key
Cast members Carrie Coon* and Namir Smallwood*
Visit steppenwolf.org for videos, production images and more rehearsal images.
BUG BIOS Randall Arney (Dr. Sweet) joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble in 1984 and served as artistic director from 1987-1995. Steppenwolf (directing): True West, Slowgirl, The Seafarer, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Death and the Maiden, Curse of the Starving Class, Killers, The Geography of Luck, Picasso at the Lapin Agile (directed subsequent national and international productions). Steppenwolf (acting): Born Yesterday, Ghost in the Machine, The Homecoming, Frank’s Wild Years, You Can’t Take It with You, Fool for Love, True West, Balm in Gilead, Coyote Ugly. As artistic director of Steppenwolf, Arney oversaw the creation of a new state-of-the-art theater, which is Steppenwolf’s current home. Broadway transfers under his leadership include The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The Song of Jacob Zulu (six Tony Award nominations) and The Grapes of Wrath (1990 Tony Award – Best Play). Arney recently served as the artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles (1999-2017). Education: MFA, Illinois State University; he has taught at the University of California Los Angeles, Steppenwolf, around the US and in Tokyo. Member: SAG-AFTRA, SDC, AEA. Carrie Coon (Agnes White) joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble in 2019. Steppenwolf: Mary Page Marlowe, Tracy Letts’s adaptation of Three Sisters, The March, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Broadway: Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Tony nomination Bios
8 Bios
– Best Featured Actress in a Play; Theatre World Award). Off Broadway: Mary Jane (2018 Lucille Lortel Award, Obie Award, Drama Desk nomination); Placebo (Playwrights Horizons). Film: Gone Girl, The Post, Widows, Avengers: Infinity War, The Nest. Upcoming: Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Television: The Sinner (Critics’ Choice Television Award nomination), HBO’s The Leftovers, FX’s Fargo. She won a Critics’ Choice Television Award for her performance in HBO’s The Leftovers and a TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama for her performances in The Leftovers and Fargo. Upcoming: The Gilded Age. Jennifer Engstrom (R.C.) Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Lindiwe, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The North Plan, Hir (u/s). New York: Excuse My Dust (A Dorothy Parker Portfolio) curated and performed by Engstrom. Chicago: Small Mouth Sounds, Simpatico, The Mutilated, Fatboy, 3C (A Red Orchid Theatre); Sweet Bird of Youth (Goodman Theatre); A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf (Writers Theatre); Sky Girls (Northlight Theatre); The Hot l Baltimore (Mary-Arrchie Theatre). Regional: Simpatico (McCarter Theatre); Angels in America (Kansas City Repertory Theatre); A Streetcar Named Desire (Williamstown Theatre Festival). Film: SLICE, Swing Shift. Television: Chicago Fire. For BZ. Steve Key (Jerry Goss) Steppenwolf Theatre Company: One Arm, The Libertine, As I Lay
Dying. Broadway: SWEAT. Off Broadway: The Effect (Barrow Street Theatre); Blue Surge (The Public Theater). Chicago: Feathers & Teeth, Vigils, Zoo Story, Blue Surge (Goodman Theatre); Grace,
County (Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award for Best Play), Man from Nebraska (Pulitzer finalist), Bug and Killer Joe. He also wrote the screenplays for the films August: Osage County, Bug and Killer Joe. He won the
Better Late (Northlight Theatre); Rest, Circle Mirror Transformation (Victory Gardens Theater); Brothers Karamazov (Lookingglass Theatre); The Unseen (A Red Orchid Theatre); The Rainmaker, Orpheus Descending (American Blues Theater); Coyote On A Fence, Talk Radio (Shattered Globe Theatre). National Tours: August: Osage County, SWEAT. Film: Public Enemies, Hayseed, Canvas, 1,000 Acres. Television: FBI: Most Wanted, The Good Fight, Boss, Chicago Fire, Elementary, Mob Doctor, Law & Order: SVU.
2013 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance as George in the Tony Award-winning revival of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which premiered at Steppenwolf. He joined the Steppenwolf ensemble in 2002, where he has appeared in American Buffalo, Betrayal, The Pillowman, The Pain and the Itch, The Dresser, Homebody/Kabul, The Dazzle, Glengarry Glen Ross and Three Days of Rain, among others. He has also appeared in Broadway productions of All My Sons and The Realistic Joneses. Film appearances include Little Women, Ford v Ferrari, The Post, Lady Bird, The Lovers, Indignation, Christine, The Big Short, Imperium, Wiener-Dog and Guinevere. TV roles include Homeland, The Sinner, and Divorce. Coming in the spring of 2022, he can be seen in the HBO series about the 1980’s Los Angeles Lakers. In 2019, Steppenwolf’s production of Linda Vista ran at Broadway’s Hayes Theater and was a New York Times Critic’s Pick. Steppenwolf’s production of The Minutes had its 2020 Broadway production interrupted during previews by the pandemic. It will resume performances on Broadway at Studio 54 in March 2022 with Letts in the cast.
Namir Smallwood (Peter Evans) joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble in 2017. Steppenwolf: True West, BLKS, Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ Monster, Man in Love, The Hot l Baltimore. Broadway: Pass Over. Off Broadway: Pipeline, Pass Over (Lincoln Center). Chicago: The Lost Boys of Sudan (Victory Gardens Theater); Charm (Northlight Theatre); The Grapes of Wrath (The Gift Theatre); East Texas Hot Links (Writers Theatre). Regional: Marin Theatre Company, Pillsbury House Theatre, Ten Thousand Things, Guthrie Theater. Television: Chicago Fire, Betrayal, Elementary, American Rust (Showtime). Tracy Letts (Playwright) is the author of The Minutes (Pulitzer finalist), Linda Vista, Mary Page Marlowe, The Scavenger’s Daughter, Superior Donuts, August: Osage
David Cromer (Director) Broadway: The Sound Inside; The Band’s Visit (2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical); Brighton Beach Memoirs, The House of Blue Leaves. Off Broadway: The Treasurer (Playwrights Horizons); Man from Nebraska (Second Stage); The Band’s Bios 9
...cont’d Bios
Visit, Women or Nothing (Atlantic Theater); Really Really (MCC Theater); When the Rain Stops Falling, Nikolai and the Others (Lincoln Center Theater). At Barrow Street Theatre, he directed Tribes, The
Sarah Laux (Costume Design) Broadway: The Band’s Visit, Fully Committed, The Humans. Off Broadway: Kimberly Akimbo, Blue Ridge, This Ain’t No Disco, On the Shore of the Wide World, The Band’s
Effect, Orson’s Shadow, Adding Machine (presented at the Minetta Lane) and Our Town, which originated in Chicago and later played in London, Los Angeles, Boston and Kansas City. In Chicago his credits include Next to Normal, A Streetcar Named Desire, Picnic, Booth (Writers Theatre); Cherrywood, Mojo, The Hot l Baltimore (Mary-Arrchie Theatre); The Cider House Rules (co-directed with Marc Grapey at Famous Door); and Angels in America (The Journeymen); among others. For his direction he has received a Tony Award, a Drama Desk, three Obie Awards, three Lucille Lortel Awards, a Joe A. Callaway Award, four Jeff Awards and in 2010 was made a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.
Visit (Atlantic Theater Company); The Humans (Roundabout Theatre Company); Superhero, Man from Nebraska (Second Stage Theater); Downstairs (Primary Stages); Jerry Springer: The Opera (New Group, Obie Award); Ultimate Beauty Bible (Pg 73); The Effect (Barrow Street Theatre); The Half Life of Marie Curie (Audible). Regional: A Play Is a Poem (Taper Theater); Before the Meeting (Williamstown Theatre Festival); Bad Dates, Come Back, Little Sheba (Huntington Theatre Company); Bad Jews (George Street Playhouse); Thresh/ Hold (Pilobolus Dance Theater). Film: Freakshow, The Sixth Reel, Not Okay. Television: High Fidelity, Godfather of Harlem: S2. @lauxy123
Takeshi Kata (Scenic Design) Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Slowgirl, The Tempest, The Seafarer. Broadway: Clyde’s (Helen Hayes); Derren Brown: Secret (Cort). Off Broadway: Office Hour (Public Theatre); Man from Nebraska (Second Stage); The Great Leap (Atlantic Theatre Company). Chicago: Gloria, Until the Flood, God of Carnage (Goodman Theatre). Regional: Angels in America: Part I & II (Berkeley Rep); Cambodian Rock Band (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse); Quixote Nuevo (Huntington Theatre Company, Hartford Stage). Kata has won Jeff and Obie Awards and has been nominated for Drama Desk, Ovation, San Francisco Critics Circle, TBA and Barrymore awards. He is an Associate Professor at University of Southern California, School of Dramatic Arts.
Heather Gilbert (Lighting Design) Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Dance Nation, MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT, Constellations, A Separate Peace, First Look 2013, The Infidel, Pot Mom. Broadway: The Sound Inside (Studio 54). Off Broadway: Barrow Street Theatre. Chicago and Regional: Goodman Theatre; Actor’s Theatre Louisville; Center Theatre Group; Studio Theatre; Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Williamstown Theatre Festival; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Kansas City Repertory Theatre; Alley Theatre; American Repertory Theater; Magic Theatre; Pasadena Playhouse. International: Almeida Theatre, London; Singapore Rep; Encuentro Festival Teatro Buendia, Montreal. Education: MFA, The Theatre School at DePaul University. Awards: Bug: 2020 Jeff Award; The Sound Inside: 2020 Drama Desk Award,
10 Bios
2020 Tony nomination, 2020 Outer Critics Circle Honoree; NEA/TCG Career Development Grant; 3Arts Award. Gilbert serves as the Head of Lighting Design at Columbia College Chicago. @htglights
serves as Director of Musical Theatre and Creative Producer of the New Works Lab for the Department of Film, Television and Theatre. He is married to actor/ director/documentarian Stacy Stoltz.
Josh Schmidt (Sound Design) Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Between Riverside and Crazy, The Herd, Tribes, The Birthday Party, The March, Time Stands Still, among others. New York: Therese Raquin (Roundabout Theatre Company/ Studio 54); House of Blue Leaves (Walter Kerr Theatre); Brighton Beach Memoirs (Nederlander Theatre); Water by the Spoonful (Second Stage Theater); Dinner with Friends (Roundabout Theatre Company); When the Rain Stops Falling (Lincoln Center Theater); 3 Kinds of Exile, Dying for It (Atlantic Theater Company); About Alice (TFANA); among others. Chicago: The First Deep Breath, Pipeline (Victory Gardens Theatre); How I Learned to Drive (Raven Theatre); Twelfth Night (Writers Theatre, associate artist). Schmidt is the award-winning composer of ADD1NG MACH1N3 (Minetta Lane Theatre, Next Theatre); A Minister’s Wife (Lincoln Center Theater, Writers Theatre); Midwestern Gothic (Signature Theatre); and Gift of the Magi (American Players Theatre). Upcoming commissions: The Metropolitan Opera. Upcoming film: The End. Teaching: University of Wisonsin-Milwaukee.
Tonia Sina (Intimacy Choreographer) Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Dance Nation. Chicago: Dead Man Walking (Lyric Opera); Grease, Darling Grenadine (Marriott Theatre); The Bakkhai (Stratford Festival). Sina invented the field of intimacy direction in her master’s thesis, and she is the Founder of Intimacy Directors International. She is featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Buzzfeed and Huffington Post, among many other national publications and podcasts. She is also a soon-to-be triple kidney transplant recipient and rare disease patient advocate. Daphne Rose, her service dog, is also thrilled to be part of the Steppenwolf family.
Matt Hawkins (Fight Choreographer) is a Chicago-based director, actor, fight choreographer and movement director. Awards: five Jeff Awards, sixteen nominations. Education: MFA (directing), The University of Iowa; BFA (acting), Southern Methodist University. He is currently an associate professor at the University of Notre Dame, where he
Sydney Charles (Dramaturg) is very grateful to be a partner on this Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Bug. As an actor, she was most recently seen at Goodman Theatre in the acclaimed live-streamed show I Hate it Here. Other Chicago credits include Duchess! Duchess! Duchess!, Wally World (Steppenwolf); Theatre for One: Here We Are, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Court Theatre); Lottery Day, Father Comes Home From the Wars Parts 1, 2 & 3 (Goodman Theatre); The Color Purple (Drury Lane); Nina Simone: Four Women (Northlight Theatre); Flyin’ West (American Blues Theater); The Wiz (Kokandy Productions); and Dessa Rose (Bailiwick Chicago). Regional credits include I Hate it Here (Studio Theatre). Television credits include South Side, The Chi, Shameless, The T and The Haven.
Bios 11
Her other work includes assistant director and dramaturg for Bug (Steppenwolf), associate director for His Shadow (16th Street Theater); and associate director for The Shipment (Red Tape Theatre). She is the recipient of 3Arts “Make a Wave” award, a Black Theater Alliance Award, Chicago Reader’s “Best Stage Performer” runner-up, a four-time Jeff Award nominee and has been featured twice as part of NewCity’s “50 Players of the Year.” Proud member of AEA and SAGAFTRA. Represented by Stewart Talent. Gigi Buffington (Company Voice, Text & Dialect Coach) has worked at Steppenwolf Theatre Company as Company Vocal Coach for five seasons. Steppenwolf: Dance Nation, Lindiwe, The Great Leap, True West, MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT, The Children, A Doll’s House, Part 2, Familiar, Downstate, The Doppelgänger (an international farce), Guards at the Taj, The Minutes, Hir, The Rembrandt, Pass Over, Linda Vista, Dying City, Mary Page Marlowe, East of Eden. Broadway: Clyde’s, Pass Over, Linda Vista, Straight White Men, King Kong: Alive on Broadway. New York: Dying City, Mary Page Marlowe (Second Stage Theater); The Thin Place (upcoming), Heroes of the Fourth Turning, Noura (Playwrights Horizons); Pass Over (LCT3); Uncle Romeo Vanya Juliet (Bedlam); Coriolanus (Red Bull); The Tempest (La Mama); The Merchant Of Venice (Venice, Italy); Elizabeth R.: texts & beheadings (BAM, The Folger); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet (with David Tennant and Patrick Stewart), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Royal Shakespeare Company); The Maids (director), Pericles, Othello, An Iliad, The Seagull, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Richard III (American Players Theatre). Film: (currently) Spike Lee’s Prince of Cats. 12 Bios
Buffington is an Associate Arts Professor at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. AEA, SAG-AFTRA, VASTA.
THE STEPPENWOLF ENSEMBLE
Christine D. Freeburg (Production Stage Manager) Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Wally World, Animal Farm, BUG, MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT, La Ruta, Downstate, The Doppelgänger (an international farce), The Minutes, Linda Vista, Constellations, The Flick, John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, The Herd, Airline Highway, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, American Buffalo (also at McCarter Theatre), The Tempest, The Seafarer, The Diary of Anne Frank, after the quake, Cherry Orchard. Chicago: Northlight Theatre, Court Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Apple Tree Theatre. Freeburg is the interim Head of Stage Management at The Theatre School at DePaul University and spent nine summers at Weston Playhouse in Vermont. She is happily married to Thom Cox and the proud mother of Joan Marie. For Malcolm. Kathleen Barrett (Assistant Stage Manager) Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Dance Nation, The Great Leap, MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT, The Crucible, Pass Over, Constellations, East of Eden, The Herd, Airline Highway. Chicago: The Secret of My Success (Paramount Theatre); The Steadfast Tin Soldier, 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas (Lookingglass Theatre Company); additional work for The Hypocrites, Victory Gardens Theater, Porchlight Music Theatre, Broadway in Chicago. Regional: world premieres of Cambodian Rock Band, A Doll’s House, Part 2, Office Hour (South Coast Repertory) and productions with Geva Theatre Center, Florida Repertory Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, Mason Street Warehouse. Kat is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan.
Glenn Davis
Audrey Francis
Joan Allen
Kevin Anderson
Alana Arenas
Randall Arney
Kate Arrington
Ian Barford
Robert Breuler
Cliff Chamberlain
Gary Cole
Carrie Coon
Celeste M. Cooper
Kathryn Erbe
Malcolm Ewen*
K. Todd Freeman
Frank Galati
Francis Guinan
Moira Harris
Glenne Headly*
Jon Michael Hill
Tim Hopper
Tom Irwin
Ora Jones
Rajiv joseph
Terry Kinney
Tina Landau
Martha Lavey*
Tracy Letts
John Mahoney*
John Malkovich** Malkovich
Sandra Marquez
Mariann Mayberry*
Tarell Alvin McCraney
James Vincent Meredith
Laurie Metcalf
Amy Morton
Sally Murphy
Caroline Neff
Bruce Norris
Austin Pendleton
Jeff Perry
William Petersen
Yasen Peyankov
Martha Plimpton**
Rondi Reed
Molly Regan
Karen Rodriguez
Anna D. Shapiro
Eric Simonson
Gary Sinise
Namir Smallwood
Lois Smith
Rick Snyder
Jim True-Frost
Alan Wilder
As Steppenwolf enters this next chapter in our history, the ensemble continues to evolve and expand. We are proud to highlight the election of our new Artistic Directors, outlined in red. It is also important to the artists who call this company home that we acknowledge our collective history. This includes recognizing members who have passed* and honoring those who have needed to step away for personal or professional reasons.** In this way, we are celebrating the dynamic relationship between artist and institution that defines an ensemble theater. We honor the extraordinary collection of artists who collectively built Steppenwolf and, by doing so, left an indelible mark on the American Theatre.
The Steppenwolf Ensemble
13
By Anton Chekhov Adapted and Directed by ensemble member
Yasen Peyankov
By ensemble member Tracy Letts Directed by David Cromer
Featuring ensemble members Tim Hopper, Sandra Marquez, James Vincent Meredith, Caroline Neff, Jeff Perry, Karen Rodriguez, and Namir Smallwood
Featuring ensemble members Randall Arney, Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood with Jennifer Engstrom and Steve Key
April 28 – June 12, 2022 In the New Ensemble Theater
November 11 – December 12, 2021 In the Downstairs Theater
In a giant country house filled to overflow on a long summer weekend in the Russian countryside, three generations collide in Yasen Peyankov’s extraordinarily funny and magical adaption of Anton Chekhov’s Seagull, the play that will open our new Round Theater. In classic Chekhovian style, an all-ensemble cast will wrestle with the eternal questions that haunt the intellectual artist class: What is Love? What is Art? When is Lunch? Please join us for this historical moment in Steppenwolf’s journey as we explore the work that inspired us, laugh at the battles that consume us and celebrate, together, all that makes us grateful for each other.
We will raise the curtain once again on our blistering and extraordinary revival of BUG by Tracy Letts, featuring ensemble members Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood. Shut down one week before closing, this production’s return is our bold refusal to let the disaster of COVID rewrite our story. These stunning performances—and this award-winning production— will once again reverberate throughout our building and welcome back our audiences to the Steppenwolf they know and love: brave, brazen and defiant.
By ensemble member Rajiv Joseph Directed by Kenny Leon Featuring ensemble member Glenn Davis with Chris Perfetti March 3 – April 10, 2022 In the Downstairs Theater “King” LeBron James’s reign in Cleveland brings promise, prosperity and renewal to a city in desperate need of all three. It also brings together two childhood friends who communicate best when they are talking and arguing about sports. King James is an intimate exploration of the place that sports and athletes occupy in our emotional lives and relationships. It explores the star player’s impact on Cleveland, from his rookie season to the city’s historic championship, and the lives of these two unlikely friends whose turbulent relationship is best navigated through their shared love of the sport in a verbal game of one on one. Though he is never seen in the show, LeBron James serves as a symbol for the hopes, desires and fears that they have bottled up since childhood.
By ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney Directed by Kent Gash Featuring ensemble member
James Vincent Meredith with Daniel Kyri June 16 - July 24, 2022 In the Downstairs Theater Pharus Young, now a senior at the Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys, an institution committed to building “strong, ethical black men,” endeavors to be the best leader of the school’s prestigious choir in its 50-year history. But in a world built on rites and rituals, should he conform to the expectations of his peers in order to gain the respect he desperately seeks? Written by Oscar-winning ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight), this Tonynominated play—threaded throughout with soulstirring a cappella gospel hymns—is the story of a young gay black man and his battle between identity and community.
STEPPENWOLF STAFF GLENN DAVIS Artistic Director
MICKEY GRAYER Facilities Supervisor
AUDREY FRANCIS Artistic Director
SOLANA OLIVER General Management Associate
E. BROOKE FLANAGAN Executive Director
ARTISTIC POLLY HUBBARD Director of New Play Development PATRICK ZAKEM Creative Producer JC CLEMENTZ Casting Director
ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS KARENA FIORENZA General Manager JEN HOYT General Manager (Maternity Cover) ELESTER WILLIAMS Interim Director of People and Culture LADONNA LANE Associate People and Culture Director
ANNIE FARWELL Finance Coordinator TALESHIA WALKER Food & Beverage Manager CAITLYN BIRMINGHAM GARRETT CLARK ANDREW LIVINGSTON ROSEMARY VIGIL JULIA TONEY Barista and Food Handler MARSHALL KIOUS Lead Bartender BRIAN KEYS Lead Bartender GEORGETTE KIRKENDALL ANDREA SHERWOOD CAMERON FLUIATT FELIPE MEDINA Bartender
DEVELOPMENT ERIC EVENSKAAS Interim Director of Development
MARIA NONDORF Director of Finance
ADRIANE FINK Institutional Partnerships Director
ERIC JORGENSEN Assistant Director of Finance
MERCEDES ROHLFS Campaign Director
CORY JEANES Director of Operations
COURTNEY ANDERSON Donor Engagement Director
KATE DELIPOGLOU Food & Beverage Director
LUPÉ GARCÍA QUÍLES Events Director
NIC ANDREWS IT Administrator
KRISTA BONDI Institutional Partnerships Manager
THOMAS EICHHORN Operations Manager JAMES HEPPLER Facilities Supervisor 16 BUG
JESSICA GRETCH Individual Giving Manager JONATHAN PACHECO Campaign Coordinator
EDUCATION JULIAN LEAL Development Assistant and Board Liaison NATASHA FREEMAN Donor Services Assistant
MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS, AUDIENCE SERVICES & EXPERIENCE MADELINE LONG Senior Communications Director JOEL MOORMAN Creative Director ERIKA NELSON Senior Marketing Director KERSTIN ADAMS Digital Marketing Director DANIELLE SPARKLIN Audience Services Director
MEGAN SHUCHMAN Director of Education AMANDA ACEVEDO Senior Manager of School Programs JARED BELLOT New Building Opening Engagement & Events Producer ABHI SHRESTHA Manager of Teen Programs RAE TAYLOR Manager of Education Partnerships LAUREN KATZ Education Programs Assistant and Teaching Artist MONET FELTON Assistant Facilitator, Young Adult Council and Teaching Artist
MEGAN KAMINSKY Associate Director of Audience Experience
DANA MURPHY JAZMIN CORONA AYSSETTE MUNOZ KONA N. BURKS TYRA BULLOCK ALEXIS A. TORNEZ MARTINEZ CHARLES ANDREW GARDNER ANASTACIA NARRAJOS JARRETT KING ABIGAIL PINON STEWART ROMEO ABIGAIL THOMPSON JALYN GREENE JEREMY OHRINGER Teaching Artist
STEPHANIE HELLER Audience Services Memberships Manager
PRODUCTION
RUKMINI GIRISH Associate Director of Audience Services DEREK VAN BARHAM Communications and Content Manager CHRISTOPHER HUIZAR Lead Designer BRANDON JONES Video Producer SYDNEY COX Digital Marketing Associate
KATHERINE DAVIS ELIZABETH ELLIS CRAIG BARNES MEGAN WESNER Audience Services Associate
TOM PEARL Director of Production ERIN COOK Company Manager & Assistant to Artistic Directors ELISE HAUSKEN Assistant Production Manager
ZAVARIE Z. IRONS Interim Production Administrator
MEGAN TURNER Outside Projects Coordinator
MIKE DONOHUE Technical Director
J.R. LEDERLE Lighting Supervisor
CHAD HAIN Associate Technical Director
NILS FRITJOFSON Master Electrician
LYDIA STRINI Assistant Technical Director TOM EGAN Scene Shop Supervisor KYLE LAND RUSSELL SCOTT BROPHY TOLBERT ZOE SHIFFRIN Scenic Charge Artist
KAREN THOMPSON Lighting Board Operator & Programmer RICK HAEFELE Stage Operations Supervisor EMILY FERGUS House Carpenter MARTHA WEGENER Sound Supervisor
SARAH LEWIS Assistant Scenic Charge Artist
GREGOR MORTIS Associate Sound Supervisor
JENNY DILUCIANO Properties Director
AARON STEPHENSON Sound Technician
JAY TOLLEFSEN Associate Properties Director
MATTHEW CHAPMAN LookOut Production Supervisor
CHARLES MOSER Master Properties Artisan
CHRISTINE D. FREEBURG LAURA D. GLENN MICHELLE MEDVIN KATHLEEN BARRETT JACLYNN JOSLIN Stage Manager
MELISSA HUNTER Props Artisan SHANNON HIGGINS Wardrobe, Hair and Make Up Supervisor MELISSA MOTZ Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor DAISY LINDAS Costume Director ANGELA ENOS Assistant Costume Director MAE HASKINS Assistant Costume Designer LYNAE VANDERMEULEN Work Room Supervisor & Draper EMILY WAECKER Costume Draper DANA NESTRICK Crafts Artisan
17
BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Eric Lefkofsky, Chair
TRUSTEES (cont.) Marilynn Rubio
Keating Crown, Vice Chair
Cari B. Sacks
Stephanie B. Smith, Vice Chair
Robert Sanborn
Deborah H. Quazzo, Secretary
Anna D. Shapiro
Paul Goodrich, Treasurer
Colette Cachey Smithburg
Carole L. Brown
Elliot A. Stultz
Douglas R. Brown
Bryan Traubert
Dennis Chookaszian EMERITUS TRUSTEES
Glenn Davis
J. Robert Barr
Amy Eshleman
Lawrence Block
Rich Feitler
Michael Cahan
Audrey Francis
John N. Fox, Jr.
Jon Michael Hill
Lawrence M. Gill
Lynn Lockwood Murphy
John H. Hart
Karen Rodriguez
Donna La Pietra
Bruce Sagan
Kenneth J. Porrello
Matthew Shapiro
Merle Reskin
Helen Zell
Randall K. Rowe Gloria Scoby
TRUSTEES
John R. Walter
Michael W. Bender Susan O. Berghoef
PAST CHAIRPERSONS
Amy Bluhm
William L. Atwell
Meredith Bluhm-Wolf
Larry D. Brady
Marlene Breslow-Blitstein
Douglas R. Brown
Ebs Burnough
Nora Daley
Beth Boosalis Davis
Laurence Edwards
D. Cameron Findlay
John N. Fox, Jr.
Asheesh Goel
Elliott Lyon
Robert J. Greenebaum, Jr.
Gordon Murphy
Racquel Harris
William H. Plummer
Dennis D. Howarter
Bruce Sagan
Rebecca L. Johnston
Gloria Scoby
Ronald J. Mallicoat, Jr.
Donna Vos
Tarell Alvin McCraney David E. Mendelsohn Christopher M. Murphy Yasen Peyankov Anne M. Phillips Robert S. Rivkin Brenda Robinson
18 BUG
Join us in the celebration of a new building, a new season and a new era at Steppenwolf. We are thrilled to invite you into our expanded home, unveiling the stunning new 50,000 square foot Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center. Two new bars will be ready for business, the education wing—called The Loft—will be activated with teens and our stages will be set to bring you visceral performances and evocative artistry.
We’ve saved you a seat.
AD
Building rendering by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Nora Daley
2021/22 SEASON SPONSORS LEAD SPONSORS
ZELL FAMILY FOUNDATION Rendering by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Anonymous Paul M. Angell Foundation Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation‡ John Hart and Carol Prins Lefkofsky Family Foundation‡ Anne and Don Phillips
Robert and Louise Sanborn Shubert Foundation, Inc. Smart Family Foundation of Illinois The Wallace Foundation‡
PREMIER SPONSORS
Ann and Richard Carr
Julius Frankel Foundation
Cari and Michael J. Sacks‡
Joyce Chelberg
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation‡
Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust‡
The Orlebeke Foundation‡
Bryan Traubert and Penny Pritzker
The Crown Family‡ Edgerton Foundation Rich and Margery Feitler
Lead Sponsor of Accessibility John Hart and Carol Prins Veterans’ Night Sponsor Gary Sinise Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation‡
Lead Underwriter of fundraising for The Campaign for Steppenwolf
Official & Exclusive Airline United Airlines
The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust
Individuals recognized above with a “‡” have made multi-year commitments to help develop special ensemble-driven projects.
BUILDING ON EXCELLENCE: THE CAMPAIGN FOR STEPPENWOLF We invite you to play a part in shaping the next 40 years of social and cultural life in Chicago. Contact Mercedes Rohlfs at 312-654-5694 or mrohlfs@steppenwolf.org. You may also learn more by visiting steppenwolf.org/buildingonexcellence. Leaders of the New Steppenwolf ($1 Million +) Anonymous, in memory of Martha Lavey Douglas R. Brown and Rachel E. Kraft The Bluhm Family Foundation The Crown Family The Harris Family Foundation State of Illinois Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Pritzker Foundation Pritzker Traubert Foundation The Rowe Family Foundation Cari and Michael J. Sacks Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill Robert and Louise Sanborn Mr. Matthew Shapiro Zell Family Foundation Founders of the New Steppenwolf ($500,000+) Julie and Roger Baskes Dennis and Karen Chookaszian The Orlebeke Foundation The Negaunee Foundation Rich and Margery Feitler Jim and Kay Mabie Rebecca Johnston and Jeffrey Maling Janet Melk Anne and Don Phillips Deborah and Stephen Quazzo John and Carol Walter Family Foundation
Sponsors of the New Steppenwolf ($100,000+) Michael Bender and Sheridan Prior Joyce Chelberg Liz and Matt Connelly Nora Daley and Sean Conroy Shawn D. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Thomas W. Dower Foundation Malcolm D. Ewen Cameron and Amy Findlay Julius Frankel Foundation Paul and Valerie Goodrich Bob and Amy Greenebaum John Hart and Carol Prins Marian S. and Fruman Jacobson Andrew Keyt Martha Lavey Tracy and Carrie Letts Laurie Metcalf The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Amy Morton and Rob Milburn Lynn Lockwood Murphy and Barrett Murphy Northern Trust Jeff Perry and Linda Lowy William and Gina Petersen Kenneth Porrello and Sherry McFall Prince Charitable Trusts Chuck Smith and Julie Rademaker Stephanie and Gerald Smith
Smithburg Family Bill and Orli Staley Elliot Stultz $50,000-$99,999 Bob and Trish Barr Sarah Beardsley Henry and Leigh Bienen Carole Brown Ebs Burnough Kent and Liz Dauten Anne and Don Edwards Nene Foxhall and Stephen Jetton Lawrence Gill and Christine Albright Joan M. Hall David Hawkanson Pam and Dennis D. Howarter Susan Lichenstein and John Rokacz Ron and Paula Mallicoat Susan and David Mendelsohn Verett Mims Heather and Kenny Mitchell Christopher and Eileen Murphy and Adele and Michael E. Murphy Pam and Ashley Netzky Manny Sanchez and Pat Pulido Sanchez David and Alexis Schmitz Moira and Gary Sinise Anna D. Shapiro and Ian Barford
21
STEPPENWOLF ASSOCIATES
MAJOR ENDOWMENT SUPPORT
Comprised of more than 70 young professionals, the Steppenwolf Associates work each season to raise funds for Steppenwolf Education. Contact Lupé Garcia Quiles at associates@steppenwolf.org to become a Steppenwolf Associates member today.
Hope Abelson Fund for New Play Development
Co-Presidents
Associates Board Members
Founding Officers
Marilynn Rubio
Jonathan Blanc
Marissa Bryce
Elizabeth Ingram
Alex Block
Nora Daley
Bridget Byrne Vice Presidents
Nigel Caine
Ellie Davidson
Isaac Colunga
Kevin Goldstein
Aimee Graham
Halley Hoffman
Peter Hegel
Vanessa Passini
Andrew Holden Paul Jeffries Julia Luscombe Kate Nardin Adrienne Pope Shilpa Rupani Stephanie Schwartz
Artistic Endowment established through the Leading National Theatres Program, a joint initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Ruth D. and Ken M. Davee New Works Fund Douglas R. Brown Playwright/ Director Endowment Fund
Ford Foundation Artistic and General Operating Endowment Funds
Avy and Marcie Stein Sustaining Fund for the Ensemble
Richard and Mary L. Gray Production Endowment Fund
Steppenwolf Board Designated Endowment Fund
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fund for the Development of New Work
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Endowment Fund created with Searle Funds at the Chicago Community Trust
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Nancy L. Wald Production Endowment Fund
Daniel E. McLean National and International Production Fund
John and Carol Walter Production Endowment Fund
VISIONARY CIRCLE We are honored to recognize the following individuals who have included gifts to Steppenwolf in their will or estate plans. To learn more about estate gift options or to be recognized for a gift you have already provided for, contact Eric Evenskaas at 312-654-5615 or visit steppenwolf.org/visionarycircle.
Jennifer Stuart
Anonymous (4)
John Hart
David Wagener
Robert C. Anderson
Lynn Hauser and Neil Ross
Allan Waite
Lois J. Bider
Tom Irwin
Sylvia J. Pozarnsky
Elyssa Westby
Douglas R. Brown Barbara L. Dean
Jared Kaplan and Maridee Quanbeck
Merle Reskin
Harriet White
Dr. Edward O. Riley
Ginger Wiley
Janice and Rob Esser
Donna and Del Kolacki
T. Marshall Rousseau
Michele Kenner
Patrick J. Schauer
Melanie G. Larch
Sue and Harry Seigle
Sue-Gray Goller
Dr. Paul Lisnek
Judy Sugarman
Michael Hansen and Nancy Randa
David Metschke
Susan Fuchs, M.D. Robert H. Glaze
Kenneth J. Porrello and Sherry L. McFall
Kevin McGirr
We remember the following members of the Steppenwolf family who have made a bequest to the theater. Their legacy will help to ensure that Steppenwolf continues to flourish.
22 BUG
Hope A. Abelson
Malcolm D. Ewen
Alba Biagini
Ralla Klepak
Nelson D. Cornelius
Peggy Morrow
Jo Hopkins Deutsch
Leota Ann Meyer Murray
Marjorie Douglas
James F. Oates
Andrea Romain and Cleo V. Orthel Rose L. and Sidney N. Shure Nancy L. Wald
23
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTORS Grand Benefactors ($100,000+) Paul M. Angell Foundation Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Green Courte Partners, LLC Producers ($25,000-$49,999) Anonymous American Express Ameriprise Financial
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund The Harris Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. King Harris
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation‡
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Kathy Harris
Ralla Klepak Foundation for Education in the Performing Arts‡
Chicago Community Trust
Mr. and Mrs. William Friend
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation‡
Mr. and Mrs. John Harris
Lefkofsky Family Foundation‡ Shubert Foundation, Inc. Smart Family Foundation of Illinois United Airlines The Wallace Foundation‡ Zell Family Foundation‡
Grosvenor Capital Management Walter E. Heller Foundation Keyt Consulting National Endowment for the Arts The Oppenheimer Family Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Szokol
Irving Harris Foundation ITW Laurents/Hatcher Foundation McKinsey & Company, Inc. Newcastle Limited Norcon, Inc. Sacks Family Foundation
Prince Charitable Trusts‡
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Benefactors ($50,000$99,999)
Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust
Sidley Austin LLP
Anonymous
Schiff Hardin LLP
Allstate Insurance Company*
Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation
The Siragusa Family Foundation
The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation The Crown Family‡ ComEd Edgerton Foundation Julius Frankel Foundation Illinois Arts Council, a state agency JPMorgan Chase* John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation‡* Northern Trust* The Orlebeke Foundation‡ PNC Polk Bros. Foundation‡*
Gary Sinise Foundation The Smithburg Family Foundation John and Carol Walter Family Foundation
Takiff Family Foundation The Walder Foundation Sustainers ($5,000-$9,999) Helen Brach Foundation Philip H. Corboy Foundation
These individuals provide inspirational annual support for productions, education programs and general operations. Donors with ‡ have made a generous multi-year pledge. To join this distinguished group, call Jessica Gretch at 312-654-5672. Lead Patrons ($100,000+) Michael Bender and Sheridan Prior
Grand Patrons ($25,000$49,999)
Distinguished Patrons ($15,000-$24,999)
Anonymous
Andy and Sue Arnold
Rich and Margery Feitler
Julie and Roger Baskes
Leigh and Henry Bienen
John Hart and Carol Prins
Shaun and Andy Block
Betty Bradshaw
Liz and Eric Lefkofsky
Douglas R. Brown and Rachel Kraft
Liam and Francesca Connell
Joyce Chelberg
Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner
Anne and Don Phillips Robert and Louise Sanborn
Dennis and Karen Chookaszian Nora Daley and Sean Conroy
Aimee Graham and Nigel Caine
Premier Patrons ($50,000+)
Donald and Anne Edwards
Joan M. Hall
Bob and Amy Greenebaum
Jeff and Lisa Jozwiak
Pam and Dennis D. Howarter Marian and Fruman Jacobson
Jared Kaplan and Maridee Quanbeck
Jeffrey Maling and Rebecca Johnston
Michele Kenner Laurie Anne Kladis
Andrew Keyt
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lad
Lynn Lockwood Murphy and Barrett B. Murphy
Susan Lichtenstein and John Rokacz
Ron and Paula Mallicoat
Jim and Kay Mabie
Christopher and Eileen Murphy
Susan and David Mendelsohn
Susan and Ted Oppenheimer
Randy and Susi Rowe
Elliot A. Stultz
Kenneth J. Porrello and Sherry L. McFall
Elizabeth Schubert
Bryan Traubert and Penny Pritzker
Deborah and Stephen Quazzo
Chuck Smith
Anonymous Andrew and Amy Bluhm Meredith Bluhm-Wolf and Bill Wolf Phil and Mary Beth Canfield Ann and Richard Carr Amy and Cameron Findlay Ethel and Bill Gofen Joseph and Rika Mansueto Cari and Michael J. Sacks Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Shapiro
Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill
Ice Miller LLP
Anonymous
New Horizon Foundation
Margaret S. & Philip D. Block, Jr. Family Foundation
Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
Colette Cachey Smithburg and Tom Smithburg
Winston & Strawn LLP
John and Carol Walter
Buchanan Family Foundation Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events CNA*
Vinci
CRC Group
Comcast DLA Piper LLP (US) Frank G. and Gertrude Dunlap Fund Faegre Drinker
Caroline and Keating Crown
Helen Zell
Patrons ($10,000-$24,999)
Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust‡
24 BUG
Louis & Nellie Sieg Fund
LEAD INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS
Harry J. Seigle Pam and Russ Strobel Ronald and Geri Yonover
Sponsors ($2,500 - $4,999) Modestus Bauer Foundation Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Foundation Suite Home Chicago *Corporations and foundations that have made matching gifts. ‡Multi-year pledge
25
DIRECTORS CIRCLE
Judith Barford
Anne Megan Davis
Directors Circle members provide vital support for Steppenwolf’s many streams of artistic and community programming. In recognition of their contributions, members receive complimentary subscriptions with VIP ticketing services and are invited to private events with artists. Donors with ‡ have made a generous multi-year pledge. To join this distinguished group, call Jessica Gretch at 312-654-5672.
Cynthia Barginere Leslie and Bill Barker
Mr. and Mrs. Menahem Deitcher
Patrons ($10,000-$14,999)
Gia and Isaac Colunga
Mr. and Mrs. John Aalbregtse
Jerry and Josephine Conlon
Sarah Beardsley and Dr. Christopher Randolph
Elizabeth H. Connelly
Michael and Cathy Brennan Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Mary and Paul Finnegan Richard and Mary L. Gray Ginger and Del Hall King and Caryn Harris Perry and Cathy Iverson
Merle R. Cooper Deb and Denny Cowhey Phyllis Cretors Beth Boosalis Davis and Maxwell S. Davis Tracy Drake Art and Lili Duquette Mary M. Emerson
Brad and Kim Keywell
Amy Eshleman and Lori Lightfoot
Kate Kimmerle
Ms. Judith Aiello
James Kochalka
John and Katherine Fox
Margaret Norman and Gerald Vladimer
Kevin Goldstein and Sarah Fox
Robert Rivkin and Cindy Moelis Lynn Hauser and Neil Ross Stephanie B. Smith and Gerald Smith Judy Sugarman Jacqueline and Glenn Tilton Richard and Elaine Tinberg Nina B. Winston and Norman V. Kohn Sustainers ($5,000-$9,999) Deborah and James Ader Harold and Judith Anderson Bob and Trish Barr Dee Beaubien Mr. Alex Block Stephen and Lynn Bolanowski Steven Borkan and Lauren Brown Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brooks Carole L. Brown Phil Burgess and Jim Nutter David Callahan and Terri Abruzzo
26 BUG
Valerie and Paul Goodrich William and Nanci Greene Jack and Sandra Guthman Marcy and Harry Harczak Judy and Jay Heyman David Hiller
Shirley and Tom Berchou‡ Jacqueline and Louis Bernstein Dr. Mary E. Belford MD and Mr. Ric Berta
Richard and Sheryl Sheiner
Jim and Sherry Bicak
Geoff Smith and Catherine Stewart
John Blair and Liz Buchanan‡
Toni Sandor Smith Marcie and Avy Stein Matthew Steinmetz Frances E. Tuite Howard and Jane Tyner Elena Urschel Donna and Dirk Vos Susan Wagner and Michael Lippitz Allan Waite and Gregory Ostfeld Tom Wake Dr. David Wasserman Tom and Blaine Wells Jack and Keli Wildermuth Benefactors ($2,000 - $4,999) Anonymous (2)
Craig and Heidi Johnson Timothy B. Johnson and Valerie B. Wiley
Jeannie L. Adams
Amos and Anat Madanes
Martha and Al Belmonte
Anna D. Shapiro and Ian Barford
David Abrams and Cynthia Bemis Abrams
Jen and Brad Keck
Sandra Bass
Kim and David Adler Jack J. Adrian
Ms. Faye Blake Mr. and Mrs. Philip Block III Fred Boelter Stephen and Leslie Braun Lin Brehmer and Sara Farr Robert and Joell Brightfelt‡ Marissa and Tim Brinkley Reid Brody and Sally Schwartz Cheryl Lynn Bruce and Kerry Marshall Judy Bruton David and Michelle Buck Timothy Burroughs and Barbara Smith Michael and Merle Cahan Mr. Ed Calkins Joseph and Cory Cancila‡ Judith and Grant Cape Holly and Tom Carr Helen and Paul Chang Drs. Rex Chisholm and Kathleen Green Sarah Cohn
Verett Mims
Kimball Anderson and Karen Gatsis Anderson
Arthur and Bryce Minetz
Robert C. Anderson
Amy Morton and Rob Milburn
Robert and Marilyn Arensman
Alyson and Patrick J. Nash, Jr.
Stephanie and Dana Arnett
J. Gorman Cook and Carole Kohout
Barbara and Daniel O’Keefe
Jeffrey S. Arnold and Ellen J. Neely
Bryce Cooper and Taylor Atkins
Andrew and Judy L. Porte
Thomas and Katherine Coleman Steven and Caralynn Collens
Greg Desmond and Michael Segobiano
Christine Albright and Lawrence Gill Beverly Wyckoff and Charles Ginsberg Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser
Gautam and Ritu Dhingra
Charlie and Mary Gofen
Bill and Cindee Dietz
Deidra D. Gold
Roberta S. Dillon
Bob and Carol Goldberg
Patricia and Richard Doonan
Dr. Paul Goldstein and Ms. Nasrin Mahani
Philip and Marsha Dowd Raymond and Marybeth Drake Charlotta Duffy Jon and Susanne Dutcher
Sue-Gray Goller John Gorey and Catherine DeOrio
Dr. Steven B. Edelstein
Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon Greenberg‡
Laura and Scott Eisen
Mary and Jim Greene
John and Jennifer Elliot
Michael and Lisa Greenfield
George Engeln
Maggie Gregory
Becki and Scott Etzler
Martin and Melanie Grune
Ms. Rebekah Eubanks
Suzanne Gylfe
Juliet and Marc Fallah
Michael Hansen and Nancy Randa
Randall Fearnow and Beth Anne Compton Juliette Feld and Andrew Grossman Harris J. Feldman, M.D. Roxanne Hori and Robert Felsenthal Carol and Steven Felsenthal Richard and Linda Filler Peter and Joanne Fischer Ian and Stacy Fleming Jane Fleming and Melinda Kempton Kim M. Folta Cory and Cyndi Fosco Daniel J. Rubin and Karen Frederick Jim and Sandy Freeburg Michael Fridholm Susan Fuchs, M.D.
Jean Costigan
Leonard Gail and Robin Steans Noreen and David Gallagher Denise Michelle Gamble
Dorothy Harza Marty Hauselman Jean M. Hawkinson Sandra L. Helton and Norman M. Edelson Ms. Kara Henry Richard and Elaine Heuberger Elizabeth and Andrew Hibel Jon Michael Hill Ann Hoenig and Jonathan Hoenig Halley Hoffman Mr. Andrew Holden Michelle and Glenn Holland Grayson Holmbeck Jack and Kathleen Horn Sandy Ihm and Ken Belcher Dr. and Mrs. David Ingall Patricia Jeffers Craig “CJ” Jensen and Craig Dannenbrink
Ms. Doris D. Roskin
Edgar Bachrach
Sarah Rubin and Barbara Schmidt
James J. Bagley
Patricia Cox, Katie and Will Hunckler
Richard and Janice Bail
Winnie and Bob Crawford
Gary L. Gephart
Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr.
Aviva Katzman and Morris Mauer
Andy and Stephanie Baker‡
Carl and Cynthia Curry
Susan and John Gibbons
Shirley and Patrick G. Ryan Sr.
Reis and Sherri Kayser
Gustavo Bamberger and Martha Van Haitsma
Stephen F. Danziger
Nancy Gidwitz
Thomas E Keim
Judy and Tapas K. Das Gupta
Suzanne Gignilliat and Tom Hinkes
Sheryl and Tom Keith‡
David and Judith L. Sensibar
Catherine Bannister
27
Helen J. Kessler
Lynn and Mel Pearl
Michael Shapiro and Deb Gohr
Patricia and Wayne Kik‡
Amy and Brent Peebles
Jean Klingenstein
Sandra and Michael Perlow
Nancia Shawver and Larry Weiner
Janet and Tom Knauff
Simon and Kim Perutz
Michael Kochman MD and Family
John and Christine Pfeiffer
Abby and David Kohl
Jennifer and Perry Pinto
Mr. and Mrs. Sanfred Koltun
Loretta and Dale Pierson
Hope and Jeffrey Sheffield Mr. and Mrs. David R. Shevitz Pamela Simpson‡
Producers ($1,000-$1,999)
Erica Kuhlmann
Arthur and Rebecca Anderson
Jeffrey Singer and Patricia Carman
Anonymous (12)
Mr. Matthew Kutcher and Ms. Rebecca Richards
Lorilyn Aquino
Mark and Carol Lorenz
Jackie and Dennis Aron
Patricia Pippert and Steven Redfield
Suzy Krueckeberg
Adrienne Pope
Raminder and Vinay Kumar
Joan and Avner Porat
Peter and Shirley Dugdale Laundy
Elliott Quigley
Karen Levine Arthur and Catherine Lewis
Kim Ratkin and Dave Dieffenbacher
Ms. Stephanie F. Linn and Dr. Seth B. Krantz
Lynne Remington and Geoff Goldberg
Gail and Eugene Steingold
Dr. Paul M. Lisnek
Dana and Jacob Ringer
Beth Loeb
John C. Roberts and Lynn D. Fleisher
Lawrence Stone and Margaret Jongleux
Abby and George Lombardi
Nancy and Bob Singleton
Thomas W. Abendroth and Terri L. Mascherin
James and Mary Jo Slykas
Patti Acurio
Ms. Julia Luscombe
Neil Smith Family
Richard and Jill Almeida
Karyn B. Lutz
John Asplin and Christine Orders
Dariel J. Stack
Deann and Rick Bayless
Mike and Cindy McCabe
Mr. Richard Assmus
Michael and Salme Harju Steinberg‡
Jon Blanc
Paul and Jill Meister
Dave and Donna Barnes
Mr. Alex Block
Susan Messing
Priscilla Ryan and Frank Battle
Bridget Byrne
Chris and Kathe Monley
Thomas and Bette Cogan
Bill and Holly More
Deborah and James Baughman
Dr. Steven Coker
Consuelo Murtagh
Ms. Anne Cooper
Dave and Julie Obenauer
Pamela Crutchfield
Mike and Joan O’Brien
Thomas Bearrows and Holly Hirst
Ellie Davidson
Brad Oltmanns
Debra Behles
Laura M. Davis
Deborah Page
Lawrence Bell
John Durbin
Ms. Shilpa Rupani
Christine and Michael Benton
Estia Eichten and Deborah Eichten
Colin Schiewe
Lynn Besser
Jo and George Spindler
Ms. Andrea Billhardt
Patty Sternberg
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Blowers
Mary Stowell and Jim Streicker
James Botana and Monica Khetarpal
Kelly and Jami Stone
Nancy and Barney Straus
Randy and Betsy Rochman
Gail and John Straus
James Roselle
Lauren and Steve Strelsin
Mrs. Barbara Lucas and Ms. Toni Sieve‡
Hilary Rosenthal
Edward A. Studzinski
Lisa and Doug Rosskamm
Joseph Tabet and Anne Tabet
Holly and Matt Maloney
Alan Gordon Rottman
MariJo and John Talaga
Sandy and Jerry Manne
Marilynn Rubio
The Tipton Family
Barbara and Larry Margolis
Joanne C. Ruxin
John and Maribeth Totten
Christine and David Markovitz
John Ryan and Margaret Silliker
Nick Trakas and Marc Cerone
The Ryerson Family
Matt and Jeannee Turner
Diane and Alejandro Longoria Fran Lambros and John Lowry‡
Lisa and Paul McGrady‡ Michael McGuire Michael and Liz McHugh Kevin and Beth McMeen Dr. Janis Mendelsohn Amy Laiken and Tim Michel
Richard and Susan Sanders J. Alex Sanger and Peter A. Saine Pamela and Fred Sasser
Preeti and Ajay Nagarkatte
Paul Scavone and Donna Pawlus
Lynne Considine Nieman and Jim Parsons
Michelle Maton and Mike Schaeffer
Hope Nightingale and David Ellis
Howard and Gail Schaffner
Steppenwolf thanks the many supporters who help bridge the gap between annual operating costs and ticket sales. Make your gift today by visiting steppenwolf.org/support or calling Jessica Gretch at 312-654-5672. Gifts are as of August 31, 2021.
Ms. Julia Simpson
Mira Krishnan and Teri Jourdan
John and Julie Rapisarda
ANNUAL FUND
Greg and Mary Tuite Tali and Liat Tzur Betty Vandenbosch Erika Nelson and David Wagener Albert and Sherrie Weiss Carey Weiss and Karen Pierce
Eric Eisenberg Jennifer M. Ellin Mariwyn Evans Timothy and Janet Fox Jaye and John Golanty Joan G. Guilianelli Peter Hegel Bob and Melanie Halvorson Mrs. Jennifer Hansen James and Margot Hinchliff
Sanford and Vicki White
Richard and Elizabeth Hoffman
Chris Whyde and Matthew Philip
Patricia Hurley Tina Ingall
Jane and Greg Wintroub
Elizabeth Ingram
Jeff and Jessica Wisniewski‡
Stavros Ionides
Lawrence and Nancy Wojcik
Tim Jackson & Dana McKenna
Joe Wolnski and Jane Christino
Paul Jeffries
Edward Wroble
David and Sharon Kessler
Dr. Michele D. Semin
Bobbi Zabel
Jim and Sue Pajakowski
Diana and Richard Senior
David and Elizabeth Zott
Linda Belan and Vincent Kinehan
Jana R. O’Brien and Wayne T. Parman
Surendra and Dorothie Shah
Susan and George Obermaier Peg O’Connor Bridget R. O’Neill Elizabeth Orelup and Lawrence Sonntag Brian A. Paetow and Gretchen K. Beetner
28 BUG
Richard and Cynthia Schilsky Michelle Schlack David and Susan Schmid Richard and Robin Schmitzer Alan Kozlowski and John Schuchert
Mark and Kimberly Shadle
Cheryl and Robert Kopecky
Ms. Jennifer Stuart Yvonne Sutor Susan C. Taylor Paul D. Waas Gretchen Waterman Ms. Caryn Weiner Carla Westcott Gary and Modena Wilson Stephanie Wood
Noreen Arnold
Virginia Bean and Ronald Daley
Bob and Sue Bowker Michael and Kate Bradie Mark Brady and Krista Olson Matt and Meg Breslin Frank Brooks and Andrea Twiss-Brooks George and Joyce Brown John Byrd
David and Andrea Yelin
Stephen Byrne and Kerry Shannon
Dan Ziembo and Nancy Cook
Mrs. Constance K. Casey
Tighe Zimmers
Stephen and Jane Chernof
Ensemble ($500-$900)
Deborah and John Chipman
Anonymous (7)
Harvey and Marianna Choldin
Gavin Campbell and Diana Aixala
Yvette Christman
Ken and Mary Ellen Alexander Ms. Sandra Allen Jim and Sheila Amend
Betty Cleeland Marvin R. Cohen James Cohn
29
Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Coleman
David and Carol Golder
Neal and Kathleen Kulick
Ms. Susan Craft
Carla Goldstein Dr. Deirdre Dupre and Dr. Robert Golub
Donna La Pietra and William H. Kurtis
Jeffrey and Ann Currie
Joanne Nemerovski and Marc Brown
Drs. Starane Shepherd and David Long
Dani Nichols
Ms. Culleen Siebert
Ms. Sarah R. Wolff and Mr. Joel L. Handelman
Jerry and Carolyn Langley
Martin and Bonnie Oberman
Ms. Carole Silver
Jeff and Claudia Wood
Melanie Larch and Rudy Panucci
Jack O’Donnell
Patricia Costello Slovak
Mr. Jeff Wootton
Hawthorne Crew
Patricia and Robert Smietana
James and Kelly Wyatt
John and Joy O’Malley
Jill and Stephen Smith
Steve and Arna Yastrow
Nancy and Myles O’Reilly
Elaine and Neil Smith
Rodney and Susan Yergler
Carrie & Scott Palmer
Julie Smith
Lee Parks
Charles and Sondra Sonneborn
Jacqueline Zydeck and Theodore Phillips
Beverly and Anthony D’Agostino
Chris and Scott Gordon
Liese Dallbauman
Marcia Lazar
Ms. Geralyn L. Delaney
Chester Gougis and Shelley Ochab
Mary and Daniel Deziel
Joseph A. Graber
Linda Legner
Dr. William & Phyllis Dobrin
John S. Mrowiec and Karen Granda
Sheila Fields Leiter
Dr. Kitty Green
Steven and Roberta J Leon
Charles and Linda Dresner Andrea Dudek Natalie Dudek Fran Dvorkin Joan and John Dysart
Robert Gordon
Aaron Greven Erin Grodnick Becca and Derek Groothuis
Nancy Felton-Elkins and Larry Elkins
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hacker
John and Judy Engebretson
Ms. Mary Ellen Hennessy
William and Judith Epcke
Pat and Ron Henning
Helmut and Susanna Epp
Linda and John Hillman
Erika Erich
Jack Hinz and Catherine Whitcomb
Lilly Farahnakian Demitri and Pamela Fardelos Loren Klug and Bridget Farrelly Stephen Fedo
Brian Hanson
Anne Linsdau-Hoeppner and Walter F. Hoeppner III Ms. Janet Hoffman
Peter and Judith Lederer
David and Sandy Lentz Bob and Julie Lepri
Barvette and Michael Patterson
Mr. Robert Levinson
Doc Pearson
Dr. Jeffrey Lisowski
Scott and Susan Perlman
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Litwin
Ed and Patricia Petrick
Maggie and Tom Lovaas
Sylvia J. Pozarnsky and Tom Riley
Jeff and Nancy Lowenthal Elliott and Miriam Lyon Carrie McNally & Rick Maechling Karen and Daniel Maki Martin and Allison Malecki Arlene Manelli David and Karen Mattenson
Carla and Len Feinkind
Deborah Horwitz and Paul Nierman
Igor and Mila Felder
Kathy and Dan Howell
John M. McCabe
Ms. Julie Fiala
Karen Hunken
Ms. Marlee McConnell
Michelle Field
Ms. Kathleen Jacob
Erin E. McInerney
Fred Fischer and Heather D. Will
Chuck Jacobson and Mary Lou Vainisi
Mr. Duncan McKenzie
Catherine S. Flanagan
Judith Jakaitis
Marya and Peter Frankel
Todd Joseph
Sheila and Harvey Medvin
Bernadette Foley and Richard Landgraff
Gregory and Marissa Kalman
Mike and Karen Folk George and Ann Forman Ms. Natasha FreemanJoshua Freeman Donald Fuhrmann Eric and Catherine Gastevich Edward and Dawn Gershman Andy Gersten Geoffrey L. Gifford Hugh and Doris Gilbert Robert Goldberg and Dodie Weinstein
30 BUG
Ms. Jena Karcazes Dr. Susan A. Kecskes Jennifer A. Keller and Mark Ortlieb Jeffrey Kerr Ms. Ann Kimberly Frank and Katherine Kinney Sylvia and John Kinney Jon Klein and Susan Cohn Douglas and Catherine Knuth Chris Kostiuk and Lynne Miller Robert and Claudia Kottwitz Rob and Laura Kozloff
Vanessa Passini
David Campbell
Barry Mcnamara Jack and Jane Mentzer Gerry Messler Kerry Miller and Nina Kavin Sheba Miller-Morris Sandy and Scott Miller Scott and Julie Moller Rick and Joyce Morimoto Carol Morris Harry and Harriet Morrison John and Colleen Mueller Paul and Joyce Muller Jane and Walter Myers Ms. Katherine Nardin Mrs. Debbie Naviaux
Paolo Presta
James Sparks and Dusica Korda-Sparks Stephen Spigel and Diana Williams Sue Spitler The Steinbachs Ms. Carole D. Stone Mr. James Suehr
V. Pristera, Jr.
Ms. Michele Sumara
John Prusnick and Donald Nelson
Ms. London Summerville Walter Swiston
Dave and Darby Putman
Dr. Donald J. Tanis and Kristine M. Brandel
Pamela and Edwin Qualls Gabriel and Dorit Raviv Roy Reyes Bill and Deborah Roberts Ms. Leah Robinson Jay Rosen Bernie and Judy Rosenstein James and Roseanne Rosenthal Michael and Bonnie Rothman Diana and Ed Ruthman Hunter Sanders William B. Schildgen Frank and Karen Schneider Mr. Barry Schultz Susan J. Schwartz Stephanie Schwartz Thomas D. & Barbara Jo Scott
Ms. Ester Tanury Vivian Tedford Jeff Thomas and Rebecca Coleman Neil and Candace Thompson Sue and Jim Thompson Ms. Sophia Twichell Ron Volanti Jr. Crawford and Barbara Ward Ms. Janine Warell Mr. Rich Warren Ruth Weiler Elyssa Westby Adam and Jamie Weyeneth Ms. Harriet White Ms. Barbara Whitney
Joseph and Judith Scully
Joanne Wiedemann-Wolf and David Wolf
Alden and Kristen Senior
Ms. Drenda Wiley
Leslie Shad and Joe Brennan
Ginger Wiley
Jim and Pam Sharar-Stoppel
Matthew Wilson and Anne Posner
Jeffrey S. Sharp and Elizabeth D. Sharp Cathy Shelko
Iris S. Witkowsky
Jodie Winnett Marge Winsor
31
IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS
Accessibility at Steppenwolf
101 Productions
Committed to providing services and programming that enhance the experience of guests with disabilities, Steppenwolf is proud to feature:
Rick and Deann Bayless Kevin Boehm
• Assistive listening devices in our Downstairs, Ensemble and 1700 Theaters
Beyond Events Catering
• Audio-described performances, artistic conversations and touch tours of the stage for patrons who are blind or have low vision.
Calihan Catering ClientFirst Consulting Group Carrie Coon Michelle A. DeMent Evolution Interiors
• Sign language-interpreted and open-captioned performances for guests who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Induction Hearing Loops in Our Theaters
Kathryn Studios
If you use a hearing aid or cochlear implant that has a T-Coil, feel free to turn it on for the performance! The 1700 Theater, Ensemble Theater and both levels of the Downstairs Theater are equipped with induction loops. Steppenwolf’s induction loop was made possible in part by a generous gift from John Hart and Carol Prins. Would you like to utilize or learn more about these services? Audience Services 312-335-1650 | TTY 312-335-3830 | E-mail access@steppenwolf.org
Donna La Pietra
John Hart and Carol Prins are Steppenwolf’s Lead Underwriters for Accessibility Programs
FROST Chicago Graycor, Inc. Hall’s Rental Service HMS Media
Paramount Events Peacock 9 Jeff Perry and Linda Lowy The Talbott Hotel Rainn Wilson
HONOR AND MEMORIAL GIFTS Honor Gifts For Kerstin and Erik Adams, Martin and Melanie Grune For Beth Boosalis Davis, Roberta Zabel For Bill and Ethel Gofen, Deborah Horwitz and Paul Nierman For the Lefkofskys and Kalts, Laura and Scott Eisen For Jim and Kay Mabie, Joseph Tabet and Anne Tabet Memorial Gifts For Harold A. Anderson, Judith Anderson For Steven G. Ayre, MD, Anonymous For Betty Carlson, Barry Carlson For Malcolm Ewen, Janelle Joseph For Abby S. Magdovitz-Wasserman, Dr. David Wasserman
Steppenwolf Customer Service Tips Driving to the theater? Rather than arriving to discover that our garage has reached capacity (which can happen during busy performances), please enter the Steppenwolf Parking Hotline (312-335-1774) into your cell phone and call us when you’re a few minutes away from the theater. We’ll tell you if there’s still space available in our facility or suggest the most convenient alternative. Spending your intermission in line at the bar? Enjoy the entire break by ordering and paying for your intermission refreshments before the show. When you exit the theater at the end of the first act, your drinks will be waiting for you. Need restaurant information or the score of the ballgame? Please visit our book shop and information desk at the south end of the main floor lobby. Hailing a cab after the play? This is typically an easy affair—Halsted is a busy street and sees a fair amount of taxi traffic. If you’d like assistance hailing a cab or calling a company, though, just
ask a member of the house staff; we’re happy to help. Lost or Found? On-site? Please check in with a member of the house staff. Already left? Call the Front of House office at 312-932-2445. Want to provide feedback? Your input is always valuable to us. Have an opinion about the play or artistic content? Have a comment about your overall experience at the theater? Please ask us for a customer service form to fill out, or e-mail us at customerservice@ steppenwolf.org. Need to contact a patron during a performance? If you need to contact a patron during a performance in our Downstairs or Ensemble Theaters, please call our Concierge Desk at 312-932-2476.
For Nancy Wald, Albert Wald
32 BUG
Photo/Video Disclaimer: During your visit, you or members of your family may be filmed, videotaped and/or photographed by a Steppenwolf employee, contract photographer or the media. Your attendance at Steppenwolf events serves as permission for the use of your image, or the image of your family members, by Steppenwolf.
Content Disclaimer: Steppenwolf does not offer advisories about subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person. If you have any questions about content, ageappropriateness 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.
STEPPENWOLF’S NEW LIZ AND ERIC LEFKOFSKY ARTS AND EDUCATION CENTER
AD
This company was founded over 45 years ago by a circle of students who craved a space to call their own. The Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center continues that vision and amplifies its reach, becoming a place for students, educators and aspiring artists to call home. The fourth floor of the building, also known as The Loft, is a brand-new space designed to house all of Steppenwolf Education’s programming and inspire the next generation of theater learners, makers and appreciators.
f #justbringyoursel
