Photos: Steppenwolf Theatre Company Celebrates Opening Night of Rajiv Joseph’s MR. WOLF
Mr. Wolf runs through November 2, 2025 in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater.
By: Nicole Rosky Sep. 26, 2025
Now running at Steppenwolf Theatre Company is Rajiv Joseph’s unflinching family drama Mr. Wolf. Directed by ensemble member K. Todd Freeman (Downstate, Airline Highway), playing through November 2, 2025 in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater.
Mr. Wolf features ensemble members Kate Arrington (East of Eden, Another Marriage–Playwright), Tim Hopper (Fool for Love, The Thanksgiving Play), Caroline Neff (Fool for Love, POTUS) and Namir Smallwood (You Will Get Sick, True West, Bug) with Emilie Maureen Hanson (Steppenwolf debut).
Twelve years ago, Theresa was stolen from her parents. Now a precocious 15-year-old, she has been rescued and returned to a family that had nearly forsaken hope – a family she neither recognizes nor understands. In ensemble member Rajiv Joseph’s unflinching play, a miraculous reunion sets the stage for provocative conversations: what makes a house a home? What nightmares are we willing to face for the sake of our children? And ultimately, what part do we play in the grand saga of human existence?
Photo Credit: Elías Carmona-Rivera
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Ensemble members Kate Arrington, Caroline Neff and Tim Hopper, Emilie Maureen Hanson and ensemble member Namir Smallwood
Ensemble members Kate Arrington and Caroline Neff, director/ensemble member K. Todd Freeman, playwright/ensemble member Rajiv Joseph, ensemble member Tim Hopper, Emilie Maureen Hanson and ensemble member Namir Smallwood
Terence Sims, ensemble members Tim Hopper, Kate Arrington, Caroline Neff and Namir Smallwood, Leah Karpel, Paul Murray, Sarah Charipar, Emilie Maureen Hanson and Reese Parish
Executive Director Brooke Flanagan, Artistic Director Glenn Davis, ensemble members Kate Arrington and Caroline Neff, director/ensemble member K. Todd Freeman, playwright/ensemble member Rajiv Joseph, ensemble members Tim Hopper and Namir Smallwood, Emilie Maureen Hanson and Artistic Director Audrey Francis
Director/ensemble member K. Todd Freeman and Assistant Director Makari Robinson-McNeese
Steppenwolf ensemble members Glenn Davis, Kate Arrington, Caroline Neff, K. Todd Freeman, Rajiv Joseph, Cliff Chamberlain, Tim Hopper, Namir Smallwood, Celeste M. Cooper and Audrey Francis
Artistic Director Glenn Davis, Executive Director Brooke Flanagan and Artistic Director Audrey Francis
Suzanne Petri and ensemble member Robert Breuler
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