Photos: Steppenwolf Theatre Company Celebrates Opening Night of YOU WILL GET SICK
You Will Get Sick will run through July 20, 2025 in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater.
By: Nicole Rosky Jun. 20, 2025
Steppenwolf Theatre Company just celebrated opening night of Noah Diaz’s Chicago premiere of You Will Get Sick. Directed by Artistic Director Audrey Francis (Noises Off, POTUS–Director), the cast features ensemble members Cliff Chamberlain (The Minutes, Superior Donuts), Amy Morton (Tony nominations: August: Osage County and Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) and Namir Smallwood (Pass Over, True West, Bug), with Jordan Arredondo (Steppenwolf debut) and Sadieh Rifai (First Look Repertory of New Work).
A young man with a secret. An older woman who will listen. A predatory flock of birds. An upcoming audition for The Wizard of Oz. Welcome to You Will Get Sick, a wildly imaginative new play that traces the hilarious and deeply moving saga of one man’s illness and his unlikely caretaker’s pursuit of her dreams. Noah Diaz’s Chicago debut is equal parts buddy-comedy, form-bending experiment and sober meditation on mortality.
The creative team includes Andrew Boyce (Scenic Design), Raquel Adorno (Costume Design), Jen Schriever (Lighting Design), Willow James (Sound Design), Skylar Fox (Magic and Illusions Design), Kate DeVore (Vocal Coach), Bryar Barborka (Dramaturg), Patrick Zakem (Creative Producer), Tom Pearl (Producing Director), JC Clementz, CSA (Casting), Laura D. Glenn (Production Stage Manager) and Kathleen Barrett (Assistant Stage Manager).
Photo Credit: Elías Carmona-Rivera
Ensemble member Cliff Chamberlain, Sadieh Rifai, ensemble member Amy Morton, Jordan Arredondo and ensemble member Namir Smallwood
Sadieh Rifai, ensemble members Cliff Chamberlain and Amy Morton, Jordan Arredondo, Playwright Noah Diaz, ensemble member Namir Smallwood and Director/Artistic Director Audrey Francis
Playwright Noah Diaz and Director/Artistic Director Audrey Francis
Executive Director Brooke Flanagan, Sadieh Rifai, ensemble members Cliff Chamberlain, Celeste M. Cooper and Amy Morton, Jordan Arredondo, Playwright Noah Diaz, ensemble member Namir Smallwood, Director/Artistic Director Audrey Francis and ensemble member Sandra Marquez
Understudies Dennis Renard, Alex Benito Rodriguez, Stephanie Shum, Meighan Gerachis and Carl Lindberg
Director/Artistic Director Audrey Francis, Sound Designer Willow James and Scenic Designer Andrew Boyce
Director/Artistic Director Audrey Francis, Dramaturg Bryar Barborka and Assistant Director Derek Van Barham
Ensemble members Audrey Francis, Cliff Chamberlain, Robert Breuler, Celeste M. Cooper, Sandra Marquez and Namir Smallwood
Director/Artistic Director Audrey Francis, Creative Producer Patrick Zakem, Dramaturg Bryar Barborka and Casting Director JC Clementz
Director/Artistic Director Audrey Francis, ensemble member Amy Morton and Nick Gehlfuss
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