Sandra Bernard Kicks of Steppenwolf's Traffic Series 10/27

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to kick off its 2008-2009 Traffic Series with two hauntingly hilarious performances of A Sandra Bernard Halloween on Monday, October 27, 2008 in the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St.  Tickets go on sale Thursday, June 19 at 11 a.m.  The full 2008-2009 Traffic Series lineup will be announced at a later date.

Actress, comedienne, author, singer and provocateur Sandra Bernhard promises plenty of "tricks and treats" as she storms the Steppenwolf stage for A Sandra Bernard Halloween.  Audience members are invited to attend in costume as the outrageous and outspoken star brings her band The Rebellious Jezebels for an unforgettable night of music, wit and social commentary.  "An angst driven, foul-mouthed, poison-laced joy ride through the worlds of fashion, celebrity, rock and religion… Bernhard is a living, breathing bonfire" (The New York Times).  For more information, go to www.sandrabernhard.com.

Sandra Bernhard & The Rebellious Jezebels

Location:                    Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre

Dates:                         Monday, October 27, 2008

Curtain Times:           7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

Ticket price:               $60 (7:00 p.m.)/$50 (9:30 p.m.)

Audience Services:  1650 N. Halsted, 312-335-1650

Online ticketing available at www.steppenwolf.org

"During the 2008-2009 Season, Traffic will expose audiences to new talent, encourage them to look at familiar artists in new ways, and delight their imaginations" comments Director of the Traffic Arts Series, Sylvia Ewing."

Steppenwolf's Traffic Series brings together artists of all disciplines and casts them as storytellers in one night only presentations on the Steppenwolf stage. Traffic provides an intimate and unique intersection of language, lyrics, poetry and music.

Motorola is the Corporate Sponsor of Steppenwolf's Traffic Series.

Traffic artists stay at The Talbott Hotel, the official hotel of Steppenwolf's Traffic Series.

BOKA is the official Monday Traffic Series Partner.

Steppenwolf is located near all forms of public transportation and is wheelchair accessible.  Street and lot parking are available.  Assistive listening devices are available for every performance.

Committed to the principle of ensemble performance through the collaboration of a company of actors, directors and playwrights, Steppenwolf Theatre Company's mission is to advance the vitality and diversity of American theater by nurturing artists, encouraging repeatable creative relationships and contributing new works to the national canon.  The company, formed in 1976 by a collective of actors, is dedicated to perpetuating an ethic of mutual respect and the development of artists through on-going group work.  Steppenwolf has grown into an internationally renowned company of forty-one artists whose talents include acting, directing, playwriting, filmmaking and textual adaptation.

For high-res artwork, please e-mail drosenberg@steppenwolf.org.

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