Steppenwolf and The Inconvenience Extend HIT THE WALL

Steppenwolf Theatre Company extends the acclaimed, sold-out production of Ike Holter's Hit the Wall, directed by Eric Hoff, presented by The Inconvenience, for five additional performances. The ensemble cast of ten remains intact, with one change: the role of Roberta-originally played by Shannon Matesky-will be played by Daeshawna Cook for the added performances.                 

Added performances of Hit the Wall:

Thursday, April 12 at 8pm

Friday, April 13 at 8pm

Saturday, April 14 at 8pm and 10:30pm

Sunday, April 15 at 4pm 

It's the summer of '69 and the death of music icon Judy Garland has emboldened her gay followers. A routine police raid on an underground Greenwich Village hotspot erupts into a full-scale riot, the impetus of the modern gay rights movement. That's the well-known, oft-rehearsed myth of Stonewall, anyhow. Smash that myth against the vivid theatrical imagination of playwright Ike Holter, add a howling live rock 'n' roll band, and you get the world premiere play, Hit the Wall. Remixing this historic confrontation reveals ten unlikely revolutionaries, caught in the turmoil and fighting to claim "I was there." Hit the Wall features Walter Owen Briggs*, Manny Buckley, Daniel Desmaris, Desmond Gray, Steve Lenz, Layne Manzer, Shannon Matesky (Daeshawna Cook during the extension week), Rania Salem Manganaro, Arturo Soria and Mary Williamson* with musicians John Cicora*, Josh Lambert and Ryan Murphy.

 The 3^rd annual Garage Rep also features Oohrah! by Bekah Brunstetter, directed by Brad Akin, presented by LiveWire Chicago; andHe Who, written and directed by Michael Montenegro, presented by Theatre Zarko. Oohrah! and He Who must close April 8, 2012.Tickets to all three Garage Rep productions ($20) are currently on sale and can be purchased by contacting Audience Services at 1650 N. Halsted St., calling (312) 335-1650, or visiting www.steppenwolf.org/garage. 

Support for Garage Rep comes through the "Leading for the Future Initiative," a program of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.