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Bug at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Dates: 11/11/2021 - 12/12/2021


1650 N. Halsted
Chicago, 60614

Tickets: Starts at $20


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Steppenwolf raises the curtain once again on its blistering and extraordinary revival of Bug by ensemble member Tracy Letts, featuring ensemble members Randall Arney, Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood and directed by David Cromer. In a seedy Oklahoma motel room, a lonely waitress begins an unexpected love affair with a young drifter. And then they see the first bugs Tracy Letts mind-bending cult classic is a luridly funny tale of love, paranoia and government conspiracy. Shut down two weeks before closing in March 2020, this productions return is the companys bold refusal to let the disaster of COVID rewrite its story. These stunning performancesand this award-winning productionwill once again reverberate throughout the building and welcome back audiences to the Steppenwolf they know and love: brave, brazen and defiant. Single tickets start at $20 and are on sale now at steppenwolf.org or 312-335-1650. Discounts available including new Artists and Essential Workers discount, expanded 20-for-$20 program, Pay-Your-Age performances, and more. Members who wish to see this award-winning production again can add this show to their season package at an exclusive member price. Audience members must provide proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test certification upon entry in addition to wearing masks for all indoor productions. Learn more about Steppenwolf's guidelines at steppenwolf.org/welcomeback.Steppenwolf has worked over the past year with our operations team, public health advisors and HVAC consultants to prepare its facility to safely welcome patrons back for performances.Committed to making the Steppenwolf experience accessible to everyone, performances featuring American Sign Language Interpretation, Open Captioning and Audio Description are offered during the run of each live play. Assistive listening devices and large-print programs are available for every performance and all three theaters are equipped with an induction hearing loop and feature a push-button entrance. All theaters feature wheelchair accessible seating and restrooms, and Front Bar features a push-button entrance, all-gender restrooms and accessible counter and table spaces.

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News About Bug at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Two Weeks Left to See Tracy Letts' BUG at Steppenwolf

December 1, 2021

Carrie Coon reprises her performance as Agnes in Bug. She can also be seen in movie theaters in Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, named the #1 movie in America. Coon, who has been celebrated for her TV roles in The Leftovers and Fargo, joins a new TV series—Julian Fellowes’ highly anticipated The Gilded Age premiering on HBO in January 2022.

Photos: First Look at Tracy Letts' BUG at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

November 10, 2021

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will welcome audiences back for in-person performances for the first time in 20 months with its acclaimed and extraordinary revival of Bug by Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, in the Downstairs Theater November 11 – December 12, 2021 (opening November 14).

BWW Review: Tracy Letts's BUG at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

February 4, 2020

Steppenwolf's production of ensemble member Tracy Letts's BUG is positively skin crawling, with magnificent central performances from Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood that make the play all the more unnerving. While Letts's 1996 play may have seemed far-fetched and ahead of its time when it debuted in the nascent days of the internet, it reads eerily prescient now. BUG's dual exploration of paranoid schizophrenia and government surveillance becomes even more unsettling in the current digital era.

BUG By Tracy Letts Extends Through March 15

February 4, 2020

Due to popular demand, Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Bug, the skin-crawling, mind-bending cult classic by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, is extending one week and will now close on March 15, 2020.

VIDEO: Steppenwolf Theatre Company Presents Tracy Letts' BUG

January 28, 2020

Performances have begun for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Bug, the skin-crawling, mind-bending cult classic by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. The cast of this highly anticipated Steppenwolf debut features ensemble members Randall Arney (Dr. Sweet), Carrie Coon (Agnes White) and Namir Smallwood (Peter Evans) along with Chicago favorites Jennifer Engstrom (R.C.) and Steve Key (Jerry Goss).

Photo Flash: First Look at Tracy Letts' BUG at Steppenwolf

January 28, 2020

Performances have begun for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Bug, the skin-crawling, mind-bending cult classic by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer.

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Steppenwolf Theatre Company

1650 N. Halsted
Chicago, 60614

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