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Fool for Love at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Dates: 1/30/2025 - 3/16/2025
📍 Theatre: Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: 3123351650
Tickets: $20-$128
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In a sweltering motel room in the Mojave Desert, May and Eddie lick their wounds and get ready for another relentless round. This brawl is eternal and infernal. And the Old Man is always watching.Perhaps the sexiest, most haunting play of the 20th century, Fool for Love is a twisted, tequila-soaked love letter from one of the greatest American playwrights, indulging the need to get inside someone just to tear them apart.
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Ages: Grades 10 and up
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Photos: Steppenwolf Celebrates Opening Night of FOOL FOR LOVE
February 13, 2025 Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, just celebrated opening night for its searing revival of Sam Shepard’s dark and beautiful masterpiece Fool for Love, directed by Jeremy Herrin. Check out photos from inside the big night here.
Review: FOOL FOR LOVE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
February 12, 2025 FOOL FOR LOVE has peak Steppenwolf energy. I’ve long associated Steppenwolf Theatre Company with gritty, messy, feral family and relationship dramas — Sam Shepard’s one-act fits the bill. It’s also only 65 minutes — that run-time is short, but it’s a logical choice in the TikTok era when attention spans are, too. An hour is still plenty of time for genius Steppenwolf ensemble member Caroline Neff to go toe-to-toe with Nick Gehlfuss (who audiences might recognize from CHICAGO MED) as toxic couple May and Eddie.
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Video: FOOL FOR LOVE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
February 01, 2025 Steppenwolf Theatre Company's revival of Sam Shepard's dark and beautiful masterpiece Fool for Love, directed by Jeremy Herrin, is now playing. Watch a trailer in the video here!About the Theatre
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Where is Steppenwolf Theatre Company located?
Steppenwolf Theatre Company is at 1650 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL.
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The Movement You Need: An Evening with Brendan Hunt (04/19/26-05/20/26)
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Amadeus (11/06/25-01/04/26)
You Will Get Sick (06/05/25-07/13/25)
The Book of Grace (03/27/25-05/18/25)
Leroy and Lucy (10/24/24-12/15/24)
Noises Off (09/12/24-10/27/24)
Little Bear Ridge Road (06/13/24-07/21/24)
What shows are coming up next at Steppenwolf Theatre Company?
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