The Dance of Death at Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf Theatre's 50th Anniversary Season continues with August Strindberg's The Dance of Death in a new version by Conor McPherson, a ★★★★ affair that is "as deliriously entertaining as it is astonishingly profound" (Chicago Sun-Times). In the high stone tower of an isolated naval fortress, Alice and Edgar are about to celebrate 25 years of wedded bliss—if decades of resentment, recrimination and mutual sabotage count as bliss. But when an alluring visitor arrives, the delicate balance of their tedious arrangement falls off its axis, cracks growing into canyons. This shocking tour-de-force brings together three generations of Steppenwolf ensemble members: Cliff Chamberlain (Broadway's The Minutes), Kathryn Erbe (Law and Order: Criminal Intent) and Steppenwolf co-founder Jeff Perry (ABC's Scandal). Directed by ensemble member Yasen Peyankov, The Dance of Death is "a memorably wild ride" (Chicago Cultural Authority). Now performing in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre through March 22.