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STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY

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Chicago, IL 60614



THE DANCE OF DEATH to be Presented at Steppenwolf Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 22, 2025

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 50th Anniversary Season with August Strindberg’s master class in marital warfare The Dance of Death, adapted by Conor McPherson....

Review: AMADEUS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Rachel Weinberg - November 17, 2025

AMADEUS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a lively and sprawling production of Peter Shaffer’s play. Director Robert Falls, the recently retired former Goodman Theatre Artistic Director, makes his Steppenwolf directorial debut with one of the best uses of Steppenwolf’s Ensemble Theater I’ve seen. ...

Peter Shaffer's AMADEUS Extends at Steppenwolf Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 17, 2025

Due to popular demand, Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s highly-anticipated production of Amadeus has added two additional weeks of performances....

Photos: AMADEUS At Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by A.A. Cristi - November 14, 2025

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is presenting Peter Shaffer’s AMADEUS, directed by Tony Award winner Robert Falls. Explore new production photos from Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s AMADEUS, featuring Ian Barford and members of the ensemble....

AMADEUS & More Lead Chicago's November 2025 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - October 30, 2025

Chicago is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for November 2025 include Amadeus and more. ...

Full Cast Set for Steppenwolf Theatre's THE DANCE OF DEATH


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 14, 2025

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has revealed the full cast for the third production of its 50th Anniversary Season: The Dance of Death, August Strindberg’s master class in marital warfare. Learn more!...

AMADEUS Now Extended at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 06, 2025

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 50th Anniversary Season with Peter Shaffer’s Oscar and Tony Award-winning masterpiece Amadeus, now extended. Learn more about the production here!...

BWW Q&A: Kate Arrington Talks MR. WOLF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Joshua Wright - October 06, 2025

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater, opens its landmark 50th Anniversary Season with the Chicago premiere of ensemble member Rajiv Joseph’s Mr. Wolf, directed by ensemble member K. Todd Freeman (Downstate, Airline Highway)....

GREAT COMET, Court Theatre, Shattered Globe, and More Take Home Equity Jeff Awards; Full List


by Stephi Wild - September 30, 2025

The 57th Jeff Awards for Equity theater excellence were recently announced. Among the big winners this year were “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812” (Writers Theatre), Court Theatre, Shattered Globe Theatre, and more!...

Video: Chicago Premiere Of MR. WOLF At Steppenwolf Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - September 19, 2025

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is presenting the Chicago premiere of Rajiv Joseph’s Mr. Wolf, now running through November 2 in the Downstairs Theater. See video highlights of the production....

Past Shows

Amadeus
Amadeus
11/6 - 1/4/2026


Steppenwolf Theatre's 50th Anniversary Season continues with Peter Shaffer's  Amadeus,  extended again by popular demand. In its four-star review,  The Daily Herald  called it "absolutely ...

You Will Get Sick
You Will Get Sick
6/5 - 7/13/2025


A young man with a secret. An older woman who will listen. A predatory flock of birds. An upcoming audition for  The Wizard of Oz ...

The Book of Grace
The Book of Grace
3/27 - 5/18/2025


Grace looks for the good in everything: in her husband’s rules, in the border he patrols, in the return of his estranged son. But a ...

Fool for Love
Fool for Love
1/30 - 3/16/2025


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 ...

Leroy and Lucy
10/24 - 12/15/2024


Leroy and Lucy, the world premiere play by Ngozi Anyanwu, explores the meeting of two lost souls in the depths of the Mississippi. The cast ...

Leroy and Lucy
Leroy and Lucy
10/24 - 12/15/2024


Two lost souls meet at a crossroads, in the dead of night, deep in the Mississippi of it all.


Brian d'Arcy James will take the stage at Steppenwolf Theatre Company for a special one-night-only performance on December 7, 2024. Accompanied by music director Dan ...

Noises Off
Noises Off
9/12 - 10/27/2024


The cast and crew of  Nothing On  are scrambling to prepare for opening night, but despite their earnest efforts, the production is an absolute mess. ...

Little Bear Ridge Road
Little Bear Ridge Road
6/13 - 7/21/2024


Ensemble Member  Laurie Metcalf  comes home to Steppenwolf to star in  Little Bear Ridge Road , a comic, cosmic and intimate world premiere, penned by ...


Steppenwolf presents The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington. On stage September 1st through October 9th.  Dizzying and fantastical, this skewering Chicago premiere from ...

King James
King James
3/3 - 4/10/2022


King LeBron Jamess reign in Cleveland brings promise, prosperity and renewal to a city in desperate need of all three. It also brings together two ...

Dance Nation
Dance Nation
12/12 - 2/2/2020


A pre-teen dance troupe navigates ambition, friendship and desire as they claw their way to Nationals in Tampa Bay. Featuring a multigenerational cast of women ...

Lindiwe
Lindiwe
11/7 - 1/5/2020


The evocative live music of Ladysmith Black Mambazo forms the foundation of this Steppenwolf world premiere production written and co-directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson. ...

Lindiwe
Lindiwe
11/7 - 1/5/2020


The evocative live music of Ladysmith Black Mambazo forms the foundation of this Steppenwolf world premiere production written and co-directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson. ...

True West
True West
7/5 - 8/25/2019


In 1982, Steppenwolf exploded onto the American Theatre scene with its now legendary production of Sam Shepard's True West. This American classic traces the volatile ...

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