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Steppenwolf Theatre to Launch Steppenwolf IMPACT: Corporate & Professional Development Training
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 17, 2024


Steppenwolf Theatre Company will launch Steppenwolf IMPACT, a corporate and professional development training program. The IMPACT program offers a variety of unique options. Learn more and see how to apply.

Photos: Steppenwolf Celebrates Opening Night of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY
by Nicole Rosky - May 14, 2024


Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 48th season with the Chicago premiere of Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiving Play, a biting comedy about everything right, wrong and woke in America, directed by Jess McLeod. Check out photos from inside opening night here!

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of PURPOSE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2024


Check out photos from opening night of Purpose at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

Photos: Take a Look Back at Opening Night of POTUS at Steppenwolf
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 28, 2023


Take a look back at opening night at Steppenwolf’s POTUS- as it enters two weeks of extension!

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of DESCRIBE THE NIGHT at Steppenwolf Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 20, 2023


Check out photos from opening night of Describe the Night at Steppenwolf Theatre Company!

Video: First Look at DESCRIBE THE NIGHT at Steppenwolf Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 16, 2023


Get a first look at footage of the Chicago premiere of Describe the Night at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

Review: DESCRIBE THE NIGHT at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - Mar 13, 2023


Rajiv Joseph’s DESCRIBE THE NIGHT, now in its Chicago premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, is a sprawling exploration of the blurring of fiction and fact, censorship, and the quest to preserve truth.

Photos: First Look at DESCRIBE THE NIGHT at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2023


Get a first look at photos of Describe the Night at Steppenwolf Theatre Company!

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for DESCRIBE THE NIGHT at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 21, 2023


Check out rehearsal photos for  Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Chicago premiere of Describe the Night, directed by Austin Pendleton.

DESCRIBE THE NIGHT Chicago Premiere to be Presented at Steppenwolf Theatre in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2023


Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 47th season with ensemble member Rajiv Joseph’s Chicago premiere of Describe the Night, directed by ensemble member Austin Pendleton.

Cast Announced for DESCRIBE THE NIGHT Chicago Premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 20, 2022


Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 47th season with ensemble member Rajiv Joseph’s Chicago premiere of Describe the Night, directed by ensemble member Austin Pendleton. See who is starring in the production!

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; The Little Theatre On The Square Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - Dec 19, 2022


The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; at The Little Theatre On The Square Leads Best Ensemble Performance!
by BWW - Dec 12, 2022


The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; The Little Theatre On The Square Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - Dec 5, 2022


The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; Little Theatre On The Square's ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE Leads Best Musical
by BWW Staff - Nov 21, 2022


The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's SEAGULL Raises Funds for Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2022


Steppenwolf Theatre Company, in partnership with the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America – Illinois Division, has raised more than $12,600 to support the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

SIX, AIN'T TOO PROUD, LIFE AFTER & More Lead Chicago's June Theater Top 10
by BWW Staff - Jun 1, 2022


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.

Steppenwolf Announces LookOut Performance Series Kicking Off June 4
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2022


LookOut, Steppenwolf Theatre's popular performance series that presents the work of artists and companies across genre and form, proudly announces its Summer 2022 season, featuring a riotously eclectic lineup of performances spanning the gamut of music, drag, storytelling and more.

Steppenwolf Theatre Opens SEAGULL in the New Ensemble Theater Through June 12
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2022


Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, opens its stunning new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell—the centerpiece of its recently unveiled Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center—with ensemble member Yasen Peyankov's extraordinarily funny and lyrical adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Seagull, now through June 12, 2022.

BWW Review: SEAGULL at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - May 9, 2022


Yasen Peyankov’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s SEAGULL proves a wry vehicle to showcase the talents of many of his fellow Steppenwolf ensemble members who haven’t graced the stage since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Peyankov’s adaptation is direct, self-aware, and rife with dry (extremely dry) humor. The ennui that pierces SEAGULL is deeply and obviously felt throughout this adaptation of the text. References to Chekhov’s native Russia abound in Peyankov’s script, but the language feels modern and direct.

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