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Company is known for its acting ensemble and is well regarded in Chicago and nationwide. It was founded in 1974 by actors Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry and Gary Sinise, incorporating in the following year and finding a home in 1976 in the basement of the Immaculate Conception Church and School in Highland Park. The company moved in 1980 to a 134-seat theater at the Jane Addams Hull House Center. In 1982, "True West," with John Malkovich and Gary Sinise, was the first Steppenwolf production brought to New York. In 1990, "The Grapes of Wrath" won a Tony for best director/play for Frank Galati and best play for the 1989-90 season. The company moved to its current home in 1991. Ensemble playwright Tr...
Company is known for its acting ensemble and is well regarded in Chicago and nationwide. It was founded in 1974 by actors Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry and Gary Sinise, incorporating in the following year and finding a home in 1976 in the basement of the Immaculate Conception Church and School in Highland Park. The company moved in 1980 to a 134-seat theater at the Jane Addams Hull House Center. In 1982, "True West," with John Malkovich and Gary Sinise, was the first Steppenwolf production brought to New York. In 1990, "The Grapes of Wrath" won a Tony for best director/play for Frank Galati and best play for the 1989-90 season. The company moved to its current home in 1991. Ensemble playwright Tracy Letts' "August: Osage County" went to Broadway in 2007. There are three theaters at the venue: Downstairs Stage (main space with 515 seats); Upstairs Theatre; and Garage Theatre (often used to produce works from outside companies). The company's Traffic series is for artists of varying disciplines.
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'Desperate Housewives' Emmy-Winning Actress Kathryn Joosten Dies at 72
ReutersKathryn Jun 02 (TheWrap.com) - Joosten, who won two Emmys for her work on "Desperate Housewives," died Friday after a long battle with lung cancer. She was 72. Joosten also had a memorable role on another long-running series: She played Martin Sheen's...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Monk (tv program), Roseanne (tv program), Desperate Housewives (tv program), Lung Cancer
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Alyson Hagy In conversation with Eric Banks and Susan Nusser, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, University Center/River Room. Panelist, with Jonathan Evison, Larry Watson and Terese Svoboda, moderated by Steve Mills, 4 p.m. Saturday, Grace Place/2nd Floor. Alyson...Tags: Washington, DC, Ellis Island, Los Angeles Times, The Second City, Teachers
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Company picnics feel the pinch
One day each July, no one at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company cares all that much about when the curtain rises or if tonight's show is sold out. Staff members leave their worries at work, pack up their families and dogs, and head to the Linne Woods Forest...
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Summer Theater Guide 2012: Our top 10 most-anticipated shows
A potential superhero awaits the unleashing of his powers. Tracy Letts mourns over Moscow. A Chicago disaster is revisited. A young man misses his appointment with Goldman Sachs. Oedipus hits the streets of Los Angeles. Hats fly on the Goodman Theatre...
Tags: Music, Phylicia Rashad, Michigan Avenue, Goodman Theatre, William Shakespeare
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40 shows for your Chicago summer, from 'Rock of Ages' on stage to 'Richard III' outdoors
School is winding down and the days are stretching out, which is the perfect time for fun at the old ballpark, beach, street fair, and all the other seasonal frolics that Chicagoans dream about during the dreary winter months. But don't forget that...
Tags: Music Theater, Blue Man Group, Phylicia Rashad, Noel Coward, Bob Fisher
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David Schwimmer to star in 'Detroit'
David Schwimmer, the Lookingglass Theatre ensemble member and movie and television star, will perform in the New York premiere of Lisa D'Amour's "Detroit," Playwrights Horizons announced Monday. "Detroit" premiered in Sept. 2010 at the Steppenwolf...
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Why Chicago needs bigger place on world's stage
At its 25th summit in Chicago this weekend, NATO will be preoccupied with the tricky business of how to advance its various institutional priorities — like global security and the building of stability — even as its member nations are more...
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Dawn Raffel Dawn Raffel is the author of the memoir “The Secret Life of Objects” and “Further Adventures in the Restless Universe.” She is books editor at Reader’s Digest and editor of The Literarian at the Center for...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Michelin Group, Indiana State University, Ray Bradbury, The New York Times
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Steppenwolf for Young Adults season announced
The Steppenwolf Theatre has announced its 2012-13 season for young adults. The two-show slate, aimed primarily at teen audiences, begins in the fall with Heidi Stillman's adaptation of "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, the story of a young, book-loving...Tags: Nazi Party, Chicago Public Library
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Documentarian has Minnie Minoso, Studs Terkel projects in the works
Chicago Tribune reporterSo what are the similarities between baseball great Minnie Minoso and the late broadcaster/oral historian/social activist Studs Terkel, other than their status as iconic Chicagoans? It's a question that veteran television producer and video archivist Tom...Tags: Check, Please (tv program), PBS (tv network), Auction Service, Bill Veeck, WTTW
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John Cusack defends 'The Raven' against critics, The Miz dines at Japonais, 'Mob Wives Chicago' teaser debuts
Some actors choose to ignore the critics. And then some, like John Cusack, choose to take the critics on. The Evanston native and “Hot Tub Time Machine” star went on the defensive Friday after his new film, “The Raven,” received a...
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Happy would-be 100th birthday to Studs Terkel
In his work as an author, broadcaster and oral historian, legendary Chicagoan Studs Terkel celebrated the lives of ordinary Americans.
Some of Terkel's many local friends and fans are hoping to return the favor with a series of events marking the 100th...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Old Town School of Folk Music, University of Chicago, Studs Terkel
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