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A person in a plaid suit photographs another person wearing a top hat and a long coat inside a dimly lit room with a bed and a red-lit window.

by Amanda Finn | October 1, 2026

Steppenwolf’s “Topdog/Underdog” Reckons With the American Dream Namir Smallwood and Glenn Davis anchor Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer Prize-winning tragicomedy about two brothers trying to make it.

Two actors stand on a dimly lit stage facing each other, one in a red plaid shirt and khakis, the other in a long dark coat; an audience sits in the background and a person stands at the top of the stairs.

by Amanda Finn | April 27, 2026

“Windfall” Begs the Question: What Is the Cost of a Life? Tarell Alvin McCraney’s world premiere at Steppenwolf examines the aftermath of a police killing.

A man in a black jacket and backwards cap extends his hand toward the camera as if blocking it, with a serious expression, set against a bright red background.

by Todd Hieggelke | April 1, 2026

Stage Top 5: April 2026

Two people stand against a plain light background, smiling. The woman on the left has short curly hair and wears a black scarf, while the man on the right has white hair, a beard, and a black shirt with a bold white circular pattern.

by Newcity | January 14, 2026

Players 50 2026: The Institutions

by Mary Wisniewski | January 7, 2026

For Robert Falls, “Holiday” Is a New Kind of Work

Actors dressed in Thanksgiving pageant costumes, with costumed Natives kneeling with fruits nearby a costumed Pilgrim.

by Hugh Iglarsh | May 9, 2024

Revenge Comedy: A Review of “The Thanksgiving Play” at Steppenwolf Theatre

A family gathers around a dinner table.

by Mary Wisniewski | March 28, 2024

The Family Tree: A Review of “Purpose” at Steppenwolf Theatre

by Tristan Bruns | March 11, 2024

A Fine Line: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Rethinks the “Purpose” of Family at Steppenwolf

by Newcity | January 9, 2024

Players 50 2024: The Institutions

by Mary Wisniewski | March 17, 2023

Lies, All Lies: A Review of “Describe the Night” at Steppenwolf Theatre

by Ted C. Fishman | March 16, 2022

Play with Heart: A Review of King James at Steppenwolf Theatre

by Newcity | January 7, 2022

Players 50 2022: The Institutions

by Brian Hieggelke | September 9, 2021

Collision Course: Steppenwolf Emerges from the Pandemic with New Leadership and a New Theater (Fall Arts Preview 2021)

by Kevin Greene | February 9, 2018

Growing In: A Review of You Got Older at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

by Alex Huntsberger | December 15, 2016

On Hollow Ground A Review of The Christians at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

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