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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

by Mary Wisniewski | September 25, 2025

In Steppenwolf’s “Mr. Wolf,” A Teenager Reluctantly Returns Home From Her Kidnapper The top-shelf production is tightly directed and beautiful, but leaves too much space unexplored.

Two actors standing lit on opposite sides of a dark stage.

by Amanda Finn | June 20, 2025

Surreal Reality: A Review of “You Will Get Sick” at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

by Mary Wisniewski | April 14, 2025

Grace Under Pressure: A Review of “The Book of Grace” at Steppenwolf Theatre

by Newcity | January 7, 2025

Players 50 2025: Theater

by Ted C. Fishman | October 18, 2024

No Plot Spoiler, Just Joy: A Review of “Primary Trust” at Goodman Theatre

by Ted C. Fishman | April 19, 2023

Against Great Odds: A Review of “Last Night and the Night Before” at Steppenwolf

by Amanda Finn | November 19, 2021

Buggin’ Out: A Review of Bug at Steppenwolf Theatre

by Brian Hieggelke | November 4, 2021

Stage Top 5: November 2021

by Kevin Greene | January 2, 2020

Players 2020: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago

by Kevin Greene | December 20, 2017

Live and Belong: A Review of BLKS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

by Kevin Greene | October 28, 2016

Eat, Drink and Be Wary A Review of East Texas Hot Links at Writers Theatre

by Kevin Greene | July 6, 2016

Resiliently Prescient A Review of "The Grapes of Wrath" at The Gift Theatre

by Monica Westin | March 29, 2010

Review: The Lost Boys of Sudan/Victory Gardens

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