by Amanda Finn | October 1, 2026Steppenwolf’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.
by Christine Trevino | July 30, 2026“Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares,” A Show Starring One of Broadway’s Favorite Leading Ladies Benanti bridges the gap between Broadway and stand-up in this playful one-woman show.
by Mary Wisniewski | June 22, 2026The Invisible Costumes of “Catch as Catch Can” In this production at Steppenwolf Theatre, three gifted ensemble members transition between genders and ages to tell a family story in a new way.
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.
by Mary Wisniewski | February 11, 2026“The Dance of Death” at Steppenwolf Is an Expressionist Painting Conor McPherson's adaptation of August Strindberg's play conveys something true about human relationships—that love and hate are both forms of intimacy, and often intertwined.
by Charles Kenney | January 28, 2026A Long Marriage: Jeff Perry on Steppenwolf Theatre’s Fiftieth Anniversary and His Return for “The Dance of Death” “The Dance of Death” serves as a middle point of the fiftieth-anniversary season and is “a strain of work Steppenwolf has always been drawn to”—turn-of-the-century dramas which “feel absolutely contemporary.”
by Dennis Polkow | November 20, 2025A Fresh Meeting of Mozart and Salieri as Robert Falls Meets Steppenwolf The legendary Chicago theater maker, most known for his work at Goodman Theatre, directs a contemporary and understated version of Peter Shaffer’s "Amadeus."
