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Tarell Alvin McCraney

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 Newcity | January 7, 2025

Players 50 2025: Theater

by Newcity | January 6, 2023

Players 2023: Who Really Performs for Chicago Right Now in Theater

by Ted C. Fishman | June 29, 2022

Let’s See Together: A Review of “Choir Boy” at Steppenwolf Theatre

by Kevin Greene | January 2, 2020

Players 2020: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago

by Kevin Greene | October 2, 2019

Theater Top 5: October 2019

by Kevin Greene | August 30, 2019

Fall Theater Preview: 2019 Edition

by Persephone Jones | June 6, 2019

Theater Is Not Documentation, Mr. Jones: A Review of Ms. Blakk For President at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

by Kevin Greene | May 31, 2019

Theater Top 5: June 2019

by Kevin Greene | April 29, 2019

Spring/Summer Theater Preview: 2019 Edition

by Kevin Greene | October 4, 2017

Praises Go Up: A Review of Choir Boy at Raven Theatre

by Kevin Greene | September 29, 2017

Stage Top 5: October 2017

by Kevin Greene | July 27, 2017

What’s In A Name: Definition Theatre Company Defies Labels with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “An Octoroon”

by Kevin Greene | April 10, 2017

Opening This Week: April 10-16, 2017

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