Steppenwolf Theater

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Steppenwolf Theater

• Austin Pederson

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Mission Statement

• Steppenwolf Theater company is a Chicago based
  International performing arts institution
  ensemble collaboration and artistic risk through
  its work with its permanent ensemble, guess
  artists, partner institutions and the community.
  Steppenwolf has redefined the landscape of acting
  and performance by spawning a generation of
  Americas most gifted artists.

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Season of Plays2007-2008

• Carters Way
• Dead Mans Cell Phone
• Good Boys and True
• Superior Doughnuts
• The Crucible

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Artistic Director

• Martha Lavey
• Also an actor- Appeared in plays such as I Never
  Sang for my Father, The House of Lilly and A
  Clockwork Orange
• Recipient of the Sarah Siddons Award and an
  Alumni Merrit Award from Northwestern
• Been director since 1995
• Has had 25 productions at Steppenwolf

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Famous Actors

• Laurie Metcalf Steve Martin
• Gary Sinise
• John Mahoney
• Joan Allen
• Gary Cole
• Kathryn Erbe

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Building

• Steppenwolf opened a new Theater complex on April
  13, 1991. The company moved from Jane Adams Hole
  House Center in Broadway, Chicago.
• Before 1991, the Theater was in a church basement.

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Seating

• Have an upstairs and downstairs seating
• 299 seats available in the upstairs seating
  configuration
• 515 seats available in the downstairs seating

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Founded

• In January 1974 Steppenwolf Theater was founded
  by Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and Gary Sinise.