Four (very) well-intentioned theatre people walk into an elementary school. The work at hand: a Thanksgiving pageant that won’t ruffle any feathers. What could possibly go wrong? In MacArthur Genius ...

CHICAGO — Laurie Metcalf, an early ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and, at age 69, among the most famous and beloved of American stage actresses, is currently starring in Samuel L.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- "1919" is Steppenwolf's current hit drama. It's the true story of a heart wrenching act of racial hatred that killed a Black teenager taking a swim on a hot Chicago day. The run is ...

Pity the beleaguered theater artists struggling to create a culturally aware, historically accurate, politically correct, child-friendly pageant in “The Thanksgiving Play,” Larissa FastHorse’s shrewd ...