Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Tony Award-winning Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and H.E. Baccus in the Unitarian church on Half Day Road in Deerfield. It has since relocated to Chicago's Halsted Street, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Its name comes from the Hermann Hesse novel. Martha Lavey, long-time ensemble member, was artistic director 1995-2014. Anna D. Shapiro stepped into the role that October and holds the position today. David Hawkanson, executive director since 2003, retired in January 2015 and managing director David Schmitz has taken the administrative reins.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Tony Award-winning Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and H.E. Baccus in the Unitarian church on Half Day Road in Deerfield. It has since relocated to Chicago's Halsted Street, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Its name comes from the Hermann Hesse novel. Martha Lavey, long-time ensemble member, was artistic director 1995-2014. Anna D. Shapiro stepped into the role that October and holds the position today. David Hawkanson, executive director since 2003, retired in January 2015 and managing director David Schmitz has taken the administrative reins.