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K STEEP THEATRE COMPANY COMPANY MEMBERS Brad Akin Jonathan Edwards Jim Poole Kendra Thulin James Allen Alex Gillmor Egan Reich Robin Witt Jonathan Berry Nick Horst Joel Reitsma Brendan Melanson Lucy Carapetyan Ashleigh LaThrop Melissa Riemer in memoriam George Cederquist Cynthia Marker Michael Salinas Patricia Donegan Peter Moore Joanie Schultz Peter Dully Caroline Neff Julia Siple ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES Matthew Chapman Lauren Lassus Alison Siple Dan Stratton Maria DeFabo Kristin Leahey Simon Stephens Brandon Wardell Thomas Dixon Emily McConnell Assoc. Playwright Chelsea M. Warren

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jessica Schrey David Bock Doug Passmore Sonya Dekhtyar President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Dave Bartusek Ian Galleher Ted Lowitz Kelly Carpenter Molly Johnson Anne Marie Mitchell Kelly Fitzgerald Stu Kiesow Elizabeth Moore

STAFF Peter Moore Staci Weigum Egan Reich Stu Kiesow Artistic Director House Manager Literary Manager Graphic Designer Kate Piatt-Eckert Caroline Neff Lee Miller Arianna Soloway Executive Director Casting Director Photographer Mgmt. Intern Julia Siple Lucy Carapetyan Gregg Gilman Ashley Pye Managing Director Casting Associate Photographer Operations Intern

FRIENDS OF STEEP Heidi Brock Sara Foster Katie Kett Christine Rousseau Reid & Jennifer Diane Galleher Jennifer Collins Craig Steadman Quinn Broda Barry Grant Moore John C. White John Dunnigan Neil Jain Jon Putnam

Steep Theatre Company is supported in part by a CityArts Grant from the City of Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, the MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Arts Council Agency, the Sol R. Kaufman Family Foundation, and the Rothman Family Foundation. Steep Theatre is a member of the League of Chicago Theatres and Theatre Communications Group.

STEEP THEATRE COMPANY 1115 West Berwyn, Chicago, IL 60640 www.steeptheatre.com [email protected] (773) 649-3186 Steep Theatre Company proudly presents Hookman by Lauren Yee

CAST (in speaking order) Jess ...... Karen Isabel Rodriguez Lexi ...... Kiayla Ryann Yoonji ...... Aja Wiltshire Chloe ...... Sasha Smith Hookman / Sean / Adam ...... James Doherty Kayleigh ...... Mary Tilden

UNDERSTUDIES Jennifer Cheung Zach De Nardi Mary Tilden Elizabeth Wigley

PRODUCTION STAFF Director...... Vanessa Stalling Stage Manager ...... Lauren Lassus** Scenic Designer...... Arnel Sancianco Lighting Designer...... Pete Dully* Costume Designer...... Mieka van der Ploeg Sound Designer & Original Music ...... Jeffrey Levin Props Designer...... Eleanor Kahn Projections & Video Designer...... Mark Comiskey Violence & Gore Designer...... Jon Beal Assistant Director ...... Dani Wieder Production Manager...... Catherine Allen Technical Director...... Alan Weusthoff Stage Management Intern...... Natalie Day *Denotes Steep Theatre Company Member ** Denotes Steep Theatre Company Artistic Associate

Steep salutes the sponsor of this production of Hookman: Ted Lowitz

The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production or distributing recordings on any medium, including the internet, is strictly prohibited, a violation of the author’s rights, and actionable under United States copyright law. Hookman is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. Hookman will be presented without intermission. New artwork from Susan DIRECTOR’S NOTE No matter how hard we try to lead good lives, to do the right thing, inevitably something we didn’t see coming hits us and sends us reeling. We are left to wonder what we could have done differently, and in this space of wondering we start to believe that we have the power to change how things happened, that maybe we can re-order events so that we never encounter the awful thing that came out of nowhere. “If I had just left the house a few minutes later…if I had not picked up the phone…if I had taken the other street instead.”

In these moments of wondering we become, perhaps, irrational, which is why grief makes us feel crazy. For me, one of the most powerful ideas in Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking is that it has been scientifically proven that grief places us, at times, in irrational states. When it’s impossible to make sense of senseless tragedy, we lose track of rationality. What better way to examine these moments of wondering than through the medium of horror? For becoming an adult, particularly an adult woman, is a scary endeavor.

Thank you for attending Lauren Yee’s Hookman. I’ve had such a fantastic time working on this incredibly unique script with a wonderful group of people. That’s a lot of adjectives, I know, but I’ve truly appreciated my time with these folks, and this script, in this theater.

-Vanessa Stalling CAST Karen Isabel Rodriguez (Jess) Sasha Smith (Chloe) Sasha Karen is making her Steep is excited to return to Steep Theatre debut. She was last after appearing in the seen in ’s extension of Bobbie Clearly. Blue Skies Process and in the Theater credits include Every critically acclaimed one 28 Hours (Goodman); woman show The Way She Spoke at the Johanna Faustus (The Hypocrites); The Wild Greenhouse Theater Center. Other Chicago Party, Dessa Rose (Bailiwick Chicago); Lunacy credits include Another Word for Beauty and (Jackalope Theatre Company); originated the the 2013 New Stages Festival (Goodman role of Camille Lowenstein in Horse Girls Theatre), Tumbao (Steppenwolf Theatre (Collaboraction). Television credits include Company), good friday (Oracle Productions), Chicago PD and Chicago Fire. Don Chipotle (The Storefront Theater), Graveyard of Empires and Our Holiday Stories James Doherty (Hookman / (16th Street Theater), Romeo and Juliet (Teatro Sean / Adam) James is Vista). Television credits include Chicago beyond thrilled to be making Justice. She is represented by Gray Talent his Steep debut. He is a Group. Chicago based actor born and raised on the southwest Kiayla Ryann (Lexi) side, a graduate of the Black Box Conservatory A Chicago native, Kiayla and a connoisseur of Chicago acting classes. earned her degree in theater Most recent credits include a workshop with performance from Bradley TimeLine Theatre and the winning University. There she was the play United Flight 232, where he was privileged Irene Ryan ACTF Region III to work with Vanessa Stalling and The House champion in 2013 and 2014. Kiayla is a proud Theatre. You may have also seen him keeping member of the School at Steppenwolf’s class the streets clean in the past season of Chicago of 2016. Her Favorite roles include Camae Fire. Looking forward to dusting off the cleats from The Mountaintop and Trisha from Five to start another year of softball in the Chicago Women Wearing the Same Dress. Hookman is Theatre League and a huge thank you to my Kiayla’s first show with Steep Theatre, and she lovely fiancé Sarah Loveland for believing in is so excited to work with such dedicated and me. Can’t wait to marry you this year. enthusiastic artists! She thanks God for all the opportunities she has been blessed with and Mary Tilden (Kayleigh) Mary, is excited about the future! originally from Columbia, South Carolina, moved to Aja Wiltshire (Yoonji) Aja is Chicago four years ago and excited to be working with now acts and performs Steep for the first time. She improv and stand-up has previously worked with regularly around the city. She improvises the Hypocrites (Cinderella at weekly at iO Chicago with her team Devil’s the Theater of Potatoes), Daughter and is a teaching artist and company Goodman (Teddy Ferrara), Griffin (Spring member at Barrel of Monkeys. Other Chicago Awakening), Haven (The Wedding Singer), credits include The Arrow Cracks (Neo- Profiles After( ) and is a company member of Futurists), That’s Weird, Grandma (Barrel of AstonRep (Closer, Next Fall, The Lyons) and Monkeys), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Two founding member and Marketing Director of Pence), Much Ado About Nothing (The Arc). Adapt Theatre (Pride and Prejudice). Aja is Mary also hosts the monthly all-female HERold represented by Stewart Talent. at iO Chicago the fourth Tuesday of every month. Thanks to Steep for letting me come play with you! CAST, continued Jennifer Cheung (Understudy) This is Jennifer’s first time working with Steep. She has performed in Jeff-recommended Being productions with the Agency Theater Collective (Chagrin Falls) and Broken Nose Theatre (At The Table), and has there performed with Griffin Theatre, Level Eleven Theatre, the Waltzing Mechanics, Tabula Rasa Theatre, the Public House Theatre, and Nothing Special is why Productions. She has also worked with Shattered Globe and Victory Gardens. Comedy shows include performances at the Chicago SketchFest, Second City I’m here. Training Center, MCL, iO, and . You can see her this summer in a remount of the Chicago Total average Tribune Four Star show At The Table. savings of Zach De Nardi (Understudy) Zach is $827* excited to be working when you on his first show at combine Steep! He was last home and auto. seen at Redtwist Theatre as Happy in Death Of A Call my Salesmen. Zach has previously worked office for a with Sideshow as an understudy in Give It All Back (The Artist U/S), quote 24/7. understudying at Steppenwolf in The Flick (Skylar/Dreaming Man US) and was David Frederickson Agcy Inc a part of the Jeff Nominated Ensemble in Dave Frederickson, Agent Incident at Vichy (Waiter) at Redtwist 6263 N Clark Street Theatre. Zach is a graduate of the MFA www.davidfred.com Acting program at DePaul University and Bus: 773-761-4242 Fax: hails from Northeast Ohio.

Elizabeth Wigley (Understudy) Elizabeth is thrilled to be working with Steep for the first time! A Minneapolis native, she is a proud *Average annual per household savings based on a 2016 graduate of Northwestern University and national survey of new policyholders who reported savings the School at Steppenwolf class of 2016. by switching to State Farm. Recent Chicago credits include Boxes State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm (NoMads Art Collective), Black People Indemnity Company, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, State Farm General Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL Are So Cool (Stage 773), and A P097186.1 Christmas Carol (Winnetka Theatre). PRODUCTION STAFF Vanessa Stalling (Director) Vanessa Stalling is Lauren Yee (Playwright) Lauren Yee is a a freelance director based in Chicago, IL. Most playwright born and raised in San Francisco. recently, Stalling adapted and directed United She received her bachelor’s degree from Yale Flight 232 from Laurence Gonzales’ Flight 232 University, and her MFA in playwriting from for The House Theatre, which won Jeff Awards UCSD, where she studied under Naomi Iizuka. for Production (Play - Midsize) and Ensemble, She was a Dramatists Guild fellow, a MacDow- and was included in Chicago Tribune’s “Top 10 ell fellow, a MAP Fund grantee, a member of Productions in 2016.” Stalling is also known The Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group, for her work as an artist of . a Time Warner Fellow at the Women’s Project While at Redmoon, she enjoyed performing, Playwrights Lab, the Shank playwright-in-resi- directing and serving as Associate Artistic dence at Second Stage Theatre, a Playwrights’ Director. Redmoon directing credits include a Center Core Writer, and the Page One resident remount of The Cabinet, which toured Brazil as playwright at Playwrights Realm. She has been part of the FILO Festival, Winter Pageant, a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship, the PONY Princess Club, Twilight Orchard and roaming Fellowship, the Princess Grace Award, the performances for President Obama’s White Sundance Theatre Lab, and the Wasserstein House Halloween Celebrations. Other Chicago Prize. Her play Samsara has been a nominee area directing credits include: Stage Left, Red for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and the L. Tape, and Actors Gymnasium. She greatly Arnold Weissberger Award. Her work has been enjoyed her time as the 2016 Michael Maggio published by Samuel French. Directing Fellow at The Goodman Theatre, during which she directed the New Stages Her full-length work has been produced at performance of Kirsten Greenidge’s new work, AlterTheater, Artists at Play, The Chance And Moira Spins, and the Playwrights Unit Theatre, City Lights Theatre Company, reading of Jenni Lamb’s Messina. Stalling is Cleveland Public Theatre, Company One, also a company member of The House Theatre of Chicago and an instructor at Columbia College and University of Chicago.

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Did you make your gift? Thank you! Now you can turn off your phone. PRODUCTION STAFF, continued Encore Theatre/Z Space, fu-GEN, the Hub Center American College Theatre Festival Theatre, Impact Theatre, Moxie Theatre, Mu playwriting awards, Kumu Kahua Theatre’s Performing Arts, Pan Asian Rep, SF Playhouse, Pacific Rim Prize, and writing fellowships from SIS Productions, Victory Gardens Theatre, and the American Antiquarian Society, the others. Lauren’s work has also been devel- Byrdcliffe Artist Colony, the Edward F. Albee oped at Lincoln Center Theatre/LCT3, the Foundation, the El Gouna Writers’ Residency, Goodman Theatre, The Public Theater, the Hawthornden Castle International Retreat Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, Playwrights for Writers, and the New York Mills Cultural Realm, Second Stage Theatre, Centerstage, Center. She has also received funding from Williamstown Theatre Festival, Aurora Theatre, the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, Theatre the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, East West Bay Area, and UCSD’s Institute for Interna- Players, the Hangar Theatre, Kitchen Dog tional, Comparative, and Area Studies, as well Theatre, the Magic Theatre, Orlando Shake- as an award from PlayGround’s New Play speare Festival, PlayPenn, and the Play- Production Fund. Lauren is a member of the wrights’ Center. Ma-Yi Theatre Writers Lab. Her play The Hatmaker’s Wife was an Outer Lauren Lassus (Stage Manager) Lauren Critics Circle nominee for the John Gassner Lassus is a proud Steep Artistic Associate. Award for best play by a new American Previous Steep credits include: Bobbie Clearly, playwright. Ching Chong Chinaman was picked The Few, Brilliant Adventures, Martyr, and as a top 10 play of the year by City Pages and Motortown. She has previously worked with the East Bay Express, and Crevice was a Bay Jackalope (where she most recently stage Area Theatre Critics Circle nominee for Best managed The Snare), Lookingglass, Writers Play. Other honors include three Kennedy Theatre, WildClaw, Akvavit, and Emerald City

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PRODUCTION STAFF, continued toMen name Should a few. Weep Many and thanks Titanic to (Griffin), the Steep TheatreTheatre. of Pete Louisville), is also the The Production Magic Play Manager (Olney Heathersfamily, Vanessa, the Musical and the and entire Assassins cast and (Kokan team!- Theatre).of Lakeside Alison Shakespeare is a community Theatre member and has with dy), The Game of Love and Chance (APT), Thebeen Hypocrites, working in antheatre artistic production associate and with design YankeeArnel Sancianco Tavern (ABT), (Scenic Spark Designer) and Six StoriesOriginally Lookingglassin Chicago for Theatre the better Company part of and20 years. an artistic Tallfrom (ASC), San Diego, and Bad Arnel Jews implanted (Theatre himself Wit). at associatePete’s favorite with lightingSteep Theatre. design creditsShe is ainclude: Brandonthe heartbeat earned of histheatre MFA infrom Chicago. Northwestern He’s graduatePosh, The of Life Northwestern and Sort of University.Death of Eric andreceiving is professor his MFA of from Lighting Northwestern Design at andNIU. is alisonsiple.comArgyle, The Knowledge, Luther, Lakeboat and www.brandonwardelldesign.comcurrently designing Gift Theatre’s Pilgrims. He The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at Steep, 12th recently designed the sets for Steep Theatre’s MattNight Chapman at Piccolo (SoundTheatre, Designer and The & Maids Composer) at Alisonenvironmental Siple (Costume epic Earthquakes Designer) in Recent London , WritersSteep credits Theatre. include The Few, Posh, The projectsand also include:The Wiz Cinderellawith Kokandy at the Productions. Theater of Cheats, The Life and Sort of Death of Eric PotatoesPast design (Hypocrites), works include The PeerlessMagic Play with First MiekaArgyle, vanMotortown, der Ploeg If There(Costume Is I Haven’t Designer) Found (Goodman),Floor Theater, The How Royale We Got (Milwaukee On with Haven Rep), The MiekaIt Yet, The has Knowledge,designed costumes 2000 Feet for Awaymany, and Theatre,39 Steps You (Actors on the Theatre Moore of Now Louisville), with The The ChicagoHarper Regan theaters,. Other including recent Lookingglasswork includes Hypocrites,Sign in Sidney Big Brustein’s Love at Northwestern’s Window (Goodman Louis Theatre,Give It All Chicago Back (Sideshow), Shakespeare The Theatre, Burials The TheatreTheatre), and The both Yeomen The Grapesof the Guard of Wrath (Oregon and Hypocrites,(Steppenwolf Chicago SYA), Prowess Children’s (Jackalope), Theatre, About Amer - GreenShakespeare Day’s American Festival), IdiotThe Flickin Northwestern’s (Steppen- Face,ican Beauty The House Shop Theatre, (Chicago Next Dramatists), Theatre, GriffinKill Barberwolf), The Theater. Jungle For Book more (Children’s of his work Theatre visit Theatre,Floor (ATC), The Ten Building 2016 Stage,(The Gift), Albany The Park Orchestra www.ArnelDesigns.comCompany); All Our Tragic, HMS Pinafore, The Theater(Akvavit) Project, Henry IV Dog Parts and 1 Pony & 2 (BackroomTheatre, and Mikado, Pirates of Penzance (The Hypocrites), ManualShakespeare), Cinema. Butcher She is (Signal),proud to Bodybe an and Artistic AngelsPete Dully in America (Lighting (Kansas Designer) City Pete Rep); is Ourthrilled AssociateBlood (Gift), at andAbout Balm Face in Theatre. Gilead (Griffin). She has He is Townand grateful (Almeida to Theatrework with London, the talented Kansas cast, City receivedthe Technical two Jeff Coordinator nominations for Steppenwolf’s for Golden Boy Rep,director, Huntington designers, Theatre, and crew Broad of HookmanStage, Barrow at (Griffin1700 Theatre. Theater) andMr. Burns (co-designed Street).one of his Upcoming favorite placesprojects: on Airness earth, Steep(Actors with Mara Blumenfeld, Theater Wit).

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773 502-6383 www.prairiehomebuilders.com PRODUCTION STAFF, continued Jeffrey Levin (Sound Designer & Composer) Mark Comiskey (Projections & Video Jeffrey is a composer, sound designer, and Designer) Mark is thrilled to be working with musician based in Chicago, IL. Jeffrey has Steep Theatre for the first time. Mark has contributed original music and sound designs been producing and performing theater and for over 70 productions for dozens of theatre creating multimedia productions in Chicago companies in and outside of Chicago. Awards since 1989. Mark’s live event projection and recognition include a Jeff Award for Sound designs have been seen at Route 66’s The Design of The Hairy Ape at Oracle Theatre, Source, Columbia College’s Mary Stuart, three other Jeff Award nominations, Edes Collaboraction’s SketchBook, Red Moon’s The Award for Emerging Artist, Michael Philippi Great Fire Festival, The Palace Film Festival Prize (2016), Kleinman Composition Competi- and Chicago Ideas Week. Most recently, Mark tion win, TimeOut Theater Award nomination, was a resident artist at the Ragdale Founda- and a Wilde Award Nomination. Masters of tion where he served as Director of Photogra- Music DePaul University and Bachelors of phy for Erica Mott Productions dance film Music Columbia College Chicago. Cowboys & Vikings Trilogy. Mark was the Direc- www.jeffreylevinmusic.com tor of Photography and Editor of Four Monologues, a film adaptation made with Eleanor Kahn (Props Designer) Eleanor is a Columbia College’s Center for Book & Paper freelance designer in Chicago. Previous scenic Arts. Mark has been the Video Supervisor of work includes: Bobbie Clearly (Steep Theatre); the Chicago Production of Blue Man Group Hairy Ape, The Mother, The Jungle and since 2005. www.comiskeymedia.square- Waiting for Lefty (Oracle Productions); What of space.com the Night (Stage Left and Cor Theatre); Deer and the Lovers and World Builders (First Floor Jon Beal (Violence & Gore Designer) Jon is Theater); The Way She Spoke (Greenhouse very excited to be working with Steep for the Solo Celebration); The Van Gogh Cafe, Fog first time! Jon has choreographed violence for Island, Monster in the Hall, and Lifeboat The Hypocrites, Goodman, Sideshow Theatre, (Filament Theater). She also works extensively The House, Jackalope Theatre, Stage Left, with The House Theatre as a props designer. Victory Gardens, and is the resident fight Eleanor received her MFA in Scenic Design director for Muse of Fire Theatre Company. from Boston University. Her full resume and You can also catch Jon onstage in Not About portfolio can be seen at eleanorkahn.com. Nightingales at Raven Theatre. www.jonbeal.com

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Lela & Co. by Cordelia Lynn, directed by Robin Witt July 13 - August 19, 2017

Instinct, tenacity, biting humor, and trust in the future keep Lela alive as her world closes in around her. Based on a true story, Lela & Co. is an eerily funny and enthralling story about the horrifying enterprise of war and a girl who may or may not have eaten some frosting. PRODUCTION STAFF, continued Dani Wieder (Assistant Director) Dani is a Alan Weusthoff (Technical Director) Alan is director focusing on adaptation, re-inscribing thrilled to be returning to Steep where he classics, and movement-based theater. Recent previously built the sets for Posh, The Cheats, credits include All Choiceless She, Miss Julie, and Brilliant Adventures. As a freelance and Cabaret (University of Chicago). She has Technical Director, Alan has most recently built assistant directed Men on Boats (American the sets for Falling with Interrobang Theatre, Theater Company), Mother of Smoke The Wiz with Kokandy Productions, Venus in (Walkabout Theatre Company and Red Tape), Fur with Circle Theatre and In The Heights with and The Secret Garden (). She is Porchlight Theatre. Other Chicago credits an award winning writer for her critical work in include: Winterset (Griffin Theatre),How We performance studies at the University of Got On (Haven Theatre); Sister Cities (Chimera Chicago. She is the current Literary Intern for Theatre); Caught (Sideshow Theatre); and the Goodman Theatre. Dani has worked with Once In A Lifetime (Strawdog Theatre). Alan is The House Theatre, Pivot Arts, Hubbard Street a graduate of the theater program at Truman Dance Chicago, Piccolo Theatre, and The State University in Kirksville, MO. Inconvenience, among others. Natalie Day (Stage Management Intern) Catherine Allen (Production Manager) Natalie is currently a freshman at Columbia Catherine is thrilled to be back working at College Chicago where she is studying acting Steep where she previously production and journalism. Aside from her stage managed Bobbie Clearly and The Few. Other management internship here at Steep, she is production management credits include work the associate editor for a national publication, with Griffin Theatre, Route 66, Congo Square, Fresh U, and recently started her own online Actors Gymnasium, Oak Park Festival Theatre, magazine, Unspoke Magazine. She is very Pegasus Theatre Chicago, Haven Theatre, excited to have had the opportunity to work on Chimera Ensemble, Hookman and hopes you enjoy the show. Youth Ensemble, Pine Box Theater Company, and Step Up Productions where she was an Artistic Associate and resident production manager. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where she received a BFA in Acting. Steep Theatre is profoundly grateful to the following supporters for their generous DONORS contributions. This list reflects gifts received between March 25, 2016 and March 24, 2017. Production Sponsor The Jordan & Jean Dr. Michael Schnur & The Quinn Pasins Ted Lowitz Nerenberg Family Dr. Jack Bulmash Mary Beth & Jack Fund Cathy & Bill Siple Reich Reception Sponsor James O’Neill Sylvia & Joseph Stone RHW Media, Inc. Dana Black, in memory Pepsico Foundation Rick Stoneham, Ted Ries of Shirlee Jo Black The Rothman Family in honor of Dr. Edward O. Riley Steep Benefactor Foundation Kassie Davis Jeannette & Reid Schar ($1000 and up) United Airlines Kendra Thulin & Holly & Tony Storck Julie & Roger Baskes Jessica & Christoph Jeremy Kazan Steep Circle Dana Black, in memory Schrey Margaret & Joseph (up to $249) of Shirlee Jo Black Timothy Sherck Tilson Anonymous Reid & Jennifer Quinn Barbara & Randy Kate Welborn Ace Charitable Broda Thomas William Blair & Co. Foundation Susan Burland & The University of North Steep Contributor Nancy Akin, George Plumb Carolina at Charlotte ($250 to $499) in honor of Marlys & Ken Burlington Anna Wermuth & Anonymous Brad Akin The City of Chicago Alex Gillmor Jennifer Beachell & Rita Allison Department of Lisa & Randy White Deryle House B. Appugliese Cultural Affairs & Norman Woodel Dennis & Dodie Berry Anne Marie & Joseph Special Events Steep Patron David Bock Arden Holly & David Collins ($500 to $999) Matthew Bonaccorso Jim Atwood The Robert D. Collins Bank of America Karen Callaway Japhet, Chris, Bryce Fund Peggy Bagley & Rabbi Judge Tom Chiola & Effie Kassie Davis & Douglas Goldhamer (Retired) Jeff Baldassarra Bruce Beatus Elaine Glusac & Lawrence DelPilar Kathleen Bandolik Sonya Dekhtyar Dave Bartusek Vincent DiFruscio & Steve Barber Suzanne Deveney & John Bistolfo Neil Averick Martha Moore Battles Bob Isaac Stacy Bosma & Jennifer & William James Baumhardt The Gaylord & James Allen Dugan Jan & Tim Bell Dorothy Donnelley Lani Mesa & Pete Ellis Daniel Feeney Judith Bianchi Foundation Lisa Donovan & Joseph Frank Cathy & Trip Blair, The MacArthur Fund Bradford Smith Gloria Friedman in honor of Kelly for Arts and Culture Kelly Fitzgerald Diane & Ian Galleher Fitzgerald at the Richard Sara Foster & Jenny Goltz Henry Bliss H. 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5350 North Broadway Just a block north of Steep Theatre Tuesday Nights - Half-off Bottles of Wine Wednesday Nights - Half-off Sangria Thursday Nights - Any House Margaritas $5 STEEP’S SEASON 16 MEMBERS John Bistolfo Vincent DiFruscio & H. B. Lottero Karen & Frank Matthew Bonaccorso Neil Averick Shana Lowitz & Schneider Susan Burland & Lisa Donovan & William Swaim, M.D. Dr. Michael Schnur & George Plumb Bradford Smith Ted Lowitz Dr. Jack Bulmash Ken Burlington Joseph Frank Lani Mesa Ellis Jessica & Chistoph Karen Callaway Gloria Friedman Andrea Mitchel Schrey Judge Tom Chiola Sarah & Matthew Frigo Betsy Moore Kate Welborn (Retired) Gregg Gilman James O’Neill Anna Wermuth & Kassie Davis & Leigh & John Amanda & Doug Alex Gillmor Bruce Beatus Hourihane Passmore Suzanne Deveney & Stephen H. Johnson Dr. Edward O. Riley Bob Isaac Stu Kiesow STEEPING AROUND TOWN Steep’s Company Members and Artistic Associates are busy making theatre around Chicago and across the country. Here’s what they have going on now: Pete Dully is the Production interactive show for young Joanie Schultz is directing the Manager and Set Designer for audiences is geared toward world premiere of Queen at Lakeside Shakespeare children aged 0-5. Victory Gardens Theatre! Theatre’s 2017 season: Caroline Neff is playing Anita in Robin Witt directed Lillian Merchant of Venice and the world premiere of Tracy Hellman’s The Children’s Hour Coriolanus. He has recently Letts’ Linda Vista at at UNC Charlotte. accepted the position of Steppenwolf, and playing Sherie Production Manager for the Brandon Wardell is designing in the independent series Theatre Department at Six Stories Tall at Adventure Public Housing Unit produced Columbia College Chicago. Stage and Proof at North Park by Black Apple Media. University. Lauren Lassus is stage Michael Salinas is moving back managing Emerald City to Chicago after four years in Theatre’s Little Theatre show New York. Mother Goose’s Garden. This SPECIAL THANKS Jason Akemann Rainee Denham Lee Miller Jeff Riemer Charlotte Berry Ian Galleher Northwestern Beth Rohlmeier The Blackstone Hotel Elaine Glusac University Residential The School at Mary Brennan Jerry Goodman Services Steppenwolf Ally Brisbin Jane Hollinger Alderman Harry Alderman Mary Ann Kosmo Music Osterman Smith Elana Boulos Deirdre Kinahan Kelly Parker Patrick Shanahan Amber Calderon Kurt Kolar John Paulun Ben Thielm Deb Clapp Eileen LaCario Leah Raidt University of Chicago Columbia College LillStreet Art Center Meaghan Schneider Performance Lab Chicago Leo Mendoza Adrienne Smith Bart Vivian Kimberly Corrigan Liz McGarry David Raino-Ogden Jack Wallace Erica Daniels Elisa Miller David Reed Ernst Walter ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES Audio Description and Open Captioning for Hookman were made possible by the Chicago Cultural Accessibility Loan Program. The CCAC Accessible Equipment Loan Program is administered by Steppenwolf Theatre Company with major funding provided by the Michael and Mona Heath Fund. Audio Described Performance: Saturday, May 20 at 8:00 Open Captioned Performance: Sunday, May 21 at 3:00 For more information, please contact us at [email protected] or 773-649-3186. IN-HOUSE FULL COLOR DIGITAL OFFSET PRESS!

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Ask about the Steep Pass at the box office or check it out online at steeptheatre.com/pass. LINGER IN THE LOBBY We hope you’ll join us in the lobby after this performance for a casual reception. Enjoy light refreshments while you chat with the cast, get to know the people sitting around you, and join the Steep family for a rousing conversation. Post-show receptions during Hookman are being generously hosted in memory of Shirlee Jo Black, the loving mother of Dana Black. “Work hard, play hard.” That was her motto.