“Here is a theater. No curtain, no wings, no scenery. Just an empty space.” Konstantin Treplev, the young and hungry artist manqué in Anton Chekhov’s Seagull, intones these words before the disastrous and abortive premiere of his play-within-the-play for his family. But at the Saturday opening of ensemble member Yasen Peyankov’s production at Steppenwolf, it […]
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Lyric, Goodman, Steppenwolf, and CSO face the music
Major performing arts organizations recalibrate for COVID-19.
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Also, a new book on the history of Steppenwolf, from Gary Sinise to Tracy Letts.