Praise for Steppenwolf’s New In-the-Round Theatre

12/03/2021

We are delighted to celebrate the completion of Steppenwolf’s new Ensemble Theatre in Honor of Helen Zell, the heart of the new Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center which opened on November 2, 2021. For more information about the project – and our 10+ year partnership with Steppenwolf Theatre Company – visit our Steppenwolf case study page. To read about the theatre in the news, scroll down.

The seating surrounds the performance area.
The sunlit foyer.
The exterior illuminated with beams of light in a searchlight pattern.
A group of people using the new sunlit education and rehearsal spaces at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
View of the catwalk and ceiling above the theatre in the round at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
The intimate theatre in the round at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

Press

Steppenwolf Theatre Dedicates State-of-the-Art Addition to Halsted Street Campus, Daily Herald, Nov 2021

Steppenwolf Theatre’s new Arts and Education Center is a ‘love letter to Chicago’, Chicago Sun Times, Oct 2021

Steppenwolf sets up Loft-y ambitions in new building, Chicago Reader, Nov 2021

Steppenwolf Theatre Unveils 50,000-Square-Foot Theater And Education Center, Block Club Chicago, Nov 2021

Steppenwolf Breaks Ground on New Home, American Theatre Magazine, March 2019

Steppenwolf Announces 2021-22 Season, Opening of New Building, March 2019