By Martyna Majok
Directed by Steph Paul

Sep 14 – Nov 18, 2023
In the Ensemble Theater

2001. Newark, NJ. Two teenagers, brought to America as children, now face an uneasy question: what are they willing to risk for a future together in the only country they've known? The simple joys of coming-of-age are challenged by the uncertainty of their next chapters. Pulitzer Prize-winner Martyna Majok brings light to the sacrifices made by DREAMers, lovers and lifelong friends in the heart-stirring and hopeful Sanctuary City—a story that fractures time and transcends memory—crossing boundaries, borders and genres in search of a place to call home.

By Selina Fillinger
Directed by ensemble member Audrey Francis
Featuring ensemble members Celeste M. Cooper, Caroline Neff, Sandra Marquez and Karen Rodriguez

Oct 26 – Dec 3, 2023
In the Downstairs Theater

It’s just another (omg, wtf, lmfao) day at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. When a White House PR nightmare spins into a legit sh*tshow, seven brilliant and beleaguered women must risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble. POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive is a bawdy and irreverent look at sex, politics and the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world. Who knew that global crisis is always just a four-letter word away?

By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Phylicia Rashad 

Featuring ensemble members Alana Arenas, Glenn Davis and Jon Michael Hill

Mar 14 – Apr 21, 2024
In the Downstairs Theater

For decades, the influential Jasper family has been a pillar of Black American Politics: civil rights leaders, pastors and congressmen. But like all families, there are cracks and secrets just under the surface. When the youngest son Nazareth returns home to Illinois with an uninvited friend in tow, the family is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith and the legacies of Black radicalism. Rowdy, hilarious and filled with intrigue, Purpose is an epic family drama–a long-awaited world premiere from one of the country’s most celebrated voices.

By Larissa FastHorse
Directed by Jess McLeod
Featuring ensemble members Audrey Francis and Tim Hopper

Apr 25 – Jun 2, 2024
In the Ensemble Theater

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 Larissa FastHorse’s skewering and satirical comedy, well, just about everything. Rambunctious, thorny and not altogether politically correct, The Thanksgiving Play serves up the hypocrisies of woke America on a big, family-style, platter. Come get ya some.

By Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by Joe Mantello
Featuring ensemble member Laurie Metcalf

Jun 13 – Jul 21, 2024
In the Downstairs Theater

Here’s what we know. Samuel D. Hunter is writing. Joe Mantello is directing. Ensemble member Laurie Metcalf is starring. They all want to work together at Steppenwolf. Who are we to get in their way?

By Martyna Majok
Directed by Steph Paul

Oct 23 – Nov 18, 2023
In the Ensemble Theater

2001. Newark, NJ. Two teenagers, brought to America as children, now face an uneasy question: what are they willing to risk for a future together in the only country they've known? The simple joys of coming-of-age are challenged by the uncertainty of their next chapters. Pulitzer Prize-winner Martyna Majok brings light to the sacrifices made by DREAMers, lovers and lifelong friends in the heart-stirring and hopeful Sanctuary City—a story that fractures time and transcends memory—crossing boundaries, borders and genres in search of a place to call home.

By Matthew Paul Olmos
Directed by Laura Alcalá Baker

Feb 7 – Mar 2, 2024
In the Ensemble Theater

A coyote howling. A home in disarray. A young woman alone. In Matthew Paul Olmos’ world premiere, Soledad Vargas is in the city, fighting for her family’s right to live on their land. When hope starts to dwindle, how far will she go, and what will she be forced to leave behind? A modern myth drawn from the real life struggles of displaced communities around the globe, a home what howls is a lyrically-rendered quest of youth activism standing against forces of injustice.