Barbecue

CHICAGO PREMIERE
and a LookOut Visiting Company at Steppenwolf’s 1700 Theater
Written by Robert O’Hara
Directed by Damon Kiely
August 17 – September 30
Steppenwolf Theatre’s 1700 Theater, 1700 N. Halsted Street
Previews: August 17 – August 27
Accessible Performance: Sunday, Sept. 10 at 3:30 p.m.
Industry Performance: Monday, Sept. 11 at 8 p.m.
Regular Run: Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3:30 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3:30 p.m.
Tickets: Previews: $35, Regular Run: $45
To purchase single tickets to Barbecue, please visit www.steppenwolf.org/bbq or call 312-335-1650.

A modern American family uses a summer barbecue as a pretext to ambush sister Barbara with an intervention.

Pillars of the Community

Adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s The Pillars of Society
Written by Samuel Adamson
Directed by Elly Green
January 19 – March 3, 2018
Strawdog Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice Ave.
Previews: January 19 – 28, 2018
Accessible Performance: Sunday, Feb. 4 at 4 p.m.
Industry Performance: Monday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m.
Regular Run: Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3:30 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3:30 p.m.
Tickets: Previews: $35, Regular Run: $45
Single tickets for Pillars of the Community go on sale November 17.

The return of a fugitive brother puts the future of wealthy businessman Karsten Bernick in peril.

Damascus

WORLD PREMIERE
Written by Bennett Fisher
Directed by Cody Estle
May 11 – June 24, 2018
Strawdog Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice Ave.
Previews: May 11 – May 20, 2018
Accessible Performance: Sunday, June 3 at 4 p.m.
Industry Performance: Monday, June 4 at 8 p.m.
Regular Run: Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3:30 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3:30 p.m.
Tickets: Previews: $35, Regular Run: $45

Hassan is a Somali-American Super Shuttle driver in Minneapolis, struggling to make ends meet as more and more of his customers switch to Uber and Lyft.

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