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This past Thursday, we began preview performances of The Unmentionables by Bruce Norris. This is the fifth play by Bruce that Steppenwolf has produced. Previous productions include Purple Heart, The Infidel, We All Went Down To Amsterdam, and most recently The Pain and the Itch. A post-show discussion was held after the preview on Saturday afternoon. Of the 326 people who attended the performance, 115 stayed to participate in a conversation with Artistic Director, Martha Lavey and Bruce. The conversation was extremely lively, as is to be expected after one of Bruce’s plays, and it is deeply fortifying to our commitment to post-show discussions to have had one third of the audience in attendance. The opportunity for conversation is extended now into a virtual discussion here on the blog. If you saw the show, if you attended a post-show discussion, feel free to express your reactions here and continue the conversation with us and with each other.

The Unmentionables will open this Sunday, July 9th. Post-show discussions are held Tuesday thru Friday evenings and after the Saturday and Sunday matinee performances.

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