Steppenwolf Theatre Company Blog – Chicago Theater, World-Class Ensemble

Where’s the one place in Chicago teenagers can see a play for $15 and chat intelligently with the actors in a private setting about what they just saw? Steppenwolf’s MaTEENe series, of course! As you may have heard, or seen (our poster crews are spread out across the city), the series is definitely and officially up and running. Our first event was centered on Good Boys and True and was a great success; especially considering it took place during winter vacation! Many of the participants were first-time theatergoers and loved the show, and almost all expressed an interest in returning for the Harriet Jacobs event on February 9.

Steppenwolf artistic apprentice Michael Vinson also attended our first event. While most of us were relaxing with our pizza and Pepsi, Michael was armed with a digital camera, video camera, and a MacBook. Much of his time was spent taking pictures and recording the council’s thoughts on Steppenwolf for Young Adults, the MaTEENe series, and theater itself. Listen to the result. You’ll find out who theater really belongs to.

Also, as I mentioned before, our Harriet Jacobs MaTEENe is coming up—February 9. It’s an inspiring story about a young slave girl who makes extreme decisions to reach her freedom. Harriet’s choices make the story seem more relevant to life today.

What we would like to know from you is this–what themes do we take from stories like Harriet Jacobs into our daily lives?

This entry was posted by Danielle O’Donoghue on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 at 12:44 am and is filed under Good Boys and True, Harriet Jacobs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.