Steep is the quintessential storefront theatre – that iconic breed of Chicago theatre that makes our cultural landscape unlike that of any other city. Steep is committed to producing new and under-produced plays that tell the stories of ordinary people in extraordinary situations – small stories that illuminate larger societal issues. As Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune wrote in his 2014 review of STRANGERS, BABIES, “Steep Theatre never shies away from plays about the dark corners of the soul, … You might say this fine little theater on Berwyn Avenue makes a specialty of such gutsy shows…” Steep creates powerful productions of plays by today’s most exciting writers and features the work of Chicago’s hottest theatre artists in a beautiful, intimate space. Steep Theatre is known as a home for hard-hitting, finely tuned ensemble work.
