Hit the Wall by Ike Holter originally premiered at Steppenwolf in 2012 as an honest portrayal of the Stonewall riots. This re-imagining brings prominent actors to 1969 in the wake of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
Ryan Bingham is a happily, unmarried man who fires people for a living, flying all over the world on contract to do so. His views are challenged by Natalie, a young graduate who brings his boss an idea: firing people over video conference.
Ferris Bueller takes a day off of school and enjoys the city of Chicago, in a live reading of the screenplay with an all star cast.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare follows the enthusiastic but aloof, Bottom, a kingdom of the fairies and four lovers as they encounter the chaotic but brilliantly fun, Puck.