Oct 26 2011
Based on the novel by Carson McCullers, “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” follows John Singer, a deaf man living in a Georgia mill town boarding house in the 1930s. An exploration of isolation, Singer befriends four townspeople, becoming the confidant to others, neglecting his own needs. The Chicago Theater Beat praises the play, “Awe-inspiring performances revolving around a shining beacon of a leading actor, deft staging and symbolic production values create a heartwrenching portrait of the isolated life.”
The direction team has been distributing posters and handbills throughout specialty youth routes we created for the Steppenwolf. We’ve been targeting areas near high schools to focus on potential theater loving teenagers.
“The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” will be in the upstairs theatre at the Steppenwolf until November 4. This performance is part of the Steppenwolf for Young Adults series, a group of plays targeting teenagers for a life of appreciation of the arts. For tickets and more, please visit steppenwolf.org.
When Steppenwolf for Young Adults announced it was going to take on the Harper Lee classic “To Kill A Mockingbird” you knew it would be good. A classic work interpreted by one of the most well-respected theatre companies in the world just makes sense. It should come as no surprise that due to popular demand, the production has been extended another week.