Articles tagged with: Alana Arenas
‘Fundamentals’ at Steppenwolf: Downstairs at posh hotel, no Up button for the service crew
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Review: The time is right for “The Fundamentals,” a sly new play by Erika Sheffer now upstairs at Steppenwolf. With mega-corps in the news for claiming ignorance of malfeasance so widespread it involves thousands of workers — while simultaneously selling the perfume of lofty company ideals — Sheffer zeroes in on the souls who draw the paychecks and suffer the joke. ★★★
‘Good People’ at Steppenwolf: Of earthly salt and a wounded soul desperately seeking work
![‘Good People’ at Steppenwolf: Of earthly salt and a wounded soul desperately seeking work Molly Regan is Dottie, Lusia Strus is Jean and Mariann Mayberry is Margaret in Steppenwolf Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by K. Todd Freeman credit Michael Brosilow](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Molly-Regan-is-Dottie-Lusia-Strus-is-Jean-and-Mariann-Mayberry-is-Margaret-in-Steppenwolf-Good-People-by-David-Lindsay-Abaire-directed-by-K.-Todd-Freeman-credit-Michael-Brosilow-125x125.jpg)
Review: ★★★★
Steppenwolf captures pulse and horror of war with Sherman’s march through Georgia
![Steppenwolf captures pulse and horror of war with Sherman’s march through Georgia (front) General William Tecumseh Sherman (Harry Groener) and (right) Major Morrison (Cliff Chamberlain) watch the battle from afar with several other Union soldiers in Steppenwolf Theatre Company?s world-premiere production of The March, based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, adapted and directed by ensemble member Frank Galati. The March runs April 5 ? June 10, 2012 in Steppenwolf?s Downstairs Theatre (1650 N Halsted St).](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/The-March-world-premiere-2012-Steppenwolf-Harry-Groener-as-General-Sherman-and-Cliff-Chamberlain-as-Major-Morrison-watch-the-battle-from-afar-credit-Michael-Brosilow-125x125.jpg)
Doctorow’s novel on stage. 4 stars!
When ethnic roots snag the American dream, idealism stumbles in ‘Disgraced’
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Meltdown at Amer. Theater Co. 5 stars!