CULTURETECHLENSSteppenwolf Theatre
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Combined Graph record U-01578 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-PL-0106. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Ensemble theater company
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Ensemble theater company
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- City: Chicago
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- https://www.steppenwolf.org/about-us/our-history (verification source · master store)
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company's own history page (tier 2) states the company staged its inaugural production in January 1974 (in Deerfield, Illinois), incorporated as a non-profit in 1975, formed its ensemble in 1976 in Highland Park, moved to Chicago in 1980, and in 1991 'built its current theater at 1650 N. Halsted St. in Chicago'; the page footer gives Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1650 N. Halsted St, Chicago, Illinois, and describes it as 'one of America's leading ensemble theatres... in Chicago, Illinois since 1974.' Establishes existence, ensemble-theatre type, Chicago location/address, and a 1974 origin (company, not the current building, which dates to 1991). (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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