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An artist rendering of the new complex that Steppenwolf Theatre plans to build on Halsted Street in Lincoln Park. (Courtesy of Steppenwolf Theatre)

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Steppenwolf Theatre Navigates The COVID-19 Pandemic

By  Justin Kaufmann
   

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues to build out a brand new facility on N. Halsted Street, even though COVID restrictions have temporarily closed the facility. The North Side institution also has a new virtual season.

Reset checks in on everything that’s happening — and not happening — at the Steppenwolf as coronavirus continues to cause problems in Chicago.

GUEST: Anna Shapiro, artistic director at Steppenwolf Theatre

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