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Full Casting Announced for Constellations and Visiting Edna at Steppenwolf Theatre

Tony Award winner Rondi Reed leads a world premiere by David Rabe.

Bethany Rickwald

Bethany Rickwald

| Chicago |

April 25, 2016

Tony winner Rondi Reed joins the cast of Visiting Edna at Steppenwolf Theatre.
Tony winner Rondi Reed joins the cast of Visiting Edna at Steppenwolf Theatre.
(© Joseph Marzullo)

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced complete casting for its upcoming productions of Constellations and Visiting Edna.

Broadway alum Jessie Fisher (Once) will join ensemble member Jon Michael Hill in the Chicago premiere production of Nick Payne's two-character drama Constellations, directed by artistic producer Jonathan Berry. The production will run in the Upstairs Theatre from May 26-July 3 with a press opening on June 1.

Constellations production team includes Joe Schermoly (scenic design), Izumi Inaba (costume design), Heather Gilbert (lighting design), and Christopher Kriz (sound design and original music).

Tony Award winner and ensemble member Rondi Reed (Wicked) joins the cast of the season opener, the world premiere production of Visiting Edna by Tony Award-winning playwright David Rabe. Reed will play the title role alongside previously announced ensemble members Ian Barford, K. Todd Freeman, and Sally Murphy. Completing the cast is Michael Rabe, making his Steppenwolf debut. Steppenwolf artistic director and Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro directs the production, which will run from September 15-November 6.

The Visiting Edna production team includes David Zinn (scenic design), Linda Roethke (costume design), Marcus Doshi (lighting design), and Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen (sound design and original music).

For tickets to Constellations, click here.

For tickets to Visiting Edna, click here.

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