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24-588: Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Chicago theater company founded in 1974 by Terry Kinney , Jeff Perry , and Gary Sinise in the Immaculate Conception grade school in Highland Park, Illinois and is now located in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood on Halsted Street. The theatre's name comes from Hermann Hesse 's novel Steppenwolf , which original member Rick Argosh was reading during

48-644: A nonprofit organization , saving money by taking the name of a failed theatre company that had already incorporated. In the summer of 1976, Steppenwolf took up residence in a vacant basement space of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Highland Park, Illinois and produced its first full season of plays. In 1980, the theatre company moved into a 134-seat theatre at the Jane Addams Hull House Center on Broadway Avenue in Chicago. Two years later,

72-457: A short-lived Fox series. In 2009, he played Sergeant Harvey Brown in the ABC series The Unusuals , and in the same year, he had a recurring role as Special Agent Sam Bosco on the hit CBS series The Mentalist . 2010 saw a pilot for a CBS drama called The Line , starring Dylan Walsh as ATF Agent Donovan with Kinney as a complex criminal, Alex Gunderson, that Donovan is hunting. The series

96-678: A telephone operator, and Kenneth C. Kinney, a tractor company supervisor. Kinney has been involved in theatre since 1974, when he, Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company . In describing the company's radical usage of cinematic techniques such as accelerated time, substantial soundtracks and the rough equivalent of dissolves and bleeds , Kinney had said: We’ve always been more influenced by cinematic techniques than stage techniques because stage techniques have been around long enough to become really boring and cliché. Our earliest influences were

120-885: Is a 1988 play adapted by Frank Galati from the classic 1939 John Steinbeck novel of the same name , with incidental music by Michael Smith . The play debuted at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago , followed by a May 1989 production at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego and a June 1989 production at the Royal National Theatre in London . After eleven previews , the Broadway production, directed by Galati, opened on March 22, 1990 at

144-733: The CBS miniseries Murder Ordained opposite JoBeth Williams . He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the idealistic unit manager Tim McManus on HBO 's prison drama Oz . In 1995, Kinney co-starred with Tommy Lee Jones in an adaptation of an Elmer Kelton western novel titled The Good Old Boys . Tommy Lee Jones directed this made-for-TV movie which also co-starred Sissy Spacek , Matt Damon , Sam Shepard , Wilford Brimley and retired Texas Ranger H. Joaquin Jackson . Kinney also directed two episodes of Oz , "Cruel and Unusual Punishments" in 1999 and "Wheel of Fortune" in 2002. Explaining

168-758: The Cort Theatre , where it ran for 188 performances. The cast included Gary Sinise , Kathryn Erbe , Terry Kinney , Jeff Perry , Lois Smith , Francis Guinan , and Stephen Bogardus . The play was adapted for television in 1990 for the PBS series American Playhouse . A new production opened on 25th July 2024 at the Lyttleton Theatre , part of the National Theatre. The cast included Harry Treadaway , Cherry Jones , Greg Hicks , Natey Jones and Maimuna Memon . Awards This article on

192-678: The Sam Shepard play Buried Child directed by Gary Sinise in New York City . During a performance of Buried Child , Kinney had a "terrible, horrible, screaming panic attack" and stayed offstage for several years, only returning in 2002 in a performance with Kurt Elling called Petty Delusions and Grand Obsessions . He directed Richard Greenberg 's play Well Appointed Room in 2006 and Neil LaBute 's reasons to be pretty in 2009. In 2010, he directed another Lanford Wilson play, Fifth of July , for Bay Street Theatre (July) and for

216-811: The Sam Shepard play True West , starring Sinise and John Malkovich , was the first of many Steppenwolf productions to travel to New York City. In 1994, the company made its Los Angeles debut with Steve Martin 's first play, Picasso at the Lapin Agile . In 1996, after successful runs in Chicago and New York, Lyle Kessler's Orphans , directed by Gary Sinise, was the first Steppenwolf production to go international, debuting in London. The MacArthur Foundation awarded Steppenwolf Theatre Company $ 2.26 million between 1978 and 2017, in support of general operations, and growth of artistic and educational programs. In 2019, True West opened again at Steppenwolf, for

240-720: The Williamstown Theatre Festival (August). In October–November 2012, Kinney directed Checkers , a new play by Douglas McGrath at the Vineyard Theatre, New York City. He directed Lyle Kessler's new play Collision in January 2013 at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. Besides his theatrical work, Kinney has done much acting, mainly for television, starting in 1986 with an appearance in Miami Vice . In 1987, he starred as Pastor Tom Bird in

264-565: The coming-of-age drama Fly Away Home . In 1999, Kinney played the lead in the indie film The Young Girl and the Monsoon , about Hank, a 39-year-old photojournalist dealing with a demanding job and a growing daughter. In 2001, he played the estranged father of the protagonist, Sara Johnson ( Julia Stiles ), in the film Save the Last Dance . In 2006, Kinney directed an 18-minute film called Kubuku Rides (This Is It) , which portrays

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288-576: The 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play. Among the theatre's many honours are the Tony Award for Regional Theatre Excellence (1985) and the National Medal of Arts (1998). 41°54′45″N 87°38′55″W  /  41.91250°N 87.64861°W  / 41.91250; -87.64861 Terry Kinney Kinney was born in Lincoln , Illinois , the son of Elizabeth L. (née Eimer),

312-579: The company moved to a 211-seat facility at 2851 N. Halsted Street, which was their home until 1991, when construction was completed on the current theatre complex at 1650 N. Halsted Street (with administrative offices at 1700 N. Halsted Street.) The theatre has three theatres: the Downstairs Theatre that seats 515; the Upstairs Theatre that seats 299; and, the 1700 Theatre, a casual, intimate and flexible theatre that seats 80. In 1982,

336-470: The company's inaugural production of Paul Zindel 's play, And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little , in 1974. After occupying several theatres in Chicago, in 1991, it moved into its own purpose-built complex with three performing spaces, the largest seating 550. A recipient of the Regional Tony Award , several of its productions have transferred to Broadway. The name Steppenwolf Theatre Company

360-611: The country. Tracy Letts' Broadway drama August: Osage County (2007) was ranked number one in Time's Top Ten Theatre Performances of 2007. After moving from the Imperial Theatre next door to The Music Box Theatre for an open-ended run, August: Osage County won five Tony Awards including Best Play of 2007, Best Director (Anna D. Shapiro), Best Leading Actress (Deanna Dunagan), Best Featured Actress (Rondi Reed), and Best Scenic Design ( Todd Rosenthal ). Letts went on to win

384-540: The effects of drug addiction of a mother as seen by her young son. The film is based on the short story by Larry Brown . It is the first film produced by Steppenwolf Films. In 2008, he directed Diminished Capacity , a feature film with a big Steppenwolf presence, based on the Sherwood Kiraly novel of that name. For television, in 2008, Kinney was Deputy Attorney General Zach Williams in Canterbury's Law ,

408-467: The experience, he said, "it was great training for shooting on a limited budget, on a time crunch." His film work includes a role in the 1988 film Miles from Home , which featured many cast members of Steppenwolf and was directed by Sinise. In 1995, he played mayoral candidate Todd Carter in Carl Franklin 's film Devil in a Blue Dress . In 1996, Kinney played a comedic role as Uncle David in

432-557: The films of Cassavetes , not any plays we’d seen. We always tend to score our pieces and we always tend to manipulate the audience to look where we want them to look and the way to do that is to get very tight on certain situations. He has directed several plays (see below) and performed in several. In 1985, he performed in the Drama Desk Award –winning play Balm in Gilead by Lanford Wilson . In 1996, Kinney played Tilden in

456-474: The first time in 37 years, with Namir Smallwood and Jon Michael Hill as the leads and the direction of Randall Arney. Steppenwolf is an ensemble cast theatre company with actors, playwrights, producers, and directors in its membership. Notable past and present ensemble members include: Notable productions include: Through its New Plays Initiative, the company maintains ongoing relationships with writers of international prominence while continuing to support

480-611: The work of aspiring and mid-career playwrights. In 1988, Steppenwolf presented the world premiere of Frank Galati's adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath , based on the John Steinbeck novel, which eventually went on to win the Tony Award for Best Play. In 2000, Steppenwolf presented the world premiere of Austin Pendleton 's Orson's Shadow , which subsequently was staged off-Broadway and by regional theatres throughout

504-528: Was axed. Kinney also guest starred as Salvatore Amato, a member of a Chicago crime family, in the new Fox drama The Mob Doctor premiering in September 2012. Kinney was cast as a series regular on ABC drama series Black Box opposite Kelly Reilly and Vanessa Redgrave , set to air on ABC in 2014. From 2016 to 2023, Kinney has played Hall, a recurring character in the TV series Billions . In 2019, Terry

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528-610: Was cast in the Shonda Rhimes mini-series Inventing Anna alongside Julia Garner , Laverne Cox , and Anna Chlumsky . The series, which depicts Instagram-famous scam artist Anna Sorokin , premiered on Netflix in 2022. From 1984 to 1988, Kinney was married to Elizabeth Perkins . From 1993 to 2005, he was married to his Oz co-star Kathryn Erbe , with whom he has two children. Kinney lives in Brooklyn, New York. The Grapes of Wrath (play) The Grapes of Wrath

552-685: Was first used in 1974 at a Unitarian church on Half Day Road in Deerfield . The company presented And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little by Paul Zindel , Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard , and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams , with Rick Argosh directing, and Grease by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey , with Gary Sinise directing. The founding members are Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and Gary Sinise. The founders recruited six additional members: H. E. Baccus, Nancy Evans, Moira Harris , John Malkovich , Laurie Metcalf , and Alan Wilder. In 1975, Steppenwolf incorporated as

576-494: Was to be based on a novel by Robert Gregory Browne called Kiss Her Goodbye . (Browne said that the show was tentatively called ATF . ) In 2011 Kinney had a recurring role in the North American adaptation of Being Human as Heggemann, an 1,100-year-old Dutch vampire. In April 2012 he starred in the CBS police procedural drama NYC 22 as Field Training Officer Daniel "Yoda" Dean. However, after four episodes NYC 22

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