productions than any other actor... Steppenwolf productions, that is. He was most recently seen in The Tempest and The Seafarer. On screen, he was most recently seen in Public Enemies and Gifted Hands. But don’t be fooled by Hollywood special effects, Alan appears older and plumper on screen than he is in real life.
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LARRY YANDO (Charles Dawson, Henry Billings, Voice of Dr. Watson and BBC Radio Announcer), since returning from three years as Scar in the national tour of The Lion King, has appeared in Cymbeline and 12th Night (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Bach at Leipzig, As You Like It and Nixon’s Nixon (Writers’ Theatre); the world premiere of Goldbrick (Collaboraction and Walkabout Theater); and two years as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre). Other credits include many principal roles in many plays at many theaters, including Court Theatre, Steppenwolf, Milwaukee Rep, Madison Rep, Indiana State Rep, Apple Tree Theatre, Royal George Theatre, Defiant Theatre and Peninsula Players. He has taught acting at DePaul University, Northwestern University, Columbia University, Act One Conservatory and Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Classical Training Program and is a text/verse coach at CST. Larry has received Chicago Magazine’s Actor of the Year Award, The Chicago Reader’s Best Actor Award and DePaul University’s Excellence in the Arts Award.
JAMES D. FARRUGGIO (u/s Chardin, Arnt, Dawson, Billings) has performed around Chicago in Of Mice and Men (Steppenwolf Theatre); Stop/Kiss (The Gift Theatre); 7 Blow Jobs (Mary Arrchie); Trueblinka, Sketchbook 7 and Sketchbook 9 (Collaboraction); The Kentucky Cycle (Infamous Commonwealth); Last Supper (Infusion Theatre); and Leaving Iowa (Leaving Iowa Productions). Television and film credits include The Beast, Prison Break and Batman: Dark Knight.
LESLIE FRAME (u/s Rebecca, Katarina) is very excited to be working with Steppenwolf for the first time after completing The School at Steppenwolf last summer. Chicago credits include Why Do You Smoke So Much, Lily? and The Adventures of Nervous Boy (Gorilla Tango Theater); Acid Rain (Point of Contention); Doctor Atomic (Lyric Opera of Chicago); Laundry and Bourbon (Oil Lamp Theater); Rogue 8 Issues 1-3 (Rogue Theatre); and the upcoming Wilson Wants It All (House Theatre). Many thanks to Erica, Eric, Kelli and Franny. GARY SIMMERS (u/s Doyle, Cole, Woodward, Moody) is very happy to return to Steppenwolf. His Chicago credits include Art (Steppenwolf); Watch on the Rhine, Another Part of the Forest, Landscape of the Body, Sweetest Swing in Baseball and Talley and Son (Eclipse Theatre Company); The Crucible and Death and the Maiden (Timeline Theatre Company); and The Incident (Next Theatre). Gary really likes being a Dad.