With Bug, Steppenwolf Theatre Stages a Bold and Electric—If Overwhelming—Return to In-Person Shows

Lincoln Park’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company roars back to life this month with Bug, an electric revival of ensemble member Tracy Letts’s acclaimed 1996 play about trauma, conspiracy, and bedbugs collapsing in on the occupants of an Oklahoma motel room. While Bug’s explosive second act risks alienating more timid viewers, the production is bold and unflinching, drowning its more familiar aspects in a barrage of fiery commentary on race, government power, and love ripe for our 21st-century moment. The play follows Agnes (Carrie Coon), a waitress living in an Oklahoma motel, […]
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