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Looking back at 2010 and ahead to 2011
On March 5, 2011, Steep will celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the opening of our first show. It's hard to believe – Steep started out as a three-person, itinerant company in 2001, and today we have seventeen
company members, an amazing new theatre to call our own, an active board of directors, and a track record
of producing critically acclaimed, thought-provoking work. It has been a dizzily exciting decade of artistic
and organizational triumphs, now coming to a close with perhaps the most magical year in Steep's history.
This past year has been marked by bold programming choices and fearless work – a thrilling combination
that resulted in shows that set new artistic standards for Steep and reached record audiences. Over 4,000
people walked through Steep's doors this year, packing our cozy, fifty-seat home show after show.
Our artistic and commercial success was accompanied by accolades and awards for our company and
our artists. Steep received the 2010 Broadway in Chicago Emerging Theatre Award – an award created
to support and promote emerging theaters in Chicago that have demonstrated great ability and promise,
artistic excellence, and fiscal responsibility in business practices. Steep was selected by a vote of our peers
– the roughly 200 member companies of the League of Chicago Theatres.
Steep's U.S. premiere of Harper Regan was named to the Chicago Tribune's and Timeout Chicago's Top
Ten Shows of the Year lists. Kendra Thulin, who played the title role in Harper, won the Joseph Jefferson
Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role for her work in the production. Chicago's National Public
Radio critic Kelly Kleiman named company member Caroline Neff one of the top five actors of the year,
largely for her work in Steep productions Harper Regan and A Brief History of Helen of Troy. And earlier
this year, Ms. Kleiman named our 2007 production The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui one of the Top Ten
Shows of the Decade!
I am writing to you today in hopes that you will support Steep as we set off on our next decade. For years,
we have worked towards being an important, contributing voice in the Chicago theatre community. We
are proud to say we have realized that goal and then some. We have now set our sights on making Steep
a Chicago institution and a voice recognized and heard far beyond this community. With your help, we
know that our best work and biggest triumphs lie ahead.
Steep is a 501(c)(3) organization, and all donations are tax-deductible. Please send all donations to our theatre at 1115 W Berwyn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640 or donate through the provided button in the side column of this page.
Thank you for your support. We hope you will continue to spread the word about the exciting work taking
place at Steep!
Yours truly,
Peter Moore
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