STEPPENWOLF PRESENTS

DESCRIBE THE NIGHT

By Rajiv Joseph^†
Directed by Austin Pendleton^†‡

FEATURING

Jack Cain*, Glenn Davis^†*, James Vincent Meredith^†*, Sally Murphy^†*, Caroline Neff^†*, Jon Hudson Odom*, Yasen Peyankov^†* and Karen Rodriguez^†

CREATIVE TEAM

Collette Pollard+ Scenic Design 
Raquel Adorno+ Costume Design 
Keith Parham+ Lighting Design 
Pornchanok Kanchanabanca+ Sound Design
Silver Fox Wigs Wig Design
Kristina Fluty Intimacy Consultant
Gigi Buffington Company Voice & Text Coach 
Tom Pearl Producing Director
JC Clementz, CSA Casting Director 
Christine D. Freeburg* Production Stage Manager
Kathleen Barrett* Assistant Stage Manager

DESCRIBE THE NIGHT was first presented in 2014 in a student production at New York University’s Graduate Acting Program (Mark Wing-Davey, Chair)

DESCRIBE THE NIGHT was developed at TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, CA, as part of their New Works Festival

The world premiere of DESCRIBE THE NIGHT was commissioned and produced by the Alley Theatre (Gregory Boyd, Artistic Director; Dean R. Gladden, Managing Director)

DESCRIBE THE NIGHT is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

† member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble.
* member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.
+ member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829 of the IATSE.
‡ member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

CAST
Jack Cain* Feliks
Glenn Davis†* Vova
Charence Higgins Urzula
James Vincent Meredith†* Isaac (March 2–24 & April 2–9)
Sally Murphy†* Yevgenia
Caroline Neff†* Mariya
Jon Hudson Odom* Isaac (March 25–April 1)
Yasen Peyankov†* Nikolai


UNDERSTUDIES
Eileen Doan Urzula
Nate Faust Isaac
Kenneth Hamilton Vova/Feliks
Marika Mashburn* Yevgenia
Matt Rosin Nikolai
Liz Sharpe Mariya

ADDITIONAL STAFF
Dan Washelesky Assistant Director
Delena Bradley Assistant Scenic Design
Quinn Chisenhall Assistant Lighting Design
Emily Hayman Assistant Sound Design
Jeremy Ohringer Assistant Intimacy Consultant
Emily Hanlon Production Assistant
Joe Creen Run Crew
Annaliese Voci Dresser
Lauren Casson COVID Safety Manager 
Rachel Boylan, Jeanette Rodriguez Costume Assistants
Melissa Wilson First Hand
Kyra Pan, Veronica Stark, Riley Sullivan Stitchers
Jesse Debolt, Billy Earnisse, Kenny Faust, Tim Martin, John McTaggart, Bobby Noe, Carolyn Voss Additional Carpenters 
Camille Toshiko-Peotter Additional Properties 
Elyse Balogh, Amy Couey, Livian Kennedy Additional Paint
Lexi Silva, Emma Tyler Research Associates

This play runs 3 hours including one 15 minute intermission.

As a courtesy to the actors and your fellow patrons, please turn off your cell phones before the performance.

Entry and re-entry into the theater after the performance begins is not guaranteed.

 The taking of photographs and the use of any type of recording device are not allowed in the theater during performances and is a violation of state and federal copyright laws; digital media will be deleted, and tape or film will be confiscated.