New Associate Artistic Director Of Steppenwolf Named

Chicago actor David New has been named as the new Associate Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company.  New replaces Curt Columbus, who left Chicago to become the new artistic director of Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island. 

New's Steppenwolf acting credits include roles in 'The Royal Family," 'The Ballad of Little Jo," 'Valparaiso," 'Morningstar," 'The Glass Menagerie" and 'Slaughterhouse Five."  Former Drury Lane Water Tower Theatre Artistic Director Michael Webber has a recurring role on television's 'Prison Break" series. 

He received a BFA in Acting from the Theatre School at DePaul University in 1987.  He is a multiple Joseph Jefferson award nominee, a recipient of the Sarah Siddons Award, and a Chicago/Stratford Associates Fellow. In Chicago, he has appeared in productions with Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Goodman Theatre, The Chicago Humanities Festival, Court Theatre, Victory Gardens, Body Politic, Writer's Theatre of Chicago, Apple Tree Theatre, Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, Drury Lane Oakbrook and others. 
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Theatre In Chicago News Contributor Joe Stead has spent over 20 years as a critic, director, designer and performer.  His reviews currently appear online at www.steadstylechicago.com