Create a cutting edge design program for chicago's most provocative and experimental theater troop, the steppenwolf.

Looking into steppenwolf's past, revealed a wealth of stories, scripts, ephemera, props and nostalgia which informed the design system.

The final solution creates a comprehensive narrative from the smallest details (theater programs) to the largest (theater signage/interior) all of which celebrate accomplishments worthy of it's A-list ensemble members (john malkovich, john mahoney, joan allen, gary sinise, martha plimpton, tracy lets, etc).