Ep1 Jeff Perry: "An Explorers Heart

Published: April 2, 2020, noon

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The debut episode of Half Hour, a podcast from Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Il. In episode one, meet co-hosts Cliff Chamberlain, Glenn Davis, Audrey Francis and Caroline Neff as they introduce the new show. Then, Chamberlain sits down with Steppenwolf Theatre Company co-founder Jeff Perry for a conversation covering Perry\\u2019s half hour routine, coping with jealousy, and how to approach art making with \\u201can explorer\\u2019s heart.\\u201d \\xa0

\\xa0Interview begins at 8:12.

\\xa0Jeff Perry is a co-founder of Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He served as Steppenwolf Artistic Director from 1982 to 1985 and 1986 to 1987 and was integral to the founding of The School at Steppenwolf, where he continues to teach and direct. Jeff's many acting credits at Steppenwolf include August: Osage County (also Broadway and London), Balm in Gilead (also Off-Broadway), The Time of Your Life (also Seattle, San Francisco), Picasso at the Lapin Agile (World Premiere), The Grapes of Wrath (also Broadway and London), The Caretaker (also Broadway) and Streamers (also Kennedy Center). Jeff portrayed Cyrus Beene on ABC\\u2019s Scandal and also appeared in Nash Bridges, Thirtysomething and My So-Called Life.

\\xa0Learn more at steppenwolf.org

For a transcript of this podcast, go to: https://www.steppenwolf.org/globalassets/half-hour-podcast/half-hour-ep1-transcript.pdf

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