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Steppenwolf Theatre to Host Michael Merritt Design Awards, Honoring Todd Rosenthal

Todd Rosenthal
Todd Rosenthal

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is set to host the sixteenth annual Michael Merritt Design Awards’ Program, which will honor scenic designer Todd Rosenthal on Monday, April 27 beginning at 5:30 pm.

The doors will open at 5:30 pm for the viewing of the third annual Theater Design expo, showcasing over 20 emerging Chicago-area theatrical designers. Steppenwolf artistic director Martha Lavey will moderate a discussion, “Moving Chicago Productions to New York and Beyond,” with Awardees Anna Shapiro and Joshua Schmidt.

Lighting designer Keith Parham will receive The Michael Maggio Emerging Designer Award, and there will be a presentation of three student scholarship recipients representing The Theatre School of DePaul University, Northwestern University, and Columbia College Chicago.

For reservations, call 312-344-6105 or send an email to robmilburn@ameritech.net.