“What I love about the play so much is that Stephanie has written a really funny script that has a beautiful tone of satire and absurdity and also biting comedy,” said Francis. “But at the same time she is calling our moral identity into question. In true Steppenwolf fashion, we’ve programmed a comedy that is a catalyst for your moral compass to betray itself.” - WBEZ CHICAGO
So a play about guns also becomes a play about feminism, family dynamics, male dominance, self-realization, self-defense, companionship, community and a whole lot more. And things don't go well. But, as Walker says, "A gun doesn't have to go off to tear people apart.''
Stephanie Alison Walker Awarded 2019 Primus Prize
DG member STEPHANIE ALISON WALKER has been named the recipient of the 2019 Francesca Primus Prize for her play The Madres, which received a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere in 2018.
The award, given to an emerging woman playwright, recognizes Walker’s play ‘The Madres’ with a $10,000 honorarium.