"Catch as Catch Can" at Steppenwolf until July 12

When a prodigal son returns to blue collar New England, his homecoming sets off a spiraling crisis for two families, threatening not only their relationships but their very identities.

In Mia Chung’s wildly inventive Catch as Catch Can(directed by the incomparable Amy Morton) three actors take on six roles, bridging generation and gender, in a theatrical tour-de-force that upends the kitchen sink drama and asks what happens when we refuse to play the roles we’re prescribed.

Paul chats with all 3 stars: Gary Cole, Tim Hopper and Steppenwolf Co-Artistic Director Audrey Francis, this ferocious Chicago premiere must be witnessed to be believed.