Chicago's theatre may be better than any other in America: theSteppenwolf and Lookingglass companies regularly carry off prizes, and a profusion of fringe, garage and one-room theatres flourish alongside bigger establishments.
Steppenwolf, the spawning ground of the superstars John Malkovich, Joan Allen and its cofounder Gary Sinise, takes 39 interns a year, and they learn, hands-on, the workings of a professional theater.