Through January 31st, Don’t miss this special discount chance to get half-price tickets to Haruki Murakami’s After the Quake by the end of this month.The Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to invite you to enjoy its critically-acclaimed production of after the quake, based on the work by one of Japan’s most highly regarded novelist Murakami, adapted by Tony award-winner Frank Galati, and featuring Tiffany Fujiwara, Aiko Nakasone, Andrew Pang, Keong Sim, Hanson Tse and Kayla Tucker.

Murakami returned to his hometown of Kobe after a disastrous earthquake nearly destroyed the entire city. After the quake is the collection of short stories inspired by this event, measures the aftershocks in personal lives after a natural disaster.

Highly recommended by the Chicago Sun-Times, and featuring live musical accompaniment by the haunting duo of cello (Jason McDermott) and koto (Jeff Wichmann), after the quake runs through February 19, 2006 in Steppenwolf’s newly renovated Upstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted Ave., Chicago.

To purchase tickets, call Audience Services directly at 312-335-1650 or log onto www.steppenwolf.org. Mention or use code 1834. Tickets must be purchased by 2:00 p.m. the day of the performance.