CHICAGO â One of Steppenwolf Theatre's founding members is back in a powerful performance that is not to be missed.In 'Little Bear Ridge Road,' award-winning actress Laurie Metcalf plays a reclusive woman reunited with her troubled and estranged nephew following the death of her drug-addicted brother.She is comedic, poignant, and enormously real. Metcalf has made a career of playing prickly characters, winning four Emmys, two Tonys, and being nominated for an Oscar.
Metcalf said it was the first of its kind experience with a role tailored to her.'It's so flattering. I mean, this has never happened to me before. How many actors can say that,' Metcalf said.So, what does a Laurie Metcalf role look like?'I think it has some humor in it. I also think it has some heart to it. I like the balance of those two things coming together,' Metcalf said. 'I find those qualities in certain characters endearing in a weird sense.
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