Jon Ravenscroft
Jon Ravenscroft (JR) (he/him/his) joined the Steep family officially as an Artistic Associate in 2017 and then an Ensemble Member in 2020. Since 2010, JR has been a frequent collaborator at Steep - stage managing 10 shows and assisting with numerous other programs, events and virtual projects. Elsewhere in Chicago, JR has made work with Griffin Theatre, Haven Theatre, Caffeine Theatre, Theater Seven, Lifeline Theatre and Strawdog among others. Outside of the theatre, you may run into JR in a Chicago Park where he runs the Chicago Park District's Movies in the Parks program and directs the Chicago Onscreen Local Film Showcase. An Indiana native, JR moved to Chicago in 2005 to study at the Theatre School at DePaul University and is now a happy Chicagoan, a proud Rogers Park resident and thrilled to have an artistic home at Steep.
