L-R: (Standing) Geffen Playhouse Executive Director/CEO Gil Cates, Jr., Steppenwolf Theatre Company executive director Brooke Flanagan, Max Stewart, Vaneh Assadourian, Rick Holmes, David Lind, James Vincent Meredith and Geffen Playhouse artistic director Tarell Alvin McCraney; (Seated) Ora Jones, Amanda C. Fink, Audrey Francis and Francis Guinan at the February 6, 2025 Opening Night of Noises Off at Geffen Playhouse. Photo by Jordan Strauss.