List of theaters in Chicago explained

This is a list of notable theatre companies, performance venues, and rental performance spaces in the Chicago area.

Chicago area theatre venues and organizations

Resident companies and venues

Itinerant companies

Touring and rental venues

Inactive, historic companies and venues

Companies

Venues

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Accidental Shakespeare Theatre Company . 2024-05-05 . Accidental Shakespeare Threatre Company . en-us.
  2. Web site: Aguijón Theater Company Chicago, IL. . 2024-05-05 . en-US.
  3. Web site: American Blues Theater Chicago, IL . 2024-05-05 . American Blues Theater . en-US.
  4. Web site: Annoyance Theatre & Bar Chicago's Only Funny Comedy! Chicago, IL . 2024-05-05 . Annoyance Theatre . en.
  5. Web site: Black Ensemble Theater and Cultural Center Black Ensemble . 2024-05-05 . Black Ensemble Theater . en-US.
  6. Web site: Center on Halsted - Chicago's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Community Center . 2024-05-05 . www.centeronhalsted.org.
  7. Web site: Chicago Dramatists . 2024-05-05 . chicagodramatists.org.
  8. Web site: See what's playing on our stages . 2024-05-05 . www.chicagoshakes.com.
  9. Web site: Chopin Theatre :: Now Playing . 2024-05-05 . www.chopintheatre.com.
  10. Web site: Citadel Theatre . 2024-05-05 . Citadel Theatre . en-US.
  11. Web site: HOME . 2024-05-05 . Copernicus Center . en-US.
  12. Web site: Court Theatre Classic Plays In Chicago Season & Tickets . 2024-05-05 . Court Theatre . en-US.
  13. Web site: Home . 2024-05-05 . The Factory Theater . en-US.
  14. Web site: First Folio Theatre . 2024-05-05 . First Folio Theatre . en-US.
  15. Web site: Goodman Theatre Official Site of the Tony Award® winning Goodman Theatre Tickets, Performance Calendar and Information . 2024-05-05 . Goodman Theatre . en-US.
  16. Web site: Home iO Improv . 2024-05-05 . en-US.
  17. Web site: Kane Repertory Theatre St Charles, Illinois United States . 2024-05-05 . KaneRepertoryTheatre . en.
  18. Web site: Lifeline Theatre - Big Stories, Up Close . 2024-05-05 . Lifeline Theatre . en-US.
  19. Web site: Lookingglass Theatre Company . 2024-05-05 . Lookingglass Theatre Company . en-US.
  20. Web site: Home . 2024-05-05 . www.lyricopera.org . en.
  21. Web site: Marriott Theatre - Musicals and Children's Theatre in Lincolnshire, IL . 2024-05-05 . www.marriotttheatre.com . en.
  22. Web site: MCA - MCA Stage Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago . 2024-05-05 . mcachicago.org.
  23. Web site: Merle Reskin Theatre | Facilities | About | the Theatre School | DePaul University, Chicago.
  24. Web site: HOME . 2024-05-05 . Music Theater Works . en-US.
  25. Web site: Home . 2024-05-05 . The Neo-Futurist Theater . en-US.
  26. Web site: Oak Park Festival Theatre Exploring our shared humanity by telling stories that stand the test of time. By looking to our past and re-imagining the familiar, we hold a mirror up to the times in which we live, bringing us all a little closer. . 2024-05-05 . en-US.
  27. Web site: Opera in Focus . 2024-05-05 . www.operainfocus.com.
  28. Web site: 2024-05-05 .
  29. Web site: Home . 2024-05-05 . Paramount Theatre . en-US.
  30. Web site: The Playground Theater • Chicago's 1st Non-profit Comedy Theater . 2024-05-05 . The Playground Theater . en-US.
  31. Web site: Home . 2024-05-05 . Porchlight Music Theatre . en-US.
  32. Web site: A Red Orchid Theatre – Cutting Edge Ensemble Based Theatre in Chicago . 2024-05-05 . en-US.
  33. Web site: 2023-10-14 . Red Tape Theatre . 2024-05-05 . Red Tape Theatre . en-US.
  34. Web site: Red Theater . 2024-05-05 . Red Theater . en-US.
  35. Web site: Remy Bumppo Theatre Company: Think Theatre in Chicago . 2024-05-05 . Remy Bumppo . en-US.
  36. Web site: Second City .
  37. Web site: 2023-03-29 . Home Silk Road Cultural Center . 2024-05-05 . silkroadculturalcenter.org . en-US.
  38. Web site: Steep Theatre .
  39. Web site: Home . 2024-05-05 . www.steppenwolf.org . en.
  40. Web site: Strawdog Theatre Company . 2024-05-05 . Strawdog Theatre Company . en-US.
  41. Web site: Home . 2024-05-05 . theo . en-US.
  42. Web site: Young . Helen . Home . 2024-05-05 . TimeLine Theatre . en-US.
  43. Web site: Trap Door Theatre . 2024-05-05 . en-US.
  44. Web site: 2019-03-25 . Now Playing . 2024-05-05 . Victory Gardens . en-US.
  45. Web site: Babes With Blades Theatre Company – Theatre That Leaves A Mark . 2024-05-05 . Babes With Blades Theatre Company . en-US.
  46. Web site: Home Child's Play Touring Theatre . 2024-05-05 . www.cptt.org.
  47. Web site: Collaboraction Theatre for Social Change . 2024-05-05 . Collaboraction . en.
  48. Web site: Theater Eta Creative Arts Foundation Chicago . 2024-05-05 . EtaCreativeArts . en.
  49. Web site: Ghostlight Ensemble . 2024-05-05 . Ghostlight Ensemble . en-US.
  50. Web site: Livewire Chicago .
  51. Web site: Off-Off Campus . 2024-05-05 . Off-Off Campus . en-US.
  52. Web site: Red Theater . 2024-05-05 . Red Theater . en-US.
  53. Web site: Theater Oobleck . 2024-05-05 . theateroobleck.com.
  54. Web site: TUTA Theatre . 2024-05-05 . TUTA Theatre . en-US.
  55. Web site: Home . 2024-05-05 . Apollo Theater Chicago . en-US.
  56. Web site: Theater . Arie Crown . Arie Crown Theater . 2024-05-05 . www.ariecrown.com . en.
  57. Web site: Auditorium Theatre . 2024-05-05 . Auditorium Theatre . en-US.
  58. Web site: 2024-04-24 . Briar Street Theatre Latest Events and Tickets Chicago, Illinois . 2024-05-05 . www.briarstreetbroadway.com . en-US.
  59. Web site: Broadway Playhouse Chicago Chicago Theater Guide . 2024-05-05 . Broadway In Chicago . en-US.
  60. Web site: Cadillac Palace Theatre Chicago Chicago Theater Guide . 2024-05-05 . Broadway In Chicago . en-US.
  61. Web site: The Chicago Theatre Wondrous Starts Here . 2024-05-05 . MSG . en.
  62. Web site: CIBC Theatre Chicago - Home of Broadway's Best Shows . 2024-05-05 . Broadway In Chicago . en-US.
  63. Web site: Congress Chicago on Facebook . 2024-05-05 . www.facebook.com . en.
  64. Web site: Greenhouse Theater Center Chicago Tickets . 2024-05-05 . Greenhouse Theater . en.
  65. Web site: Harris Theater Official Ticket Source Chicago's Home for Music and Dance . 2024-05-05 . www.harristheaterchicago.org.
  66. Web site: James Nederlander Theatre Chicago Chicago Theater Guide . 2024-05-05 . Broadway In Chicago . en-US.
  67. Web site: Home . 2024-05-05 . www.lyricopera.org . en.
  68. Web site: Rosemont Theatre . 2024-05-05 . en-US.
  69. Web site: Jones . Chris . 2018-03-16 . American Theater Company is shutting down, the company behind 'Disgraced' and 'Original Grease' . 2024-05-05 . Chicago Tribune . en-US.
  70. Web site: Lazare . Lewis . 1995-07-27 . Body Politic Bows Out/Auditorium Suit Dismissed . 2024-05-05 . Chicago Reader . en-US.
  71. Web site: 2024-04-29 . Bohotheatre . 2024-05-05 . Bohotheatre . en-US.
  72. Web site: 2012-08-10 . Caffeine Theatre To Close - Chicago Theatre News . 2024-05-05 . Theatre in Chicago.
  73. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-08-25/entertainment/chi-chicago-center-for-the-performing-arts-becomes-a-chruch-20110825_1_tony-tomaska-theater-ccpa Theatrical days appear numbered for Chicago Center for Performing Arts
  74. Web site: Jones . Chris . 2005-06-03 . Famous Door closing after venerable run . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206142432/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-06-03-0506030235-story.html . 2022-12-06 . Chicago Tribune.
  75. Web site: 2021-05-30 . Home . 2024-05-05 . The Hypocrites . en-US.
  76. Web site: 2011-07-25 . Infamous Commonwealth Theatre closes . 2024-05-05 . Chicago Tribune . en-US.
  77. Web site: 2022-06-02 . Chicago's House Theatre to Close After a 21-Year Run . 2024-05-05 . AMERICAN THEATRE . en-US.
  78. Web site: Lazare . Lewis . 1994-01-06 . Money Trouble at Wisdom Bridge/What Remains of Remains?/Rotational Success/Hot Mikado . 2024-05-05 . Chicago Reader . en-US.
  79. Web site: Nadig . Brian . 2019-06-20 . Windy City Performs, a performing arts school, closes in Jefferson Park . 2024-05-05 . Nadig Newspapers - Northwest Side Local Newspapers . en-US.